Navigation Links
Are Post-Angioplasty Stress Tests Unnecessary?
Date:5/15/2012

By Steven Reinberg
HealthDay Reporter

TUESDAY, May 15 (HealthDay News) -- After patients undergo heart procedures to open blocked arteries, it may not be useful to give them treadmill stress tests with echocardiograms if they don't have symptoms such as chest pain or shortness of breath, a new study suggests.

"There are very large populations of post-angioplasty and post-bypass patients; screening asymptomatic patients probably isn't useful," said lead researcher and cardiologist Dr. Thomas Marwick, of the Cleveland Clinic.

Identifying at-risk patients doesn't improve their outcomes even if they have another procedure, Marwick added. "We can identify risk better than we can treat it," he said.

Heart problems after these procedures are common and include impaired blood flow to the heart and worsening heart function, the researchers noted.

Guidelines of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association recommend stress imaging tests in symptomatic patients after revascularization, but testing patients without symptoms "is more controversial," the researchers noted.

The report was published in the May 14 online edition of the Archives of Internal Medicine.

To determine the effectiveness of stress testing after revascularization, Marwick's team gave echocardiogram stress tests to 2,105 patients who didn't have symptoms.

Among these patients, 40 percent had previous heart attacks, 54 percent had an angioplasty and 46 percent had bypass surgery to open blocked heart arteries.

The test revealed that 262 patients were at high risk for a heart attack. Of these, 88 had another procedure to unblock arteries.

Over almost six years of follow-up, 97 patients died. These deaths were associated with heart problems whether patients had stress tests early -- less than two years after an angioplasty or less than five years after bypass surgery -- or later following a procedu
'/>"/>

Copyright©2010 ScoutNews,LLC.
All rights reserved

0

GOOD

Page: 1 2

Related medicine news :

1. Early life stress may predict cardiovascular disease
2. Say “I Love You” From Head to Toe with a Gift That's Healthy and Soothes Away Stress this Valentine's Day
3. Tired of Snow, Sleet, and Stress? Join Deepak Chopra for a Week-Long Meditation Retreat this March in Florida's Warm Sunshine
4. New research shows emotional impact of low sexual desire and associated distress
5. Stress hormone, depression trigger obesity in girls
6. Brain Balancing Gives Hope for Sufferers of Depression, Stress, and Insomnia at New Life Brain Center
7. Family members reduce stress in advanced cancer patients with 14 minute massages
8. Childhood stress such as abuse or emotional neglect can result in structural brain changes
9. Good Parenting Triumphs Over Prenatal Stress
10. Promotional Stress Ball Supplier -- StressBallsUK.com Starts 2010 Strongest Ever
11. New research shows innovative respiratory stress test can quickly detect significant coronary artery disease in a noninvasive setting
Post Your Comments:
*Name:
*Comment:
*Email:
(Date:6/20/2013)... Creighton University was named to ... – the highest federal recognition a college or university ... learning and civic engagement as well as meaningful community ... National and Community Service, is given to 690 schools ... at Creighton is based on spiritual growth through service ...
(Date:6/19/2013)... (PRWEB) June 20, 2013 With the ... has put together their winter season Santiago day ... adventure day trips in and around Santiago this season, ... into Chile's Central Andes for backcountry skiing, challenging rock ... those who have always dreamed of skiing in ...
(Date:6/19/2013)... Paleo Burn has finally been released after much ... body they desire with no fad diets, pills, or extreme ... food products, Ken Smith was bold enough to expose the ... automatic, and permanent solution for weight loss. , ... a quick review of Paleo Burn, TotalWellnessCleanse.net believes this guide ...
(Date:6/19/2013)... 20, 2013 Shreya Rangarajan of Roland ... youth summit on the future of medicine. , ... Global Youth Summit on the Future of Medicine and ... School and the state of Maryland at the Summit. ... practice in an environment hard to imagine just a ...
(Date:6/19/2013)... Florida (PRWEB) June 19, 2013 Go Classy ... Clothing Optional Resorts for over 25 Years. These ... nude beaches, nude pools, nude bars and nude hot tubs. ... lifestyle clients alike. When SuperClubs re-branded the resort to ... of the nude side of the Resort fell off dramatically. ...
Breaking Medicine News(10 mins):Health News:Creighton Again Named to President’s Honor Roll - University Picks Up Sixth Recognition Award for Service 2Health News:Creighton Again Named to President’s Honor Roll - University Picks Up Sixth Recognition Award for Service 3Health News:Chile Montaña Announces Winter Season Santiago Day Trips 2Health News:Chile Montaña Announces Winter Season Santiago Day Trips 3Health News:Paleo Burn Review Released by TotalWellnessCleanse.net 2Health News:Global Youth Summit on The Future of Medicine-Shreya Rangarajan selected to represent Roland Park Country School and The State of Maryland 2Health News:Global Youth Summit on The Future of Medicine-Shreya Rangarajan selected to represent Roland Park Country School and The State of Maryland 3Health News:The Former Breezes Resort is Re-Opened by Blue Diamond Resorts as the Original Grand Lido Negril Announced Go Classy Tours 2
... suicidal thoughts as well, study finds , TUESDAY, June 9 ... bed at 10 p.m. are less apt to become depressed ... much later, recent research shows. , "This study bolsters the ... study author James Gangwisch, an assistant professor of psychiatry at ...
... LANCASTER, Pa., June 9 Herley Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq: ... Lancaster division received a contract award valued at approximately ... manufacture complex Integrated Microwave Assemblies (IMA) for an electronic ... Herley Chairman and CEO, Myron Levy, said, "Herley has ...
... professional pilots for example, depend on good vision as ... not required to undergo regular vision testing. A new ... they don,t recall ever having their vision tested or ... last vision exam. The study, performed at ...
... This release is available in French . ... antifungals are seeping into the waterways of North America, ... in the peer-reviewed journal Environmental Health Perspectives ... researchers, the review found that consumption of anti-infectives for ...
... unions, and veteran political leaders announces support for ... improve outcomes and reduce health care costs for ... support bipartisan reform agreement in Congress , ... an organization bringing together an expanding alliance of ...
... First Sugar-Free Functional Beverage Made Specifically for Kids, Over Soda ... WAT-AAH!, the first sugar-free functional beverage brand made specifically for ... their first nationwide WAT-AAH! Challenge to defy the expectation that ... over water. , , During the months of ...
Cached Medicine News:Health News:Early Bedtime May Help Stave Off Teen Depression 2Health News:Early Bedtime May Help Stave Off Teen Depression 3Health News:Herley Receives a $1.2 Million Contract Award for Complex Integrated Microwave Assemblies for U.S. Electronic Attack Aircraft 2Health News:Antibiotics, antimicrobials and antifungals in waterways 2Health News:Businesses, Unions, Veteran Party Leaders Unite Behind Bipartisan, Consensus Approach to Health Care Reform 2Health News:Businesses, Unions, Veteran Party Leaders Unite Behind Bipartisan, Consensus Approach to Health Care Reform 3Health News:Businesses, Unions, Veteran Party Leaders Unite Behind Bipartisan, Consensus Approach to Health Care Reform 4Health News:Businesses, Unions, Veteran Party Leaders Unite Behind Bipartisan, Consensus Approach to Health Care Reform 5Health News:Businesses, Unions, Veteran Party Leaders Unite Behind Bipartisan, Consensus Approach to Health Care Reform 6Health News:Businesses, Unions, Veteran Party Leaders Unite Behind Bipartisan, Consensus Approach to Health Care Reform 7Health News:Let Water Be Water, LLC Announces Results of the 'WAT-AAH! Challenge' 2
(Date:6/20/2013)... June 20, 2013 Today Moscamed made ... launch of a new programme to control the dengue mosquito ... the State of Bahia. In previous trials Moscamed ... to rapidly reduce the number of dengue mosquitoes in a ... of these mosquitoes were reduced by 96% within 6 months ...
(Date:6/19/2013)... Calif. , June 19, 2013 Pharmacyclics, ... announced that The New England Journal of Medicine ... 2 study evaluating the investigational oral Bruton,s tyrosine kinase ... lymphoma (MCL) online. These data suggested ibrutinib may be ... Results of a separate study examining ...
(Date:6/19/2013)... , June 19, 2013  Haemonetics Corporation ... important developments in the pursuit of its previously ... http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120206/NE47232LOGO ) , Haemonetics has ... for the future production of medical devices currently ... is a leading global provider of integrated manufacturing ...
Breaking Medicine Technology:Moscamed Launches Urban Scale Project Using Oxitec GM Mosquitoes in Battle Against Dengue 2Moscamed Launches Urban Scale Project Using Oxitec GM Mosquitoes in Battle Against Dengue 3Ibrutinib Phase 2 Study Results in Patients with Mantle Cell Lymphoma Published in The New England Journal of Medicine 2Ibrutinib Phase 2 Study Results in Patients with Mantle Cell Lymphoma Published in The New England Journal of Medicine 3Ibrutinib Phase 2 Study Results in Patients with Mantle Cell Lymphoma Published in The New England Journal of Medicine 4Ibrutinib Phase 2 Study Results in Patients with Mantle Cell Lymphoma Published in The New England Journal of Medicine 5Ibrutinib Phase 2 Study Results in Patients with Mantle Cell Lymphoma Published in The New England Journal of Medicine 6Haemonetics Announces Next Steps in Manufacturing Transformation 2Haemonetics Announces Next Steps in Manufacturing Transformation 3Haemonetics Announces Next Steps in Manufacturing Transformation 4
... ORTHOSET Radiopaque Bone Cement consists ... a sterile,ampule containing bone cement ... and a sterile polyethylene bag,containing ... peelable pouch. The interiors of ...
A "doughy" type of bone cement intended for manual application....
... Videoscopes provide superior image quality and ... the camera head with a C-mount ... more light at the operative site ... image clarity and reliability.,The Videoscopes have ...
... OMEGA 180 features a wide range of ... and Variable Pupil Control (U.S. Patent #4,684,227). ... down to 1.2mm. Heine's unique Diffuser aperture ... learning BIO easier, and simplifying difficult examinations. ...
Medicine Products: