Acute ischemic stroke (AIS) is the leading cause of adult disability in the United States and a major cause of death both ...

Patients who underwent transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR ... did equally well when treated with a minimally invasive stent placement guided either by ultrasound-based imaging or ...

For over a decade, the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) has been at the forefront of aortic valve innovation, advancing ...

Demographic and clinical data were collected including age, sex, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, hyperlipidemia, smoking, alcohol consumption, and location of stent placement. This study protocol was ...

Aortic coarctation is a fatal cardiovascular disease. For Stanford type B aortic coarctation, aortic endovascular isolation (TEVAR) is currently the treatment of choice and is far less invasive than ...

These procedures can include surgery, radiation, laser therapy, or stent placement. The prognosis of treating post-obstructive pneumonia depends on many factors, such as the type of cancer causing the ...

Background: Following transcatheter aortic valve replacement, acute coronary obstruction is infrequent but ... Re-dilation of the space between the native leaflets and the STJ likely returned it to ...

Conclusion: This study demonstrates the successful management of a super-high esophageal-tracheal fistula using a Sigma fully covered metallic stent. Super-high esophageal fistulas occur in the upper ...

IVL is a newer treatment for calcified coronary arteries that treats blockages by fracturing the calcium within the artery wall, potentially allowing for vessel expansion and better stent placement.

IVL, meanwhile, fractures the calcium within the artery wall. This potentially allows for vessel expansion and better stent placement. Abbott’s investigational system utilizes high-energy sound ...

The inclusion criteria required animals free of diseases and any morphological alterations of the aorta and its branches. The pigs were randomly assigned to two groups: Control group (G0, n = 5): ...