Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI, also known as coronary angioplasty) is a minimally invasive procedure in which tiny metal tubes called stents are inserted into partially blocked coronary ...

In sharp contrast to earlier studies, patients with severe triple-vessel heart disease fared equally well whether they ...

A new study could lead to more widespread use of imaging technique to improve survival and prevent complications.

After 1 year, PCI did not meet the primary composite endpoint — death from any cause, stroke, heart attack, or the need for a repeat procedure — of noninferiority to CABG, but things started ...

People at high risk for recurrent cardiac events following percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), a procedure to open blocked arteries, experienced significantly better outcomes with clopidogrel ...

A Stanford University study presented at the American College of Cardiology’s annual session finds no significant differences in the long-term outcomes between open-heart bypass surgery (CABG) and ...

China plays a central role in this regional trend, as the country has seen a substantial rise in percutaneous coronary ...

The chemistry and pharmacology, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, adverse effects, drug interactions, dosing and administration, and pharmacoeconomics of bivalirudin are reviewed; clinical ...

Teleflex (TFX) announced that the preliminary results from its Ringer PBC IDE study were reported in a featured presentation at the CTO Plus ...