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What operation involves taking a bv and stitching one end to the aorta and the other end to a coronary artery past the point of obstruction?
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coronary bypass operation/surgery
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What is the goal of a bypass surgery?
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save ischemic tissue
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what would 2 alternatives be to coronary bypass surgery?
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growing new bv's and using the stent
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What does VEGF stand for, where is it injected, and what does it do?
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vascular endothelial growth factor, Dr. injects between the ribs directly onto the area of the heart that most needs improved blood flow, it encourages new bv's to srpout out of an artery. If collateral bv's do form, they transport blood past clogged arteries. Alternative to bypass surgery
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Besides growing new bv's, what is an alternative to bypass surgery and what does it do?
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stent: a small metal mesh cylinder that holds a coronary artery open after a blockage has been created
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What is the current method of inserting a stent in conjunction with?
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angioplasty (the inflation of a catheter inserted balloon to open and widen an artery blocked or narrowed by accumulated plaque)
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What is the inflation of a catheter inserted balloon to open and widen an artery blocked or narrowed by accumulated plaque called?
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angioplasty
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When is a stent more successful?
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When it is coated with a drug that seeps into the artery lining and discourages cell growth.
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What do recipients of stents have to take?
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anticoagulants because blood clotting may occur.
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