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Imaging and DiagnosisMSCT Scan
Scheduled for a cardiac cath? A stress test? A MultiSlice CT scan? This section tells you what to expect, how to prepare and what the most recent developments are.
Transradial ApproachMSCT Scan
Most caths are done from the groin artery, but the using the radial artery in the wrist may increase patient comfort and reduce complications.
Angioplasty 101Doctor & Patient
Overview of the procedure for patients and support people; describes what to expect and prepare for.
StentDevices: A Guide to Balloons and More
 Survey of interventional techniques currently used as treatments for coronary disease.
Caregivers -- If you're a spouse, son or daughter, relative or friend, this article will help you through the treatment process and aftercare.
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Australian Health Council Cites Angioplasty.Org
in campaign to improve physician-patient communication
Doctor and PatientYou and Your Physician
Take charge of your healthcare and become a partner with your physician; includes "questions to ask your doctor".
After Angioplasty -- Managing coronary artery disease to maximize your health and well-being.
RX 411 -- Heart Drug Info:
Aspirin and Clopidogrel (Plavix®): Don't stop taking your meds without talking to your cardiologist.
What Patients Are Talking About on the Forums

• Multislice CT Angiogram
• Plavix and Aspirin
• Vascular Closure Devices
• Stent Allergies
• EECP

 
The AWARE Trial (Angiogenesis in Women With Angina Pectoris Who Are Not Candidates for Revascularization) is currently recruiting patients. The enrollment will only total 300 patients. If you are a woman who is experiencing angina, but you are not a candidate for angioplasty or bypass surgery, this trial may be of interest to you. Click here for a full description of the trial from the NIH web site.
Patient Alert: Late Stent Thrombosis
What you need to know
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Go To a Hospital Where Angioplasty is PerformedEmergency Angioplasty for Heart Attack: Why you should go to a hospital where angioplasty is done if you are having a heart attack.
Christopher White, MDTOP DOCS: Dr. Chris White discusses peripheral angioplasty, carotid artery disease & stroke prevention
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Drug-Eluting Stents -- The how, what and why of these devices.
WHAT'S A PATIENT TO DO? -- A report on the public response to recalls and safety concerns; includes guidelines for patients
Videos -- John Abele of Boston Scientific discusses the power of patients' participation in their own healthcare -- plus many more.
History of Angioplasty -- An exclusive chronicle, with timeline and biographies of the pioneers.

Our Philosophy -- Angioplasty.Org was created in 1997 as a community for physicians. Soon patients joined us and today we are the most popular angioplasty site on the Net.... (Read More....)

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