tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6906005.post2637475404406574891..comments2023-10-10T08:11:09.422-04:00Comments on SPARKGRASS.COMmunity: Drugs Equal Benefits of Artery StentsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6906005.post-39569267241123421512007-03-30T07:13:00.000-04:002007-03-30T07:13:00.000-04:00I just like enthusiasm, what can I say?!?!?!I just like enthusiasm, what can I say?!?!?!Geoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07333633626285027881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6906005.post-84809787253562348742007-03-28T10:05:00.000-04:002007-03-28T10:05:00.000-04:00Geoff, you should really patent the terminal-excla...Geoff, you should really patent the terminal-exclamation point. If that's not your trademark, I don't know what is.Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01821420867311588899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6906005.post-50497702654276575302007-03-27T22:59:00.000-04:002007-03-27T22:59:00.000-04:00I was actually down in New Orleans when they made ...I was actually down in New Orleans when they made this announcement. Let me tell you, quite the buzz around the cardiology world in anticipation of the announcement. That being said, I don't think anyone should be too suprised. It makes complete sense. People tend to forget that it is not the 70% stable plaque that is at risk for rupture and subsequent MI, but rather the smaller and less stable 10-20% plaque that we need to worry about most often. However, if you take a stent and crack open that 70% plaque, you've now created an unstable area and may be putting your patient at risk for a subsequent MI. Statin therapy (on the other hand) does have amazing ability to prevent MI development in at risk patients. Of course, the holy grail of cardiology would be some sort of test that can predict the vulnerability of a plaque for rupture... maybe we'll see that sometime during the lifetime of our practices!Geoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07333633626285027881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6906005.post-8565688158741129792007-03-27T01:12:00.000-04:002007-03-27T01:12:00.000-04:00Some related topics:Most Angioplasties Unneeded, S...Some related topics:<BR/>Most Angioplasties Unneeded, Study Finds:<BR/>http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070326/ap_on_he_me/stents_vs__drugs;_ylt=Aih1uBttzp2oPCNUZW2TIEta24cA<BR/><BR/>Drug-coated heart stents carry higher risk: study:<BR/>http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070324/hl_nm/heart_stents_denmark_dc_3<BR/><BR/>but all is not lost...<BR/><BR/>Abbott bioabsorbable stent shows promise-study:<BR/>http://www.reuters.com/article/companyNewsAndPR/idUSN2427432720070324scut monkey dancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07530982347981151349noreply@blogger.com