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Cardiac Stents: Physical and Psychological Aspects

February 11, 2011 by

[HTML1] A cardiac stent is a tube made of wire mesh which when inserted over a clot will expand and lock in place.  It holds the artery open and thereby restores blood flow.   In some patients it helps reduce the e-narrowing tht may occur after the procedure.  In this interview Joanne Foody, MD (left) and Robert Allan, PhD discuss the physical as well as the psychological aspects of this procedure. There is a new website that provides important medical and psychological information for stent and other cardiac patients. Two information filled websites on stents are: HeartSite.com and ABC.net.au.

More about Dr. Joanne Foody
JoAnne M. Foody, MD, FACC, FAHA, is the Medical Director of the Cardiovascular Wellness Center and Pollin Cardiovascular Wellness Program at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. Dr. Foody has active and international roles in cardiac disease prevention and rehabilitation with a particular focus on women and heart disease. Her research has focused on identifying and fostering greater use of clinical strategies that prevent adverse cardiovascular events in people with and without coronary artery disease.

Dr. Foody received her BA from Princeton University in 1986, and her MD from the University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine in 1990. She completed her internal medicine training at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and training in general cardiology and preventive cardiology at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation. Dr. Foody is a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association.

More about Dr. Robert Allan
Robert Allan, Ph.D. is a clinical psychologist with practice specialties in cardiac psychology, stress, and anger management.  Dr. Allan holds appointments as Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychology in Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College and Professional Associate, New York-Presbyterian Hospital. Dr. Allan is a Fellow of the New York Academy of Medicine. Getting Control of Your Anger, his most recent book, was published by McGraw Hill in  2006.  Allan’s previous book, co-authored and co-edited with cardiologist Stephen Scheidt, M.D., Heart & Mind: the Practice of Cardiac Psychology, was published by the American Psychological Association (APA) in 1996.  Dr. Allan has written numerous articles and book chapters in major medical textbooks on the relationship between psychosocial factors and heart disease.  Currently, he is completing the second edition of Heart & Mind, which will be published by APA in August 2011.

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About Richard Gracer

Richard I. Gracer, MD, is the founder of Gracer Behavioral Health Services, an innovative and comprehensive substance abuse program that stresses the reduction of cravings, and has been in medical practice since 1974. He is certified in Addiction Medicine and Family Practice, and a Diplomat of the American Academy of Pain Management. He edited Beating the Years, Beating Sports Injuries, and Beating Back Pain (Barron’s, 2003,2005, 2006), and wrote the popular “Ask the Doctor” column in the Lamorinda Sun for 10 years. He is the author of A New Prescription for Addiction.

Dr. Gracer is also the Host of A New Prescription for Health on WomensRadio. A New Prescription for Healthfeatures discussions with noted experts, both researchers and practitioners, on cutting edge, holistic, and comprehensive treatments for pain and addiction. Aimed at the educated person seeking more information, this series provides hard-to-get information and insights, including interviews with actual patients, on treatment of these difficult and pervasive problems.

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