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Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center Recognized Among Nation’s Best in Cardiac Care and Surgery

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Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center, where The Texas Heart Institute Center for Cardiovascular Care doctors are affiliated, received multiple Specialty...

Did You Know? Innovations in Minimally Invasive Procedures

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Interventional cardiology was in its infancy when the Texas Heart Institute was founded in 1962. In fact, the first human...

For coronary artery disease, is ballooning or stenting better?

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Balloon angioplasty is normally done before the stent is implanted to allow smooth passage of the stent.

My friend has had 5 stents placed in his heart, and was fine for the first week. He again had chest pain, returned to the hospital, and all testing was negative. He still has chest pain when he eats. What could be causing this?

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About a gazillion things. Having no idea what the tests were, or what they likely ruled out, it’s rather pointless...

Is it common to have low energy after a stent procedure?

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There should be no connection between the two. You may wish to ask your doctor to check your lower extremities...

Why is thrombectomy/angioplasty just as effective as stent placement?

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Dear Andrew: When a plaque ruptures, the underlying layer of the artery is exposed which triggers clot formation. That is...

Carotid Artery Angioplasty and Stents

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Carotid artery disease is a form of disease that affects the blood vessels leading to the head and brain (cerebrovascular...