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1. FREEDOM Sets Us Free—for the Sickest Diabetics

   ... aren’t simple, straightforward lesions, and a mammary artery can be used to bypass the left anterior descending (LAD) coronary artery,” says interventional cardiologist Peter B. Berger, MD, ...

   mrivera - 2013-02-28 11:50

2. The Power of Better Clinical Decision-Making: Driving Data & Best Practices to the Point of Care

   ... of patients with glucose values in the optimal range after coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG) increased steadily from 28.6 percent in the third ...

   jhill - 2013-05-14 08:50

3. Its True. Health IT Helps Save Lives & MoneyBut Not Without a Unified, Strategic Vision

   ... lower (in adjusted odds), while the odds of dying following coronary artery bypass graft were 55 percent lower. Notably, patients with all causes of ...

   jcadet - 2013-05-14 08:48

4. Detroit Medical Center Achieves Faster PCI Times, Implementing CVI Cardio Team Concept

   ... 67% Left circumflex PC: 55% Right coronary artery PCI 20% Bypass graft PCI 8% Multivessel PCI ...

   dcaparco - 2013-05-08 08:50

5. A Left-handed Complement to PCI

   ... the safety and efficacy of left vs. right radial access for coronary angiography. The study was among the first to coax out differences ... all patients who have had a previous left internal mammary artery bypass graft. Fellows also learn to perform both approaches.   ...

   mrivera - 2013-05-02 09:37

6. VasoStar receives grant for electromagnetic guidewire system

   ... occlusions, in lieu of invasive open heart surgery such as coronary artery bypass graft. This $1 million grant, in addition to FMG's financial ...

   mburdick - 2013-04-30 14:42

7. Ochsner Excels with Percutaneous LV Assist Program for High-Risk Patients

   ... Medical Center Heart failure and complex coronary artery disease are persistent problems in the U.S. and a significant ...

   mrivera - 2013-04-01 14:46

8. Imaging Partners with Robotics: Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery

   ... patients and make their recoveries less traumatic. For coronary disease, the treatment mainstay for years has been bypass surgery or ... that help surgeons guide the catheter inside a patient's artery. The catheter received FDA 510(k) clearance in 2002 and is indicated for ...

   trimedstaff - 2013-03-29 11:00

9. At the Heart of Echocardiography

   ... Americans each year. CVD includes high blood pressure, coronary heart disease, congestive heart failure, stroke and congenital heart ... segments of the heart, improving our diagnosis of coronary artery disease and looking at the effect of the severity of the problem," says ...

   trimedstaff - 2013-03-29 10:57

10. CT Revs Up the Slices

    ... new applications made possible by 16-slice scanners include coronary artery studies and virtual colonoscopy. Coronary CT is the only way to ...

    trimedstaff - 2013-03-29 09:44

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