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The surgical removal of plaque or blood clots in an artery.

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ORLive Presents: Innovations in Stroke Prevention: An Update in Carotid Stenting

Published July 15, 2008, 5:19 am, Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance

Carotid stenting has been performed in the United States for over a decade and has been undergoing pivotal FDA device approval trials since 2000. Since 2004, 6 FDA-approved carotid stents have emerged for the subset of patients with severe carotid artery stenosis for whom endarterectomy, still the standard operation, carries a high surgical risk.

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Pioneer widely hailed as the greatest surgeon

Published July 14, 2008, 9:44 am, The Age

Michael DeBakey, the father of modern cardiovascular surgery, who invented scores of medical procedures and instruments, developed the mobile army surgical hospital of MASH fame, has died in Houston. He was 99.

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Doctor was father of modern cardiovascular surgery

Published July 13, 2008, 4:46 pm, St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Dr. Michael E. DeBakey, 99, the father of modern cardiovascular surgery, who invented scores of medical procedures and instruments and helped developed the Mobile Army Surgical Hospital, died Friday at Methodist Hospital in Houston.

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World-famous surgeon DeBakey dead at 99

Published July 13, 2008, 5:38 am, Baltimore Sun

World-famous pioneer helped develop modern cardiac medicine Dr. Michael E. DeBakey, the medical pioneer who was the driving force in developing the field of cardiac surgery, operating on more than 65,000 patients and developing medical technology that saved millions more, died Friday. He was 99.

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Heart surgery pioneer DeBakey dies at age 99

Published July 13, 2008, 3:09 am, Fort Wayne Journal Gazette

Dr. Michael E. DeBakey, the medical pioneer who was the driving force in developing the field of cardiac surgery, operating on more than 65,000 patients and developing medical technology that saved millions more, died Friday. He was 99.

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Michael DeBakey, 99: Heart surgery pioneer

Published July 13, 2008, 1:54 am, Toronto Star

Dr. Michael DeBakey, a medical pioneer in the field of heart surgery, who helped develop medical technology that saved millions, died Friday. He was 99.

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Dr. Michael E. DeBakey, 99; preeminent cardiac surgeon saved millions with his breakthroughs

Published July 13, 2008, 12:07 am, Los Angeles Times

His advances, such as the coronary artery bypass, heart-lung machine pump, Army MASH units and synthetic blood vessels led many to regard the Texan as 'the greatest surgeon ever.' Dr. Michael E. DeBakey, a medical pioneer who was the driving force in developing the field of cardiac surgery, operating on more than 60,000 patients and developing medical technology that saved millions more, has ...

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DeBakey, 99, was heart pioneer

Published July 13, 2008, 12:03 am, Denver Post

Michael E. DeBakey, 99, the father of modern cardiovascular surgery died Friday at Methodist Hospital in Houston.

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Heart surgery pioneer DeBakey dies at age 99

Published July 12, 2008, 10:07 pm, Fort Worth Star-Telegram

By PATRICIA SULLIVAN Michael E. DeBakey, the father of modern cardiovascular surgery, who invented scores of medical procedures and instruments, developed the Mobile Army Surgical Hospital and established what later became the Veterans Administration hospital system, died Friday at Methodist Hospital in Houston. He was 99. The hospital did not release the cause of death, but he had heart ...

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American Heart Association Saddened by Death of Surgical Pioneer Michael E. DeBakey

Published July 12, 2008, 5:49 pm, PR Newswire via Yahoo! News

Volunteers and staff of the American Heart Association extend their sympathy to the family and friends of Michael E. DeBakey, who died yesterday at the age of 99.

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