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Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty (PTCA) Defined

Commonly referred to as angioplasty or balloon angioplasty; a procedure used to open a narrowed area of the coronary artery, a blood vessel which supplies oxygen and nutrient-rich blood to the heart. First, a balloon-tipped catheter (a soft, hollow tube) is inserted into the narrowed area of the coronary artery. The balloon is then inflated, forcing the plaque against the artery walls and allowing for increased blood flow to the muscle. (Read more)

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Major Bleeding Has Significant Impact And Contributes To 30-Day Mortality Following Angioplasty In Severe Heart Attack ...

Published September 5, 2008, 4:16 am, Medical News Today

The Medicines Company (NASDAQ: MDCO) announced the presentation of a new analysis of data from the HORIZONS-AMI trial demonstrating that major bleeding contributes to more deaths at 30 days than repeat heart attack, or re-infarction, in severe heart attack patients treated with angioplasty.

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New Analysis From HORIZONS-AMI Shows Major Bleeding Has a Significant Impact and Contributes to 30-Day Mortality ...

Published September 3, 2008, 9:24 am, Centre Daily Times

The Medicines Company (NASDAQ:MDCO) today announced the presentation of a new analysis of data from the HORIZONS-AMI trial demonstrating that major bleeding contributes to more deaths at 30 days than repeat heart attack, or re-infarction, in severe heart attack patients treated with angioplasty. This analysis of ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) patients was presented at the European ...

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New Analysis From HORIZONS-AMI Shows Major Bleeding Has a Significant Impact and Contributes to 30-Day Mortality ...

Published September 3, 2008, 9:00 am, Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance

PARSIPPANY, N.J.----The Medicines Company today announced the presentation of a new analysis of data from the HORIZONS-AMI trial demonstrating that major bleeding contributes to more deaths at 30 days than repeat heart attack, or re-infarction, in severe heart attack patients treated with angioplasty.

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