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2. Coronary stent - Wikipedia

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   The first stent was patented in 1972 by Robert A. Ersek, MD based on work he had done in animals in 1969 at the University of Minnesota. In addition to intervascular stents, he also developed the first stent-supported porcine valve that can be implanted transcutaneously in 7 minutes, eliminating open-heart surgery. [37]

3. 8 Common Cardiovascular Diseases for Men & How to Prevent Them

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   Heart disease and cardiovascular disease have almost the same meaning. ... while others can be life-threatening. ... Coronary angioplasty surgery. Stent procedure.

4. Percutaneous coronary intervention - Wikipedia

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   A heart attack during or shortly after the procedure occurs in 0.3% of cases; this may require emergency coronary artery bypass surgery. [13] Heart muscle injury characterized by elevated levels of CK-MB, troponin I, and troponin T may occur in up to 30% of all PCI procedures. Elevated enzymes have been associated with later clinical outcomes ...

5. Coronary artery bypass surgery - Wikipedia

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   Coronary artery bypass surgery aims to prevent death from coronary artery disease and improve quality of life by relieving angina, the associated feeling of chest pain. [1] The decision to perform surgery is informed by studies of CABG's efficacy in different patient subgroups, based on the lesions' anatomy or how well the heart is functioning.

6. Atherosclerosis: What Men Need to Know About Plaque ... - AOL

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   Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG): A bypass surgery improves blood flow to your heart by taking another blood vessel from somewhere else in your body and using it to create a new passage for ...

7. After President Clinton's Surgery, a Primer on Stents - AOL

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   Former President Bill Clinton, 63, who had two stents put into a native coronary artery in his heart on Thursday, was undergoing what's become a common proceudre to clear plaque buildup after ...

8. Reperfusion therapy - Wikipedia

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   Reperfusion therapy is a medical treatment to restore blood flow, either through or around, blocked arteries, typically after a heart attack (myocardial infarction (MI)). Reperfusion therapy includes drugs and surgery. The drugs are thrombolytics and fibrinolytics used in a process called thrombolysis.

9. Hospital CEO dies after heart surgery, and it could’ve been ...

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   A surgeon performed a minimally invasive robotic heart valve procedure on Colby on Sept. 25, 2023. Colby was unable to come off of bypass after the surgery and suffered severe right heart failure ...