In the case of coronary artery disease, stent implantation is a longstanding procedure for treatment. In the US, the use of drug coated balloons (DCB) as an alternative treatment has yet to be approved due to long-term safety concerns. This long-term study conducted in the UK, reports the 5-year results of the use of paclitaxel DCB in the treatment of coronary artery disease. There were a total of 1517 participants in the study: 429 treated with paclitaxel DCB and 1088 treated with drug-eluting stent (DES). CLICK THE LINK BELOW to read the study in its entirety as published in the...

Please click the link to see the published article. Catheter Based Treatment of the Chronic Cerebrospinal Insufficiency Inpatients with MS: A Single Center Experience

Early Data from Clinical Trial Indicates Safety and Efficacy of New Weight Loss Procedure Release Date: April 3, 2016 Findings from the early phase of a clinical trial led by Johns Hopkins investigators indicates that a new, minimally invasive weight loss treatment known as bariatric arterial embolization is safe and effective in sustaining weight loss in severely obese people. The data, although preliminary, show the procedure seems to initiate weight loss, dramatic hunger reduction and lower levels of ghrelin, one of the main hormones involved in controlling hunger. The results will be presented at the Society of Interventional Radiology's 2016 Annual...

SLEEP DISTURBANCE AND MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS Abbey J. Hughes, PhD Department of Rehabilitation Medicine University of Washington School of Medicine Original Document Available at: http://www.nationalmssociety.org/NationalMSSociety/media/MSNationalFiles/Documents/Sleep_Hughes_2016.pdf Introduction  Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic disease characterized by loss of myelin (demyelination) and damage to nerve fibers (neurodegeneration) in the central nervous system (CNS). MS is associated with a diverse range of physical, cognitive, emotional, and behavioral symptoms, and can significantly interfere with daily functioning and overall quality of life. MS directly impacts the CNS by causing demyelinating lesions, or plaques, in the brain, spinal cord, and optic nerve; by contributing to overall tissue...

Tratamiento Endovascular es Eficaz vs Síntomas de Esclerosis Multiple Sin Fármacos El tratamiento conocido como liberacion CCSVI se basa en la hipótesis desarrollada por el cirujano vascular Italiano Paolo Zamboni, cuya investigación sobre la esclerosis múltiple señaló que CCSVI podría ser una de las causas de los síntomas y una consecuencia de esta enfermedad. CCSVI o Insuficiencia Venosa Cerebro Espinal Crónica, es una condición en la cual las venas yugulares y ácigos, que drenan la sangre desde el cerebro y la médula espinal se encuentran estrechadas, malformadas, bloqueadas o torcidas ocasionando un flujo sanguíneo insuficiente y por ello el exceso de hierro...

Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement TAVR (or TAVI) is Affordable at Mexico’s Clinics of the Heart The Heart The heart is a muscular organ that's located in our chest between our lungs. The heart is designed to pump blood through our bodies. The right side of the heart pumps blood through the lungs, where the blood is oxygenized; the left side of the heart receives this blood and pumps it to the rest of the body. The heart is divided into four main areas or chambers – two upper chambers called the left and right atrium, and two lower chambers called the left...

Multiple Sclerosis CCSVI Treatment at The Clinics of the Heart What is CCSVI? CCSVI, or Chronic Cerebro-Spinal Venous Insufficiency, is a condition in which the jugular and azygous veins, which drain blood from the brain and spinal cord to the rest of the body, are narrowed, malformed, missing or otherwise blocked. Dr. Paolo Zamboni of the University of Ferrara has conducted extensive multiple sclerosis research that indicates that CCSVI could be one of the causes of MS, and a link to finding an effective MS treatment. Dr. Zamboni first discovered the correlation between CCSVI and MS while researching possible causes...

Coronary Care and Heart Disease Treatments in Mexico by Clinics of the Heart A variety of Endovascular Intervention procedures are performed by the skilled, board-certified specialists at Clinics of the Heart, located at the modern Costamed Hospital in Cozumel, Mexico. Please contact us regarding any of these treatments and procedures. Mexico’s top doctors provide the best service at the lowest price. Coronary care in Mexico has become more popular due to the recognized top flight medical care and the much lower prices than in the U.S. Cardiac Diseases Left heart catheterization Diagnostic coronary angiography Coronary angioplast and stent placement Chronic coronary heart...

Hybrid Procedure Offers Heart Patients the Best of Both Worlds Hybrid Revascularization Still not available in most U.S. hospitals, the hybrid revascularization is being perfomed at Dr. Rafael Moguel’s Clinics of the Heart at the modern Costamed Hospital in Cozumel, Mexico. Coronary Stent & Surgical Bypass A hybrid technique that combines coronary stenting with minimally invasive, surgical bypass surgery, both reduces the risk of surgical complications and speeds recovery in patients with multiple blockages of the coronary arteries. The two-stage procedure avoids the need to split the chest in order to operate on the heart, as is done in conventional...

Drug Free Multiple Sclerosis Treatments…The Future is Now Traditional Treatments for MS The MS infrastructure is a research-pharmaceutical complex populated by neurologists and MS societies that is currently based on the unproven theory that MS is an autoimmune condition. This theory, taught in medical schools, has spawned a drug industry that is expected to grow to more than 20 billion dollars by 2017. So it’s not surprising that most MS neurologists are skeptical and even dismissive of all drug-free therapy and treatments. Neurologists who are and have been the traditional MS gatekeepers are focused on breakthroughs of new drugs, all...