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AUGUST 21ST, 2012
By BANU PLUIE

Survival rates lower for heart transplant patients whose arteries reclose after stenting

Heart transplant patients are notorious for developing an aggressive form of coronary artery disease that can often result in heart failure, death or the need for repeat transplantation. The condition can also have a negative impact on future cardiac procedures, such as stenting.

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AUGUST 21ST, 2012
By BANU PLUIE

Molecular imaging ‘sees’ inside coronary arteries to measure disease

Patients with cardiovascular disease will now benefit from a powerful new molecular imaging tool to detect disease in the main arteries supplying oxygen to the heart, say researchers presenting studies at the Society of Nuclear Medicine’s 2012 Annual Meeting.

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categories Cardiology