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Angioplasty

Questions & Answers

• Question - Is my father's discomfort a week after his angioplasty normal?

  Is discomfort after angioplasty normal? My parent had stents put in and has had discomfort, chest pain, arm pain, and sweating since the angioplasty.

• Question - When you have 100% blockage on the right side, 80% on the left and they tell you that surgery won't work, what is the next step?

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• Question - What can swollen ankles mean after a heart attack?

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News

• News - Angioplasty Equals Bypass Surgery for Heart Patients: Study

  TUESDAY, Oct. 16 (HealthDay News) -- Someone with ...

• News - Experts Offer Clarity on Confusion Surrounding Stents

  FRIDAY, Feb. 22 (HealthDay News) -- To stent or not to stent...

• News - Doing Angioplasty Long After Heart Attack Still Worth It, Analysis Shows

  MONDAY, Feb. 25 (HealthDay News) -- The artery-opening...

• News - Anticoagulant Drugs Had Similar Outcomes After Angioplasty

  SUNDAY, March 30 (HealthDay News) -- In heart attack...

• News - Angioplasty Proves Reasonable Alternative to Bypass Surgery

  MONDAY, March 31 (HealthDay News) -- For patients with...

• News - Angioplasty No Better Than Drug Treatment in Long Run

  WEDNESDAY, Aug. 13 (HealthDay News) -- There are some...

• News - Reaching the Heart Through the Wrist

  MONDAY, Aug. 18 (HealthDay News) -- Threading a catheter...

• News - Angioplasty Scoring System Predicts Risk of Death

  WEDNESDAY, Aug. 27 (HealthDay News) -- A new scoring...