Coronary Artery Stents

Article Abstract:

Stents are beneficial for many patients with coronary artery disease, according to a review of the medical research. A stent is a small cylindrical device that is placed inside arteries to keep them open. Sometimes they are placed after coronary angioplasty, a procedure that removes fatty buildup inside arteries.

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Stent Scrutiny

Article Abstract:

Stents are effective in restoring blood flow to the heart, but they have not lowered mortality rates or the rate of heart attacks in patients with coronary artery disease. Stents are small cylindrical devices that are placed inside arteries to keep them open. The arteries can still get blocked again, and patients must take anticoagulants to keep blood clots from forming around the stent.

Editorial

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The changing in-hospital mortality of women undergoing percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty

Article Abstract:

The in-hospital death rate following percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PCTA) appears to be higher in women than in men, but this may be due to the severity of the heart disease and not gender. In PCTA, a balloon catheter is inserted into a narrowed coronary artery to expand it and improve blood flow. Of 3,557 patients who underwent PCTA, 1,106 were women. Overall, the in-hospital death rate following PCTA was 2.7% for men and 4.2% for women. Among women, the death rate increased from 2.9% before 1987 to 5.4% after 1987. Among men however, the rate stayed nearly the same. At the time of surgery, women were significantly more likely than men to have severe angina, unstable angina and heart failure and were more likely to have diabetes, high blood pressure and high blood cholesterol. Women were also significantly older than men at the time of the procedure.

Health aspects, Patient outcomes, Mortality, Women, Cardiac patients, Transluminal angioplasty, Balloon angioplasty

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