Heart & Vascular Health: Treatments
Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery
05/14/07, HealthwiseDuring a coronary artery bypass graft (CABG), blood flow is rerouted through a new artery or vein that is grafted around diseased sections of your coronary arteries to increase blood flow to the heart muscle tissue. This procedure is als
Angioplasty with stent placement for heart attack and unstable angina
05/14/07, HealthwiseAngioplasty, also know as percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) or percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA), is a procedure in which a catheter-guided balloon is used to open a narrowed coronary artery. A stent (a wire
Dilated Cardiomyopathy - Treatment Overview
08/20/08, HealthwiseIn most cases, treatment for dilated cardiomyopathy is done to relieve symptoms, improve heart function, and help you live longer. The majority of people will need to take a number of medicines along with making healthy lifestyle changes.
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Taking Care of Your Teeth Helps Your Heart
05/25/07, Johns Hopkins UniversityTreating periodontitis, a chronic infection of the tissues around the teeth, will benefit more than just your dental health: your heart will thank…
Who Should Perform Your Angioplasty?
03/07/06, Johns Hopkins UniversityThe answer is a cardiologist who does many angioplasties -- at least 75 elective and 11 emergency procedures a year. This is one of the…
Stem Cell Update: Repairing Heart Muscle
01/31/06, Johns Hopkins UniversityInvestigators at Johns Hopkins are studying whether stem cells can restore damaged heart muscle after a heart attack. Their preliminary work with pigs…
Treating Heart Failure With Stem Cells
01/25/06, Johns Hopkins UniversityThe results are encouraging after the first randomized human trial to inject stem cells into the hearts of heart failure patients. Heart function was…
Viagra and Heart Attacks
12/20/05, Johns Hopkins UniversityMen with heart disease have asked me whether it is safe for them to use sildenafil (Viagra) for erectile dysfunction (impotence). A recent study…
Statin Use During a Heart Attack
12/07/05, Johns Hopkins UniversityThere is much evidence that statins can prevent a first heart attack and protect against subsequent heart attacks months to years later. A new study…
Angioplasty or Bypass Surgery?
11/25/05, Johns Hopkins UniversityAfter an exercise stress test and coronary angiography, you may be told that your chest pain is caused by narrowed coronary arteries. Your doctor may…
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