Press Items for Treatment: angioplasty
9/16/2010
Exemplary care: Marblehead resident says responders, doctors saved life
- Marblehead Reporter
There is a unique nickname for the condition from which 63-year-old Marblehead resident Scott McAllister suffers. “It’s called ‘the widow-maker,’” the sandy-haired McAllister says eerily.What McAllister is referring to is coronary-artery disease, and it almost killed him about a month ago.
There is a unique nickname for the condition from which 63-year-old Marblehead resident Scott McAllister suffers. “It’s called ‘the widow-maker,’” the sandy-haired McAllister says eerily.What McAllister is referring to is coronary-artery disease, and it almost killed him about a month ago.
9/7/2010
Four Mass. groups score well in Consumer Reports heart surgery ratings
- Boston Globe
The same people who rate cars and vacuum cleaners are grading groups of doctors who perform heart bypass surgery.
The same people who rate cars and vacuum cleaners are grading groups of doctors who perform heart bypass surgery.
Step by Step: A Surprise Diagnosis of Peripheral Artery Disease
When North Reading resident Ellen O’Callaghan had a sudden heart attack at the age of 48, she not only discovered she had heart disease, but she also learned she had peripheral artery disease (PAD) and had four to five times more risk of having a heart attack or stroke.
When North Reading resident Ellen O’Callaghan had a sudden heart attack at the age of 48, she not only discovered she had heart disease, but she also learned she had peripheral artery disease (PAD) and had four to five times more risk of having a heart attack or stroke.
A Perfect Storm
Bob Matthias, 55, of Lynn, arrived at NSMC's Emergency Department on a cold February night, all but unconscious. When he awoke in the NSMC Heart Center two days later, he learned how close he had come to dying.
Bob Matthias, 55, of Lynn, arrived at NSMC's Emergency Department on a cold February night, all but unconscious. When he awoke in the NSMC Heart Center two days later, he learned how close he had come to dying.
