S-Nitrosoglutathione reduces asymptomatic embolization after carotid angioplasty [PDF]
, 2002 Background: The major complication of carotid angioplasty is embolic stroke, which may occur after balloon inflation and deflation or in the early postintervention period.
Clifton, A. +4 more
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Macromolecular approaches to prevent thrombosis and intimal hyperplasia following percutaneous coronary intervention. [PDF]
, 2014 Cardiovascular disease remains one of the largest contributors to death worldwide. Improvements in cardiovascular technology leading to the current generation of drug-eluting stents, bioresorbable stents, and drug-eluting balloons, coupled with advances ...
Panitch, Alyssa, Scott, Rebecca A
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Russian Open Medical Journal, 2019 Background ― Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) is a rare life-threatening form of pulmonary artery hypertension. CTEPH is potentially curable by performing surgical operation – pulmonary thrombendarteriectomy. Unfortunately, about 36%
Nikolay M. Danilov +5 more
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Feasibility and performance of a device for automatic self-detection of symptomatic acute coronary artery occlusion in outpatients with coronary artery disease : a multicentre observational study [PDF]
, 2019 Background Time delay between onset of symptoms and seeking medical attention is a major determinant of mortality and morbidity in patients with acute coronary artery occlusion. Response time might be reduced by reliable self-detection.
Coeman, Mathieu +11 more
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Updated cardiac concerns with rituximab use: A growing challenge
Indian Heart Journal, 2016 A 62-year-old male was undergoing treatment of NHL with bone marrow involvement with thrombocytopenia. After 15 min of starting of IV infusion of rituximab, he started having severe retrosternal chest pain, diagnosed as acute ST elevation inferior wall ...
Sunil Kr Verma
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FLEXIBILITY TEST OF THE TOOLS OF ANGIOPLASTY
Acta Polytechnica CTU Proceedings, 2016 Coronary angioplasty is a procedure used to treat the narrowed coronary arteries. Physicians operate with many different tools during the intervention, the main devices are the following: guidewires, guiding catheters, balloon catheters and stents.
István Hajdu +2 more
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Is primary angioplasty cost effective in the UK? Results of a comprehensive decision analysis [PDF]
, 2007 Objective: To assess the cost effectiveness of primary angioplasty, compared with medical management with thrombolytic drugs, to achieve reperfusion after acute myocardial infarction ( AMI) from the perspective of the UK NHS.
Abrams, Keith +6 more
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The IkB kinase inhibitor nuclear factor-kB essential modulator–binding domain peptide for inhibition of balloon injury-induced neointimal formation [PDF]
, 2009 Objective—The activation of nuclear factor-kB (NF-kB) is a crucial step in the arterial wall’s response to injury. The identification and characterization of the NF-kB essential modulator– binding domain (NBD) peptide, which can block the activation of
Carnuccio, R. +12 more
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A Rare and Serious Unforeseen Complication of Cutting Balloon Angioplasty
Case Reports in Cardiology, 2014 Cutting balloon angioplasty (CBA) is one of the adept ways of treating “in-stent restenosis.” Various complications related to cutting balloon angioplasty have been reported including arterial rupture, delayed perforation and fracture of microsurgical ...
Praveen Vemula +3 more
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Entrapped inflated coronary balloon with a disrupted shaft
IHJ Cardiovascular Case Reports, 2021 Entrapment of an undeflatable angioplasty balloon is a rare yet fatal complication of modern percutaneous coronary intervention that can lead to fatal sequelae such as myocardial infarction and life-threatening arrhythmia.
Karthik Tummala +1 more
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