Words similar to angioplasty

Example sentences for: angioplasty

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For example, no Canadian data were available for post-acute care following discharge from coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) or percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) readmissions in diabetic patients who had a previous AMI.
GUARD = Saphenous Vein Graft Intervention using AngioGuard for Reduction of Distal Embolization trial; SAFE = Saphenous Vein Graft Angioplasty Free of Emboli study; SAFER = Saphenous Vein Graft Angioplasty Free of Emboli, Randomized trial; SAPPHIRE = The Study of Angioplasty with Protection in Patients at High Risk for Endarterectomy; TIMI = Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction.
Mother Teresa suffered a near-fatal heart attack, checked into the hospital for the fourth time this year, received an emergency angioplasty, staged a surprising recovery (attributed by doctors to her "spiritual strength"), suffered another setback, then improved slightly, but remained in critical condition with chronic lung and kidney trouble.
Carotid angioplasty and stenting is associated with a perioperative stroke rate exceeding 3% in most series, largely due to emboli.
In a different approach, VEGF cDNA was delivered via liposomes by catheter to coronary arteries following angioplasty [ 20].