Cardiovascular procedures requiring catheterization include diagnostic procedures that help diagnose diseased blood vessels and interventional procedures such as angioplasty, the placement of a stent and coronary thrombectomy.
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Uflacker R, Rajagopalan PR, Selby JB, Hannegan C . Thrombosed Dialysis Access Grafts : Randomized Comparison of the Amplatz Thrombectomy Device ( ATD ) and Surgical Thromboembolectomy.
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Downstream heart attacks are " one of the unresolved problems " of angioplasty, and thrombectomy looks promising, said Dr . Sidney Smith of the American Heart Association.
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According to a recent report by Hambrecht & Quist analyst Kurt Kruger, Possis'thrombectomy product, AngioJet, quickly removes blood clots by using a gentle, pulsating stream of water.
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A mechanical thrombectomy device can remove venous clots, although the ACCP considers it an option only when the following conditions apply : " iliofemoral DVT, symptoms for Anticoagulation alone is suggested over thrombectomy.
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A mechanical thrombectomy device can remove venous clots, although the ACCP considers it an option only when the following conditions apply : " iliofemoral DVT, symptoms for Anticoagulation alone is suggested over thrombectomy.
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But which device performs a thrombectomy best is far from clear, he cautioned : Devices already sold try suctioning out blood clots before angioplasties or trapping debris and pulling it out once the angioplasty is done.
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Beaumont Hospital's acute stroke service offers acute interventional neuroradiology ( e . g . thrombectomy ) and neurosurgical ( e . g . hemi-craniectomy ) services for acute stroke patients referred from other hospitals in the Greater Dublin Area.
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This was the first edition of the 30 + year-old text to feature extensively revised content in interventional techniques and devices, including material on pediatric and adult congenital heart disease, coronary atherectomy, thrombectomy, distal protection devices, stents and percutaneous valve therapies.
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Some 9.6 percent of people getting regular angioplasty had large heart attacks within 30 days, compared with 5.5 percent who got the thrombectomy first, said Dr . Gregg Stone of New York's Lenox Hill Hospital, who presented the study at a cardiology meeting here Tuesday.
