Entries by tag "myocardial infarction"

Drug-Eluting Stents Help Save Lives Five Years Out

  • By Diane Rose on August, 29 2010
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A drug-eluting stent (DES), a mesh tube that can help prop open arteries after they are widened by balloon angioplasty, is more helpful than a bare-metal stent in preventing death and heart attacks for up to five years, according to a new study. Drug-eluting stents release...

Researchers Discover Link Between Orthopedic Surgery and Heart Disorders

  • By Sean McDonnell on August, 28 2010
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Remember the old kid’s song, “Dem Bones,” with verses like “foot bone connected to the leg bone”? It turns out that if the song was ever updated, it might need to mention the leg bone’s connection to heart health.

According to a study in the October 2010 issue of...