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Long-Term Outcomes in Patients With Advanced Coronary Artery Disease Are Better Than Expected
Refractory angina patients endure ongoing chest pain despite optimal medical management and for them, standard revascularization techniques, such as surgery or stenting, is no longer an option. Comment?
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Long-term outcomes in patients with advanced coronary artery disease are better than expected
Refractory angina patients endure ongoing chest pain despite optimal medical management and for them, standard revascularization techniques, such as surgery or stenting, is no longer an option. Comment?
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Release Of Hospital Charges Reveal Significant Variation In Price
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... hospital could vary significantly from what you pay at another, just down the road. In the FY 2011, treatment for chest pain averaged around $9,000 at Nanticoke Memorial Hospital in Seaford. But at Bayhealth Kent General Hospital in Dover, it was ... Comment?
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Sex Supplements May Contain Hidden, Harmful Drugs
... if taken along with other prescription drugs that contain nitrates, the FDA says. (Some drugs prescribed to treat chest pain and heart disease contain nitrates.) Patients who can't take erectile dysfunction drugs because of their side effects would ... 1 comment
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Bitter 'bill' at some Big Apple hospitals
Treatment for chest pain at Bellevue Hospital costs the average patient $9,960. Two blocks up the street at NYU Langone Medical Center, the charge was $16,660. The cost for a major heart procedure at NYU was $125,392. At New York-Presbyterian, another major teaching hospital, the cost was less than half at $61,406. The government last week pulled ... (more) Comment?
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Cape woman to sue after hip replacement
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... did research online and discovered other recipients of the hip replacement were experiencing similar symptoms of chest pain and loss of vision. Soon after, she was contacted by the legal team at CP van Zyl to join the case against DePuy. "Not a day ... 1 comment
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Cost of care higher at Granite City hospital
... Gateway Regional Medical Center charged $28,623 --about twice as much as other metro-east area hospitals for chest pain treatment during the 2011 fiscal year. By comparison, Memorial Hospital in Belleville charged $15,164, St. Elizabeth's Hospital ... Comment?
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Medicare releases hospital pricing data
... example, according to the data, Emory University Hospital billed the federal government $14,173 in 2011 to treat chest pain, but was reimbursed only $4,462. Piedmont Atlanta Hospital, meanwhile, charged the federal government $17,162 for the same ... Comment?
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Medicare Data Reveals Huge Price Variation at Local Hospitals
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For treating chest pain, charges from three Cincinnati hospitals varied by thousands of dollars: Bethesda North charged on average $17,696, Christ Hospital charged $12,000 and University Hospital charged $10,130. But the initial charge seems to have little relation to what Medicare ultimately paid out. Comment?
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Medicare Data Shows Hospital Fees Vary Dramatically
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... released Wednesday shows. The database covers the 100 most common reasons people are hospitalized, including chest pain, pneumonia and lower-joint-replacement surgery. Patients suffering chest pain usually drive to the nearest hospital, but ... Comment?
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How much are you paying? Houston hospitals charge wildly different rates for same procedures
... nter was $44,440. Harris Health System charged $26,191. Houston Northwest Medical Center charged $34,338 to treat chest pain, while West Houston Medical Center charged $28,165 for the same thing. Comment?
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Study: KC hospitals' procedure fees 'don't seem to make sense'
What's the cost of chest pain in Kansas City? That depends on your hospital - and it could vary by nearly $30,000. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on Wednesday revealed a long-guarded secret: how much hospitals charge patients for services. Comment?
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Angina treatment: What's the best option?
Your doctor says your chest pain is caused by blockages in your heart arteries and that you need to get those blockages taken care of. Comment?
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Fixed-combination brinzolamide 1%/brimonidine 0.2% vs monotherapy...
... that of either monotherapy group ( P ), the majority of which were ocular AEs. One serious AE, moderate intensity chest pain, was considered related to brinzolamide treatment and resulted in study discontinuation. This analysis strengthens the ... Comment?
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Mixed results with using Vicks on feet for cough
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... the stairs to my home. I also suffer with cold feet and hands. Just today, I was at the doctor's office with chest pain , breathing problems and heart palpitations. She said my blood pressure was 100/60 and told me she thought it was due to the ... Comment?
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NuvaRing Lawsuit Filed on Behalf of Georgia Woman Who Suffered an...
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Wright & Schulte LLC Represents Numerous Women in NuvaRing Lawsuits Who Allegedly Suffered Serious NuvaRing Side Effects, Including Blood Clots, Pulmonary Embolism, Deep Vein Thrombosis, Heart Attacks and Strokes. Comment?
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Mystery contaminant sickens 50 at church party
... said people who attended the party, which took place at the Living Word Community Church, reported symptoms of chest pain and difficulty breathing. Two people were taken to Englewood Hospital and Medical Center, and although the cause of illness has ... Comment?
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Vicks VapoRub on soles of feet doesn't help all coughs
... the stairs to my home. I also suffer with cold feet and hands. Just today, I was at the doctor's office with chest pain, breathing problems and heart palpitations. She said my blood pressure was 100/60 and told me she thought it was due to the ... Comment?
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City anchor: Octogenarian treated for 15-year-old coronary blockage
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... he went for health management in Belgaum. However, when he started showing signs of excessive breathlessness and chest pain, the family decided to show him to cardiac specialists in Mumbai. A cardiogram revealed a 100 per cent blockage in the left ... Comment?
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Vicks VapoRub sets feet on fire
... the stairs to my home. I also suffer with cold feet and hands. Just today, I was at the doctor's office with chest pain, breathing problems and heart palpitations. She said my blood pressure was 100/60 and told me she thought it was due to the ... Comment?
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