1.   All of the companies are developing their drugs for angioplasty patients first.

2.   But in as many as half of angioplasty patients, swelling at the blockage site narrows vessels again, sometimes requiring further treatment.

3.   If that is true, said Minna, restenosis might be prevented by giving angioplasty patients a drug, gancyclovir, that is effective against cytomegalovirus.

4.   In spite of the high repeat rate, Detre said, more than two-thirds of angioplasty patients avoided any subsequent bypass surgery.

5.   The company is currently seeking approval for use in all angioplasty patients and patients with acute chest pain known as angina.

6.   Vincent said speedy action to prevent clotting is vital for angioplasty patients whose arteries close after a balloon procedure.

7.   The angioplasty patients fared about as well as those who undergo the procedure at surgery-ready hospitals.

8.   The Duke researchers said the findings suggest that doctors consider using drugs like Integrilin for all angioplasty patients.

9.   The longer recovery time for bypass patients keeps them from returning to work as rapidly as angioplasty patients.

10.   The medicine is used especially in angioplasty patients who get wire mesh tubes called stents to keep their heart arteries from clogging up again.