Alternative treatments for angina

Cost effectiveness of clinically appropriate decisions on alternative treatments for angina pectoris: prospective observational study.

OBJECTIVE To assess whether revascularisation that is considered to be clinically appropriate is also cost effective. DESIGN Prospective observational study comparing cost effectiveness of coronary artery bypass grafting, percutaneous coronary intervention, or medical management within groups of patients rated as appropriate for revascularisation. SETTING Three tertiary care centres in Lond...

Lasers, burns, cuts, tingles and pumps: a consideration of alternative treatments for intractable angina.

Alternative treatments for meniscal injuries.

Historical review. “By arterial injection with an opaque medium, one can discern a network of fine vessels from the capsule, entering the convex border of the meniscus but disappearing almost immediately. Because of this, one might expect healing in peripheral meniscus detachments, but none in tears limited to the semilunar cartilage itself”. These were the opening sentences of King’s paper at ...

Alternative treatments for rheumatoid arthritis.

Conventional treatments for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) present a number of problems, in terms of both safety and efficacy. A number of different alternative therapies have been studied, including dietary modifications, nutritional supplements, botanicals, and antibiotics. While the response to these treatments is variable and often unpredictable, some patients have shown dramatic improvement or ...

An alternative pathophysiological mechanism for unstable angina.