Tag Archives: coronary artery disease
Patients With Heart Stents Have Similar Increased Risk of Death from Bleeding and Heart Attacks
Written by Neil Kurtzman | 8th April 2015Reprinted below is a press release from UC San Francisco and Kaiser Permanente. It shows the deleterious consequences of bleeding in patients who have had a coronary stent inserted. These patients are routinely placed on drugs designed to prevent thrombosis at the site of the stent. For decades I told my students to look for reasons not…
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Erectile Dysfunction and Coronary Artery Disease
Written by Neil Kurtzman | 11th February 2009It’s not surprising that doctors have wondered whether erectile dysfunction (ED) is a marker of coronary artery disease (CAD). After all both disorders result from impaired blood flow to the two involved organs. Because the penile artery is about one-third the diameter of the coronary artery, vascular disease affecting both these arteries might become symptomatic…
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