OBJECTIVE To improve the biocompatibility of stents using a phosphorylcholine coated stent as a form of biomimicry. INTERVENTIONS Implantation of phosphorylcholine coated (n = 20) and non-coated (n = ...

The order says stents approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration will be priced Rs 25,000 per stent, and those cleared by the Indian drug regulator costing less than half or Rs 12,000 ...

Flow disturbances in the ICA occur if the stent is positioned in the bulb. [9] In our experience, a significant mismatch in diameter between the ICA and the CCA (eg, 5 and 10 mm, respectively ...

Though recovery takes longer—hospital stays can last 5–7 days with several weeks of rehabilitation—bypass surgery has proven long-term benefits, including reduced risk of repeat procedures and better ...

At the hospital, she was told an angiogram showed that spasms in her arteries had led to a second heart attack. The 70% ...

Given the relatively low incidence of VLST with later generation durable polymer stents such as that demonstrated in SPIRIT IV, [50] the utility of bioabsorbable polymer technologies will be best ...

Tens of thousands of heart patients are missing out on an exciting new development which could save their lives. It involves a stent ... made a small incision in my groin, under local anaesthetic ...

RESULTS 18 stents were implanted during 18 procedures in the 17 patients. Mean peak systolic pressure gradient fell from 26 mm Hg (95% confidence interval (CI), 21 to 31 mm Hg) before to 5 mm Hg (2 to ...

Mac left work early – another first – that afternoon in November 2022. When he got home, he headed straight for bed. At 2:30 ...

2025 Cardiovascular surgeons at the WVU Heart and Vascular Institute are the first in the state to implant the GORE Ascending Stent Graft as part of a new clinical trial to treat complex and ...