Topic

Stent Implantation


Late-Breaking Clinical Trials III: Interventional Cardiology

Previews | Wednesday, March 10 2010
 

Commentary: Overcoming challenges with drug-eluting stents

Web Exclusives | Tuesday, February 16 2010
Written by David Smith, MD
 

Stentys trial to compare stent effectiveness in AMI patients

Industry News | Friday, December 04 2009
 

Radiology: Dual-source CT more accurate at segment-based analysis

Clinical Studies | Monday, October 05 2009
 

Biodegradable stents could be the ideal stent

Conference News | Tuesday, March 10 2009
 

Transradial arterial access improves outcomes for certain patients

Clinical Studies | Tuesday, November 30 1999
 

CRT: Proximal cerebral protection device allows for safe, effective carotid stenting

Conference News | Thursday, February 25 2010
Written by Justine Cadet
 

JACC: Plaque analysis on CT can ID post-PCI myocardial injury

Clinical Studies | Thursday, January 21 2010
 

JACC: Clopidogrel has equal effect in men and women

Clinical Studies | Wednesday, November 11 2009
 

Targeting new interventionalist generation could boost IVUS use

Conference News | Tuesday, March 10 2009
 

IVUS should be used more during PCI

Conference News | Tuesday, March 10 2009
 


Web Exclusives

Commentary: Atrial fibrillation strikes an electrophysiologist

 Middle age introduces itself in many ways; one is atrial fibrillation (AF). My onset of AF seems to have coincided with a mountain bike accident in the woods of North Carolina that resulted in some cracked ribs.

AHRQ: Health IT could be disruptive while reducing rehospitalization rates, costs

 The use of health IT to reduce rehospitalizations will be welcome but also disruptive, said Stephen Jencks, an independent consultant in healthcare safety during a Feb. 24 webinar on the potential use of health IT to mitigate rehospitalizations, sponsored by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ).

New patient monitoring model draws scrutiny

 A new hospital breaking ground usually isn’t breaking news. But the vision of patient care at one new facility, tentatively named Palomar Medical Center West (PMC West), is currently illegal under California state law.

Commentary: Overcoming challenges with drug-eluting stents

 There are cases presented to all physicians when we have to balance benefits of a particular treatment with concerns around safety for certain patients. In interventional cardiology, we see this dilemma with drug-eluting stents (DES). While this technology provides effective therapy for many patients with ischemia-inducing coronary lesions, there are certain patient groups that encounter problems for different reasons.

Media-driven quality rankings leave out top-performing hospitals

 U.S. News & World Report and HealthGrades surveys that rank “Best Hospitals” according to their high-quality cardiovascular care do not create the most comprehensive list and may create confusion by excluding hospitals that provide the same quality of care, according to a study published in the January issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons.