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Fri Aug 15

• Chronic Total Occlusion Cardiology Center
• Angioplasty No Better Than Drug Treatment - Heart Disease and Other Cardiovascular Conditions on MedicineNet.co m
• Successful Use of a New Guidewire with Radiofrequency Ablation Capability for the Treatment of Chronic Total Occlusion at the Ostium of the Left Anterior Descending Artery -Cath Lab Digest: However, recanalization was facilitated with the Intraluminal Wire,? (Intraluminal Therapeutics, Inc., Carlsbad, California) a novel technology that combines guidance of the wire tip with the capability of radiofrequency ablation.

Thu Aug 14

• COURAGE Quality-of-Lif e Analysis: Slim Early Gains With PCI Soon Disappear. (QoL) analysis from the Clinical Outcomes Utilizing Revascularizat ion and Aggressive Drug Evaluation (COURAGE) Trial: Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) can often be deferred in patients with stable coronary artery disease (CAD) and significant coronary lesions without adding risk while optimal medical therapy (OMT) is given a chance to work, and it can be considered later if the patient still develops significant symptoms, according to the group.
• Comparison of levels of serum matrix metalloprotein ase-9 in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) versus unstable angina pectoris (UAP) versus stable angina pectoris (SAP). (2006): Matrix metalloprotein ases (MMPs) are important for resorption of extracellular matrixes and may degrade the fibrous cap of an atheroscleroti c plaque, thus contributing to coronary plaque rupture. High levels of MMP-9 in patients who have AMI and UAP are related to the presence of plaque rupture in the culprit lesion.

Tue Aug 5

• Increased risk of atherothrombot ic events associated with cytochrome P450 3A5 polymorphism in patients taking clopidogrel -- Suh et al. 174 (12): 1715 -- Canadian Medical Association Journal: Increased risk of atherothrombot ic events associated with cytochrome P450 3A5 polymorphism in patients taking clopidogrel

Thu Jul 17

• Pain Management - Disc Decompression : Stryker: Stryker Disc Decompression

Mon Jan 21

• Percutaneous Endoscopic (Arthroscopic) Cervical/Lumba r Discectomy
• Cervical Spine Approaches by Metrix

Mon Dec 17

• Guidelines for Percutaneous Coronary Interventions | ESC 2005: Task Force for Percutaneous Coronary Interventions, European Society of Cardiology (ESC)

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