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Aneurysms
Description
An aneurysm is a bulge or "ballooning" in the wall of an artery … Arteries are blood vessels that carry oxygen-rich blood from the heart to other parts of the body. … Most aneurysms occur in the aorta , the main artery that runs from the heart through the chest and abdomen … Aneurysms also can happen in arteries in the brain, heart and other parts of the body.
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/health-topics/nuclear-scans
April 14, 2016 - Cancer
Systematic Review Archived March 29, 2016
Noninvasive Testing for Coronary Artery … Disease
Research Protocol Archived January 15, 2015
Noninvasive Testing for Coronary Artery … Systematic Review Archived June 12, 2012
Noninvasive Technologies for the Diagnosis of Coronary Artery … December 8, 2010
Comparative Effectiveness of Noninvasive Technologies for the Diagnosis of Coronary Artery
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/health-topics/C
Cancer Immunotherapy
Cancer in Children
Carbohydrates
Cardiac Arrest
Caregivers
Carotid Artery … Defects
Connective Tissue Disorders
Constipation
COPD
Coping with Chronic Illness
Coronary Artery … Bypass Surgery
Coronary Artery Disease
Coronavirus Infections
Cough
Critical Care
Crohn's
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/health-topics/c
Cancer Immunotherapy
Cancer in Children
Carbohydrates
Cardiac Arrest
Caregivers
Carotid Artery … Defects
Connective Tissue Disorders
Constipation
COPD
Coping with Chronic Illness
Coronary Artery … Bypass Surgery
Coronary Artery Disease
Coronavirus Infections
Cough
Critical Care
Crohn's
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/cad-women-treatment_research-protocol.pdf
September 29, 2011 - Clinical presentations
CAD is the presence of atherosclerosis in the epicardial coronary arteries … 2011
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Chronic stable angina resulting from progressive narrowing of the coronary arteries … It can also be present in patients with normal coronary arteries and
myocardial ischemia related to … The disadvantages of
PCI are early restenosis and the inability to relieve many totally occluded arteries … difficult to revascularize percutaneously and surgically.
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Microvascular disease of the coronary
arteries
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/products/hypertension-pulmonary-arterial/research-protocol
December 01, 2019 - catheterization is currently the gold standard for diagnosing PAH because it confirms elevated pulmonary artery … An echocardiogram is a noninvasive test that provides an estimate of pulmonary artery pressures at rest … A small subset of patients with PAH, when tested, will experience a drop in mean pulmonary artery pressure … Abbreviations: KQ = key question; PAH = pulmonary artery hypertension
Methods
In developing this … Estimating pulmonary artery pressures by echocardiography in patients with emphysema.
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/health-topics/high-blood-pressure
March 04, 2022 - Pressure
Description
Blood pressure is the force of your blood pushing against the walls of your arteries … Each time your heart beats, it pumps blood into the arteries. … Outcomes and Related Risk Factors
Systematic Review Archived August 16, 2016
Renal Artery … Comparative Effectiveness Review
Research Protocol Archived January 20, 2015
Renal Artery … Review Archived October 24, 2006
Comparative Effectiveness of Management Strategies for Renal Artery
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/TND_0407_01-20-2011.pdf
January 01, 2011 - Completion Date: 3-23-11
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Results of Topic Selection Process & Next Steps
Peripheral artery … endovascular intervention, and bypass surgery for improving health
outcomes for patients with peripheral artery … Is endovascular intervention (PTA, stents) more effective than exercise therapy in
Peripheral Artery
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/products/percutaneous-heart-valves/technical-brief
December 01, 2019 - replacement as the delivery of a prosthetic heart valve via a catheter inserted either through a vein or artery … (femoral vein; femoral, subclavian, or axillary arteries; or the ascending aorta) or through the apex … The route of access was via the femoral artery in 580 patients (68 percent). … The route of access for the remaining 53 patients (6 percent) was via the femoral vein, subclavian artery … , axillary artery, or ascending aorta.
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/health-topics/vascular-diseases?page=0
June 21, 2018 - It includes the arteries, veins and capillaries that carry blood to and from the heart. … Arteries can become thick and stiff, a problem called atherosclerosis . … Depression: A Systematic Review
Systematic Review Archived August 16, 2016
Renal Artery … and Add-on Therapy to Metformin
Research Protocol Archived January 20, 2015
Renal Artery … Update
Research Protocol Archived January 15, 2015
Noninvasive Testing for Coronary Artery
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/health-topics/vascular-diseases
June 21, 2018 - It includes the arteries, veins and capillaries that carry blood to and from the heart. … Arteries can become thick and stiff, a problem called atherosclerosis . … Depression: A Systematic Review
Systematic Review Archived August 16, 2016
Renal Artery … and Add-on Therapy to Metformin
Research Protocol Archived January 20, 2015
Renal Artery … Update
Research Protocol Archived January 15, 2015
Noninvasive Testing for Coronary Artery
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/TND_0404_01-14-2011.pdf
January 01, 2011 - Outcome(s): Decreased mortality; decreased morbidity (including but not limited to
control of pulmonary artery
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/cad-women-diagnosis-future_research_1.pdf
February 01, 2013 - FRN 41 - Noninvasive Technologies for the Diagnosis of Coronary Artery Disease in Women: Future Research … CAD = coronary artery disease; NIT = noninvasive technology
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Figure A. … Noninvasive Technologies for the Diagnosis of
Coronary Artery Disease in Women. … Noninvasive Technologies for the Diagnosis
of Coronary Artery Disease in Women. … Meta-analysis of exercise testing to detect coronary artery disease in
women.
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/products/heart-disease/research
August 01, 2023 - multiple coronary vessels and disease in the proximal portion of the left anterior descending coronary artery … guidance from the American College of Cardiology (ACC)/American Heart Association (AHA) on coronary artery … Most studies of revascularization for coronary artery disease do not focus on direct head-to-head comparisons … versus OMT for SIHD but instead either (1) compare OMT to invasive revascularization (PCI and coronary artery
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/cad-women-diagnosis_research-protocol.pdf
June 06, 2011 - and passed up through the
aorta to directly engage the right and left coronary arteries; an iodinated … angiography over noninvasive techniques are that the use
of a catheter makes it possible to see the coronary arteries … bleeding can occur at the
access site, and manipulation of the catheter within the aorta and coronary arteries … The contrast agent used during the procedure to
visualize the coronary arteries may cause anaphylaxis … disease and
the need for invasive coronary artery imaging.
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/health-topics/stroke
February 19, 2025 - Ischemic Stroke
Abstract Archived April 14, 2010
Real World Effectiveness of Carotid Artery … October 15, 2007
Comparative Effectiveness of Percutaneous Coronary Interventions and Coronary Artery … Bypass Grafting for Coronary Artery Disease
Abstract Archived January 1, 2005
Addressing
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/health-topics/vascular-diseases?page=3
February 17, 2011 - It includes the arteries, veins and capillaries that carry blood to and from the heart. … Arteries can become thick and stiff, a problem called atherosclerosis . … January 24, 2011
Comparative Effectiveness of Treatment Strategies for Women With Coronary Artery … the Comparison of Percutaneous Coronary Interventions With Bypass Graft Surgery in Nonacute Coronary Artery … 2007 Report
Abstract Archived April 14, 2010
Real World Effectiveness of Carotid Artery
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/health-topics/x-rays?page=0
July 29, 2016 - Cancer
Systematic Review Archived March 29, 2016
Noninvasive Testing for Coronary Artery … Research Protocol Archived January 15, 2015
Noninvasive Testing for Coronary Artery Disease … Intravascular Diagnostic Procedures and Imaging Techniques Versus Angiography Alone in Coronary Artery … Systematic Review Archived June 12, 2012
Noninvasive Technologies for the Diagnosis of Coronary Artery
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/health-topics/x-rays
July 29, 2016 - Cancer
Systematic Review Archived March 29, 2016
Noninvasive Testing for Coronary Artery … Research Protocol Archived January 15, 2015
Noninvasive Testing for Coronary Artery Disease … Intravascular Diagnostic Procedures and Imaging Techniques Versus Angiography Alone in Coronary Artery … Systematic Review Archived June 12, 2012
Noninvasive Technologies for the Diagnosis of Coronary Artery
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/TND-0745-141009.pdf
September 03, 2014 - Staff-Generated PICO
Population(s): Women with symptomatic uterine fibroids
Intervention(s): Uterine artery … laparoscopic myomectomy or
hysterectomy, and adjunctive medical treatment
Comparator(s): Uterine artery … What is the safety and efficacy of treatment with uterine artery embolization
compared with abdominal