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You May Not Have to Fast Before Catheter-Based Heart Test, Study Suggests
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- May 3, 2024
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Folks undergoing cardiac catheterization procedures to diagnose heart problems may be able to safely skip the traditional pre-op fasting that's now the norm, new research shows.
"J...
After Angioplasty, Depression Can Keep Heart Patients From Taking Meds
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- December 13, 2022
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Patients who undergo angioplasty and stenting to open clogged arteries in and around the heart should also be screened for depression, according to a new study.
Researchers found that depressed patients were less likely than their mentally healthy peers to take their pr...
Black Patients Fare Worse Than White Patients After Angioplasty, Stents
- Alan Mozes HealthDay Reporter
- November 30, 2022
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Black adults who undergo a common procedure to open up clogged arteries are readmitted to the hospital more often than their white peers. They're also more likely to die in the years after treatment, a new study finds.
Researchers looked at how patients fared follow...
Black Americans Less Likely to Get Lifesaving Heart Treatments
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- October 19, 2022
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A person with advanced heart failure may often need a heart transplant or a mechanical heart pump to survive.
But white patients are twice as like...
Years of Blood Thinners After Stenting Might Not Be Necessary
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- November 23, 2021
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Folks who've had a clogged artery reopened probably can stop taking blood thinners sooner than previously thought, a new study argues.
Patients are regularly prescribed blood thinners for a year or more after angioplasty. This is to make sure that blood doesn't clot insi...