A multinational study led by researchers at Stanford Medicine has found that the risks of major complications after stenting ...

Tens of thousands of heart patients are missing out on an exciting new development which could save their lives. It involves a stent, a spring-like stainless steel device, smaller than a paper ...

The stent will remain in place permanently, but the balloon will be removed. He will then remove the Embolic Protection System and all other devices from your body. You will be taken to a special ...

You have full access to this article via your institution. The investigators analyzed data from the cohort of 1,012 patients recruited to the Sirolimus-Eluting Versus Paclitaxel-Eluting Stents for ...

It goes into the artery in your groin or leg. He or she moves the balloon to the narrowed area and inflates it. The balloon presses the plaque against the walls of the artery. This makes more room for ...

This was an exciting time in cardiology, as it meant some patients could avoid having open-heart surgery. But it very much ...

Know when doctors recommend heart bypass surgery and its benefits. Learn how angioplasty can help reduce the risk of heart ...

Drug-eluting stents (DES) are designed to reduce the extent of in-stent restenosis following percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), via the controlled elution of an antimitotic drug such as ...

The stent keeps the ductus open after the baby is born, giving infants with heart conditions like Cayden’s the chance to receive better blood flow even when the heart itself can’t pump enough.

Each year, more than 3 million people worldwide are treated with stents to open blocked blood vessels caused by heart disease. However, monitoring the healing process after implantation remains a ...

25), South Korean researchers report that for patients at high risk for bleeding following stent implantation, three months of DAPT was better than one month at reducing heart attacks, strokes and ...