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Heart Attack: Management/Prevention

2 Techniques Found Effective in Carotid Artery Narrowing
Angioplasty with stenting and endarterectomy successful in preventing ipsilateral stroke

For Even Healthy Men, Alcohol Seems to Lower Heart Attack Risk
Moderate drinking appears to be beneficial, but doctors are cautious

Defibrillators Don’t Diminish Quality of Life
But the shocks they produce can signal danger, researchers say

New Type of Stent Appears Safe, Effective
Artery-opening device emits drug from a biodegradable polymer

Fish Oil Supplements Help With Heart Failure
Study found a small but significant reduction in deaths; parallel study on cholesterol-lowering statin found no beneficial effect.

Angioplasty Scoring System Predicts Risk of Death
Clinicians use 7 simple variables to gauge in-hospital mortality after coronary intervention

Ultrasound Used to Predict Heart Attack Risk
Provides noninvasive way to identify plaques, improve effectiveness of therapy

Statins Help Obese People After Bypass Surgery
Cholesterol-lowering drugs reduce closing of heart arteries, study shows

Heart Drug Used in Ambulance Boosts Survival
High dose of tirofiban plus standard therapy had lower overall mortality, study finds

Angioplasty No Better Than Drug Treatment in Long Run
Benefit disappears within three years, study finds

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