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"In 1987, the National Institutes of Health initiated a study, the so-called Bypass angioplasty Revascularization Investigation (BARI). In this research, 1,829 patients with multivessel disease were randomly assigned to one of two groups. The first received bypass surgery; the second had balloon angioplasty. The tesults? For patients suffering heart complications from diabetes, bypass seemed to work better than angioplasty. For all others, bypass conferred no advantage: fot patients who received bypass, five year mortality was 4.6%; in the groups that received angioplasty, mortality was 4.2%." - Gerald E. Markle and Frances B. McCrea, What If Medicine Disappeared? (Get the book.)

"In the Lescol Intervention Prevention Study (LIPS), 1,677 patients with heart disease who had been treated with angioplasty were randomized to fluvastatin (Lescol) or placebo.11 (Combined) risk of heart attack, death, or repeat angioplasty was 21.4% in the fluvastatin group vs. 26.7% in the placebo group. There were no differences in mortality between the groups. Although only 16% of the subjects were women, there was not a statistically significant reduction in women when looked at alone. Ten patients in the fluvastatin group (1.2%) vs. three (." - J. Douglas Bremner, Before You Take that Pill: Why the Drug Industry May Be Bad for Your Health (Get the book.)

"The other mind-body therapies would be administered an hour after the patients had undergone the angioplasty. The results were impressive. Patients in all the noetic treatment groups enjoyed 30?0 percent improvements in health during their hospital stay, with fewer complications and a lower incidence of narrowing of the arteries compared with the controls. They also had a 25-30 percent reduction in adverse outcomes: death, heart attack, heart failure, a worsening of the state of their arteries, or a need for a repeat angioplasty." - Lynne McTaggart, The Intention Experiment: Using Your Thoughts to Change Your Life and the World (Get the book.)

"We know, for example, that cardiologists who perform cardiac catheterization and angioplasty are more likely to recommend these procedures than are other cardiologists and primary care doctors?though all claim to be guided by the best evidence available. In my experience, doctors rarely recommend procedures simply to make more money, but like most people, they like to use their special skills to help others; this creates a predisposition to want to use the latest tests, drugs, and procedures (not to mention defend themselves against the ever-present risk of a malpractice suit)." - John Abramson, Overdosed America: The Broken Promise of American Medicine (P.S.) (Get the book.) "The number of angioplasty procedures in the United States tripled in the 1990s, accelerated by the introduction in 1995 of wire mesh stents to keep narrowed coronary arteries from becoming completely blocked. Despite the advent of stents, the number of coronary artery bypass surgeries increased by about a third during the 1990s. In 1987 the FDA approved the first cholesterol-lowering statin drug, Meva-cor. Sales of statins climbed steadily, so that in 2002 they took over as the best-selling class of drug in the United States." - John Abramson, Overdosed America: The Broken Promise of American Medicine (P.S.) (Get the book.) "By 1998, more than half of our heart attack patients were receiving this diagnostic test, with more than half of these going on to angioplasty or coronary artery bypass surgery. The increased number of procedures added about $10,000 (adjusted for inflation) to the care of each heart attack patient between 1984 and 1998. During this same time, the life expectancy of the average heart attack patient in the United States increased by about one year." - John Abramson, Overdosed America: The Broken Promise of American Medicine (P.S.) (Get the book.)

"A 1998 study, published by the New England Journal of Medicine, showed that patients who suffer a mild heart attack and are given a bypass or balloon angioplasty are more likely to die as a result of the surgery. Another study that involved researchers from 14 major heart hospitals around the world, found that up to one-third of all bypass operations were not only unnecessary, but actually hastened the death of the patient. Angioplasty, a relatively new procedure used to open arteries, offers an even lower survival rate than bypass surgery." - Andreas Moritz, Timeless Secrets of Health & Rejuvenation: Unleash The Natural Healing Power That Lies Dormant Within You (Get the book.)

"After all, the explicit understanding between cardiologist and patient is that angioplasty and stenting are "less invasive" (they are not less expensive), but should the outcome be unfavorable, cabg is the fallback. And if the cabg "fails," another cabg is the fallback. The resulting transfer of wealth keeps escalating, with cardiologists and cardiovascular surgeons and their respective minions enjoying the fruits of their labors and providing fodder for an enormous supporting industry." - Nortin M. Hadler MD, Worried Sick: A Prescription for Health in an Overtreated America (Get the book.)

"The reason: "Heart attacks can begin in any heart artery, not just those highly blocked vessels treated by angioplasty or stenting. So in general, the best prevention is control of risk factors that can protect every vessel in the body."5 The thesis of my research has been absurdly simple: using a plant-based nutrition program to reduce cholesterol to the levels seen in cultures that never experience heart disease." - Caldwell B. Esselstyn, Jr., M.D., Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease (Get the book.) "Collectively, they had experienced forty-nine cardiovascular events, including: • Fifteen cases of increased angina • Thirteen cases of measurable disease progression • Seven cases of bypass surgery (in addition, two others in the group had had bypass surgery more than eight years before the study began) • Four heart attacks • Three strokes • Two angioplasty procedures • Two worsening stress tests Here is how they fared in my study. Cholesterol." - Caldwell B. Esselstyn, Jr., M.D., Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease (Get the book.) "Prediman Shah of Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles have criticized the fact that cardiologists are so quick to intervene with angioplasty or bypass procedures. In their own research, they wrote: ". . . we are led to the remarkable conclusion that angiography does not identify, and consequently revascularization therapies do not treat, the lesions that lead to myocardial infarctions." - Caldwell B. Esselstyn, Jr., M.D., Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease (Get the book.)

"Thanks to a second successful coronary artery bypass surgery in 1987 and several PTCA (percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty) procedures, Helen was enjoying her eighty-fifth year and a fairly good quality of life on a combination of medical and complementary therapies. She'd taken phytonutrient supports for years, and by April 1998 she was taking the equivalent of 600 mg a day of coenzyme QU1 to support her cardiac function and boost her energy. Then the bottom dropped out! Helen suddenly felt exhausted, and fell into despair." - Stephen T. Sinatra, M.D., The Sinatra Solution Metabolic Cardiology (Get the book.)

"The most recent scientific evidence shows that most heart attacks are caused by younger fatty plaques—plaques too small to cause the overt symptoms that ordinarily bring on mechanical interventions like angioplasty. Here's what happens: the lining that covers such plaques ruptures, and the fatty deposits inside leach out into the bloodstream. The body responds by rushing its clotting forces to repair the injury." - Caldwell B. Esselstyn, Jr., M.D., Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease (Get the book.)

"The doctor performed a procedure called an angioplasty, in which a balloon is inflated inside the artery to correct the blockage. Again his doctor advised him to eat even less fat. Worried for his life, he reduced his fat intake further. Over the next year he had six more angioplasties, and after each one the doctor advised further reduction in his fat intake. He gained weight after each angioplasty. Don't worry, his doctor told him; as long as his fat intake was low he would be fine. He complained about the weight gain each time, and each time he was reassured." - Mark Hyman, Ultra-Metabolism: The Simple Plan for Automatic Weight Loss (Get the book.)

"Risk of permanent brain damage from bypass surgery: 15-44 percent38 Recipients of bypass surgery for whom it prolongs life: 2 percent39 Risk of death during angioplasty: 0.4-2.8 percent40 Risk of major complications developing during angioplasty: 10 percent41 Studies that have found that angioplasty prolongs life or prevents heart attacks: Zero42 Patients undergo bypass and angioplasty operations primarily to relieve angina and improve blood flow to the heart." - John Robbins, Food Revolution: How your diet can help save your life and our world (Get the book.)

"Furthermore, a doctor is needed to tell us that we need statin drugs for an elevated cholesterol level, diuretic pills for high blood pressure, and an angioplasty to unclog our blocked arteries. The list goes on almost indefinitely. The masterminds of collective programming (those with the most vested interests in taking advantage of the ignorance of the masses) have succeeded in manipulating the food and medical industries for their own profit and control. Today, the masses no longer think for themselves and have lost trust in their innate and instinctive healing ability." - Andreas Moritz, Cancer Is Not A Disease - It's A Survival Mechanism (Get the book.)

"Roughly 1 in 100 angioplasty patients requires emergency bypass surgery because of such a complication. The "success" rate for both balloon and cold-laser angioplasty is about 96 percent, says James Tcheng, M.D., assistant professor of medicine at Duke University. Success is measured by whether the artery is opened up at all, not by how long the opening lasts. In 30 to 40 percent of the people receiving an angioplasty, the arteries become blocked up again, usually within six months, says Dr. Tcheng. Atherectomy, like cold-laser angioplasty, is a relatively new procedure." - Matthew Hoffman and William Legro, Disease Free: How to Prevent, Treat and Cure More Than 150 Illnesses and Conditions (Get the book.)

"Studies show a connection between high Lp(a) and poor outcomes following bypass surgery or angioplasty, and continued problems among individuals with unstable angina and a background of heart attack. C-Reactive Protein Recent research has identified C-reactive protein (CRP), an antibody-like blood protein, as a formidable indicator and mediator of heart attack and stroke risk. The CRP level rises with chronic infection, high blood sugar, overweight status, and antioxidant and essential fatty acid deficiency." - Stephen Sinatra, M.D. and James C., M.D. Roberts, Reverse Heart Disease Now: Stop Deadly Cardiovascular Plaque Before It's Too Late (Get the book.) "A higher-than-normal level of fibrinogen represents an independent risk factor for CVD, stroke, sudden deadi, and restenosis following angioplasty or stent implantation. The tendency toward a high level may be genetic. Smoking raises fibrinogen significantly. If you smoke, get tested. Elevated fibrinogen—over 350 mg/dl—is a clear warning to stop smoking unless you are looking for trouble. Insulin resistance also contributes to higher fibrinogen. In women younger than forty-five, we see more heart attacks caused by improper blood clotting." - Stephen Sinatra, M.D. and James C., M.D. Roberts, Reverse Heart Disease Now: Stop Deadly Cardiovascular Plaque Before It's Too Late (Get the book.) "The angiogram (picture) aids the doctor in selecting subsequent treatment, which may include medications, balloon angioplasty, coronary stenting, or coronary artery bypass surgery. A new scanning technique called 64-slice coronary CT scanning, a noninvasive equivalent of putting a camera inside the coronary arteries and assessing plaque and calcification status, has become available. Someday it will replace invasive angiography. The method provides previously unobtainable visualization of the coronary arteries with much less radiation and risks." - Stephen Sinatra, M.D. and James C., M.D. Roberts, Reverse Heart Disease Now: Stop Deadly Cardiovascular Plaque Before It's Too Late (Get the book.)

"Combined) risk of heart attack, death, or repeat angioplasty was 21.4% in the fluvastatin group vs. 26.7% in the placebo group. There were no differences in mortality between the groups. Although only 16% of the subjects were women, there was not a statistically significant reduction in women when looked at alone. Ten patients in the fluvastatin group (1.2%) vs. three (.4%) in the placebo group had a significant increase in liver enzymes, a threefold increased risk." - J. Douglas Bremner, Before You Take that Pill: Why the Drug Industry May Be Bad for Your Health (Get the book.)

"This would include patients with a history of myocardial infarction, angina pectoris, heart surgery, or angioplasty. Many obese patients may have "silent" comorbidities such as hyperlipidemia or hypertension." - Ann M. Coulston and Carol J. Boushey, Nutrition in the Prevention and Treatment of Disease (Get the book.)

"He enlisted 150 cardiac patients, recruited from nearby Durham Veterans Affairs Medical Center, who had been scheduled for angioplasty and stents. Besides prayer, Krucoff wanted to see whether "noetic" therapies, involving some form of remote or mind-body influence, could affect patient outcomes. He divided the patient population into five groups. In addition to standard medical treatmerit, four of the five were to receive one of the noetic treatments?stress relaxation, healing touch, guided imagery, or intercessory prayer." - Lynne McTaggart, The Intention Experiment: Using Your Thoughts to Change Your Life and the World (Get the book.) "They also had a 25-30 percent reduction in adverse outcomes: death, heart attack, heart failure, a worsening of the state of their arteries, or a need for a repeat angioplasty. But of all the alternative therapies employed, prayer had the most profound effect. The study was too small to yield any definitive conclusions; after all, only 30 patients had been in the prayer group. Nevertheless, Krucoff's results seemed highly promising." - Lynne McTaggart, The Intention Experiment: Using Your Thoughts to Change Your Life and the World (Get the book.) "Immediately prior to undergoing angioplasty, those assigned to receive MIT would be instructed in a method of relaxed breathing while visualizing a favorite place and listening to calming music of their choice. They would then receive healing touch for 15 minutes from a trained practitioner. These patients could also wear headphones during surgery." - Lynne McTaggart, The Intention Experiment: Using Your Thoughts to Change Your Life and the World (Get the book.)

"So if any of you are anticipating cardiac procedures, including angioplasty, stents, cardiac bypass, and valvular surgery—as well as those of you recovering from heart attacks and heart procedures—to take heed and protect yourselves right away. And because the aging heart responds so strongly to physical and emotional stressors, it is crucial that if you are 70 or older, you protect your heart by taking coenzyme Qi0, no matter how healthy you feel at the moment. I believe that is absolutely essential to protect your heart from the nutraceutical point of view." - Stephen T. Sinatra, M.D., The Sinatra Solution Metabolic Cardiology (Get the book.) "This result has implications for the use of coenzyme Qi0 in cases where there is a surge in blood flow to the heart, such as in clot-dissolving therapy (thrombolysis) during an acute heart attack, angioplasty (PTCA), and coronary artery bypass surgery. In one study of twenty-seven patients with premature ventricular ectopic (abnormally located) beats, reduction in premature ventricular contraction (PVC) activity was significantly greater after four to five weeks of coenzyme Qio administration, 60 mg/day, than with placebo." - Stephen T. Sinatra, M.D., The Sinatra Solution Metabolic Cardiology (Get the book.) "It looked at several important clinical outcome parameters, including cardiac death, reinfarction, unstable angina, stroke, coronary angioplasty, and bypass surgery. Patients were followed for one year. This study showed for the first time that treatment with coenzyme Qiq was associated with significant decline in total cardiac events, including nonfatal heart attacks and cardiac deaths, during the one-year of follow up. Total cardiac events at twenty-eight-days of follow up were also significantly lower in the coenzyme Qio group than in a group treated with B vitamins." - Stephen T. Sinatra, M.D., The Sinatra Solution Metabolic Cardiology (Get the book.)

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