Definitions
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- adjective Having or needing
multiple vessels - adjective pathology Involving multiple
blood vessels
Etymologies
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Examples
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A five year trial published in 2005 comparing stenting to CABG for multivessel disease shows no difference in mortality.www. jeffreydach.com
Cardiac Bypass, Angioplasty and Stenting by Jeffrey Dach MD 2009
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However for multivessel coronary disease, no advantage over medical treatment seen with stenting.
Cardiac Bypass, Angioplasty and Stenting by Jeffrey Dach MD 2009
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The average cost of a multivessel bypass surgery and office follow-up visits over two years was put at about $28,000 in one study, versus about $20,000 for multivessel stenting.
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The X-rays, Dr. Pucillo said, revealed "multivessel coronary artery disease, normal heart function and no heart attack."
Archive 2004-09-01 2004
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The X-rays, Dr. Pucillo said, revealed "multivessel coronary artery disease, normal heart function and no heart attack."
Medpundit 2004
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Explain to patients that this study suggests that drug-eluting stents are comparable to coronary bypass surgery for treating multivessel coronary artery disease.
MedPageToday.com - medical news plus CME for physicians 2010
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Explain to patients that this study suggests that drug-eluting stents are comparable to coronary bypass surgery for treating multivessel coronary artery disease.
MedPageToday.com - medical news plus CME for physicians 2010
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Sirolimus-eluting coronary stents matched the safety and efficacy of bypass surgery and proved superior to bare-metal stents, according to a comparison of data from two trials of patients with multivessel coronary disease.
MedPageToday.com - medical news plus CME for physicians 2010
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Serruys PW, et al "5-year clinical outcomes of the ARTS II (Arterial Revascularization Therapies Study II) of the sirolimus-eluting stent in the treatment of patienets with multivessel de novo coronary artery lesions"
MedPageToday.com - medical news plus CME for physicians 2010
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Sirolimus-eluting coronary stents matched the safety and efficacy of bypass surgery and proved superior to bare-metal stents, according to a comparison of data from two trials of patients with multivessel coronary disease.
MedPageToday.com - medical news plus CME for physicians 2010
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