Introduction Coronary artery disease is a heart disease characterized by narrow arteries and restricted blood flow in arteries and is the major cause of morbidity and mortality globally.[1] According to WHO estimation, 6.8% in men and 5.3% in women are affected globally.[2-4] Cardiovascular disease account for 29% of all deaths in Canada; of all the cardiovascular death, 54% and 23% was due to ischemic heart disease and heart attack, respectively. The total costs for heart disease and stroke were
Coronary angioplasty is a medical surgery used to treat coronary heart disease. During the surgery, a stent is placed inside patient’s coronary artery in order to stretch the artery open, thus improving blood flow. However, post angioplasty procedure may leads to other postoperative complications which requires critical care. Some examples of postoperative complications are haematoma, bleeding and occlusion of vessel or thrombus. Management of complications involves several nursing assessments such
progressed, modern medicine has continued to shape America and its medical practices, moving it towards becoming a much more medically advanced nation. Ranging from the birth of catheterization to the interventional era of development of surgeries, drugs, imaging, and care, the history of invasive and interventional cardiology is a field of modern medicine that has stepped up to another level, transformed the way medicine is utilized, and ultimately, changed the way America has saved lives. Invasive
the site of injury then penetrates the intima where monocytes differenciate to become macrophages and the ... ... middle of paper ... ... Francis Group: London Edited by Joseph Loscalzo Serruys P. W, Gershlick A. H (2005)’ Handbook of drug-eluting stents’ Taylor and francis group: Oxonia Stancu C and Sima A (2001) Statins: mechanism of action and effects Published in J.Cell.Mol.Med. Vol 5, No 4, 2001 pp. 378-387 Varghese Z, Fernando R, Moorhead J. F, Powis S. H, and Ruan X. Z (2005)