Health News Archives

Drug-Coated Stents Reduce Repeat Artery Procedures
But sicker patients may be getting bare metal devices, study suggests

Angina Strikes 1 in 5 Heart Attack Survivors
The chest pain is most likely in younger males, study finds

Artery-Opening Method Works Well in Women
Study finds improvement for both genders over 25-year period

Sucking Out Clot Debris Helps Heart Attack Patients
One-year death rate nearly halved in Dutch study

Drug-Coated Stents Still Spark Debate
Doctors divided on the risks posed by the artery-opening devices

Quality Care, Not Number of Procedures, Determines Bypass Results
As the number of heart surgeries has declined, so has death rate, study finds

New Drug-Coated Stent Does Well in Early Trial
But doctors want more data, and device not yet approved for use in U.S.

Anticoagulant Drugs Had Similar Outcomes After Angioplasty
Study also finds drug-releasing stents appear to work better than uncoated ones

Drug-Eluting Stents Safe After Heart Attack
Long-term study indicates they lower restenosis risk and don't increase mortality probability

Drug Therapy Boosting Heart-Attack Survival Rates
10-year study finds less long-term mortality