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ECP
For Heart Artery Blockages: Ignored Far Too Long, Not Any
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These are the words; on ECP; of the President of India and
an eminent scientist, Dr APJ Abdul Kalam, in his address to
the 2nd world congress on interventional cardiology at mumbai,
held on 25 Feb. 2005: "We have all witnessed the treatment
of cardiovascular disease moving from very invasive to less
invasive methods.
How
to Prevent a “Heart Attack”
Heart attack (acute myocardial infarction) is one of the most
catastrophic presentations of ischemic heart disease. It results
from sudden, complete blockage of a coronary artery (blood
vessel supplying the heart muscle) by a blood clot and can
result in extensive damage to the heart muscle - leading to
death, heart failure and related complications.
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