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...patients to confirm what many cardiologists already suspected: when it comes to heart attacks, angioplasties save more lives than clot-busting drugs. Both treatments aim to clear arterial blockages that deprive the heart of oxygen. But the odds of dying in a hospital after an emergency angioplasty--a balloon-tipped catheter is threaded through the vessel--are 40% lower than after a round of clot busters. Caveat: the finding applies only to centers that perform angioplasties frequently--at least 50 times a year...
...since Vaux began teaching, he's seen class sizes balloon from 15 when he first taught to 450 in his current class...
...next step was to thread a tiny surgical balloon and a thin stainless-steel stent into the artery to forcibly widen the passage. After the balloon was deflated, the metal mesh of the stent was left in place to keep the artery open. During this procedure the results from Cheney's second blood test became available. It showed a slight increase in the cardiac enzymes, indicating that Cheney had suffered a mild heart attack after...
...claim victory a third time. But even as Republicans planned their celebrations, the Democratic faithful were primed to fight on - especially after Harris decided to leave out the results of the hand count Palm Beach canvassers stayed up all night to produce. "George Bush can have as many balloon drops as he wants," said Al Gore's lieutenant Ron Klain, "but there's no one in this country who believes the election is over before the votes are counted." But Republicans disagreed. "The American people's tolerance is about to vanish," said Representative J. C. Watts Jr. "The Democrats keep...
After about 20 minutes of balloon signing, 30 HSAS members, supporters and curious students walked to Mass. Hall carrying the balloons and signs, chanting "Hey hey, ho ho, Harvard sweatshops have...