Wordworks2001Wordworks2001I was compelled to start this site to alert unsuspecting patients that have been told they need a coronary bypass that you probably don't. I was told by a cardiologist in April 2004, that my heart was in great shape, but I needed a quintuple bypass!
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Your Angiogram Increases Your Cancer Risk
2007-07-21 09:42:00 CT Coronary Angiography Carries "Nonnegligible" Cancer Risk Computed tomography coronary angiography carries a "nonnegligible" risk for cancer, which varies greatly by age and gender, according to a study in JAMA. The study was based on risk estimates -- developed for the National Academies' Biological Effects of Ionizing Radiation report -- that were applied to simulation models. The lifetime More About: Gram
Choose Your Doctor Carefully
2007-07-19 09:31:00 A legal dispute involving a 69-year-old Miami heart surgeon has revealed that he has has been suspended from the staff at Cedars Medical Center while the hospital investigates 24 of his cases, which include ''numerous patient deaths,'' court filings show.Other documents say the surgeon, Alex Zakharia, suffers from memory lapses that have been worsening, and he's been charged in a criminal case More About: Doctor , Choose
Number of CABG's to Increase
2007-07-07 07:31:00 Three years and three months ago, I was told by a cardiologist in Indianapolis, that if I didn't undergo a quintuple coronary artery bypass within a few days, I stood a good chance of having a stroke, heart attack or being dead within three months. My heart is still ticking, it is still receiving vital oxygen and I didn't have to have my chest cracked open. I was put on a course of medication More About: Number
Pennsylvania Study Protects Consumers
2007-06-16 05:25:00 Heart surgeries don’t fare well on state survey High death rate found in one class of operations at Altoona during 2005 A state group that tracks health care performance found a high death rate for Altoona Regional Health System and one of its surgeons for one type of heart operation in 2005. The Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council found the higher-than-expected More About: Study , Consumers , Prot , Sylva
Maltreatment of Black Medicare Patients
2007-06-13 16:36:00 A new U.S. study finds that black Medicare patients who have a heart attack are less likely than whites to get procedures that open their blood vessels, such as angioplasty, which can leave them more vulnerable to dying within a year. The study used recent data to confirm and update knowledge of racial disparities persisting in the health care system. "We found some significant differences, and More About: Black , Patients , Patient , Lack
CABG may adveresly affect brain function
2007-06-13 16:32:00 Patients whose blood pressure drops during heart surgery may have short-term cognitive declines or suffer small strokes, say U.S. researchers. Researchers at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in Baltimore assessed 15 patients, age 57 to 81, who underwent coronary artery bypass graft surgery and were believed to be at high risk for postoperative stroke. All 15 patients took the Mini-Mental More About: Brain , Function , Eres
Don't be deceived
2007-06-05 17:42:00 The following story appeared on eMaxHealth.com: Cardiac Surgery Death Rates Decline To Lowest Level In A DecadeCheck this story out and remember: THE NUMBER OF CABG OPERATIONS BEING PERFORMED IS DECREASING BECAUSE PATIENTS AND RESEARCHERS ARE ON TO THE LIE THAT IT IS THE TREATMENT OF CHOICE FOR CAD. IT IS NOT! Cardiac Surgery Death Rates Cardiac surgery death rates have dropped to their
FDA Warns on Chinese-Manufactured Toothpaste
2007-06-05 17:37:00 FDA Warns on Chinese -Manufactured Toothpaste The FDA is warning consumers to throw out any Chinese toothpaste after it found a component of antifreeze in several products. Because diethylene glycol (DEG) is not always listed in the ingredients on the package, the FDA says people should examine their toothpaste and discard any imported from China. So far there have been no reports of injuries
Canadian Women Get Sicker From Coronary Disease
2007-05-03 04:45:00 Heart disease kills more women each year than all the cancers combined, yet recognizing it and the best ways to treat it remain a mystery Apr 27, 2007 04:30 AM Nancy J. White More About: Women , Canadian , Disease , Seas , Adia
What should doctors tell their patients about COURAGE?
2007-04-09 08:02:00 Action Points Explain to patients that this study compared optimal medical management versus stenting in patients with chronic stable angina. The findings did not extend to patients with acute coronary syndrome. Explain to patients that on the basis of current evidence, stenting does not reduce mortality or prevent myocardial infarctions in patients with chronic stable angina but it does provide More About: Doctors , Patients , Patient
Respect for COURAGE Study Coming
2007-04-09 08:00:00 NEW ORLEANS, April 6 -- The potential impact of the COURAGE trial -- the headline-making study that matched medicine against stenting in patients with chronic stable angina -- appears to be in the eye of the clinical beholder. Now that the dust has started to settle, some believe the fallout might be less striking than implied by the uproar at the American College of Cardiology meeting here. More About: Study , Respect , Ming
An e-mail to my new cardiologist
2007-03-28 09:55:00 Hi Dr. DeVries, I am excited about the article in the NEJM regarding angioplasty. I guess it validates the decision I made to put my faith in Dr. Wayne three years ago. I learned a couple of weeks ago that my Tricare health insurance coverage has changed because I stopped paying for my Medicare Part B when I finally thought I was off of Social Security disability last year. Well, it seems my More About: Mail , E-Mail , Logi
The NEJM Article
2007-03-28 09:22:00 For those who want to read the article regarding the angioplasty study in the NEJM, here is a link: NEJM More About: Article , Artic
New Study Validates the Premise of this Blog
2007-03-27 13:16:00 According to an Associated Press report, More than half a million people a year with chest pain are getting an unnecessary or premature procedure to unclog their arteries because drugs are just as effective, suggests a landmark study that challenges one of the most common practices in heart care. The stunning results found that angioplasty did not save lives or prevent heart attacks in More About: Study , Blog , Remi , Vali
Victims of Statins
2007-03-26 10:23:00 More Testimony from Victim of Statins "Since my husband, a previously alert and healthy man, started taking Atorvastatin, our lives have changed horrendously for the worse,'' writes a lady from Middlesex, echoed by others troubled variously by loss of memory, irritability, lethargy, personality change, melancholy, insomnia, excruciating muscle pains, numbness and burning of the hands and feet, More About: Victims
Enhanced External Counterpulsation
More articles from this author:2007-03-16 15:09:00 Yet another weapon in the noninvasive armory against stable angina and coronary artery disease -- EECP. What is EECP? EECP is a mechanical procedure in which long inflatable cuffs (like blood pressure cuffs) are wrapped around both of the patient’s legs. While the patient lies on a bed, the leg cuffs are inflated and deflated with each heartbeat. This is accomplished by means of a computer, More About: External , Puls 1, 2 |
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