Medically reviewed by Rafle Fernandez, MD Stents and coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) treat blocked arteries and ...

Summary: The use of balloon angioplasty with or without coronary artery stenting is limited by the phenomenon of in-stent restenosis (ISR). Until very recently, most efforts to overcome ISR had ...

In the US, nearly two million stents are implanted every year, and they can be life-saving during a heart attack. But they may not always be the best treatment method for coronary artery disease.

Coronary angioplasty and stenting are common medical procedures used to widen a narrowed artery and restore optimal blood flow to the heart. During an angioplasty procedure, doctors open the ...

A 41-year-old man was evaluated for swelling in the ankles and syncope. CT of the chest showed bilateral mediastinal and ...

Coronary stenting is a critical procedure used to treat coronary artery disease, which involves the placement of a stent to keep the artery open after it has been narrowed or blocked. Over the ...

A procedure used to widen the coronary artery/ies that are blocked or narrowed. Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is a surgical procedure used to treat narrowing of the coronary arteries of ...

A new predictive model developed by Ochsner Health helps clinicians make real-time decisions for patients who had a stroke ...

The following is a summary of “Comparative Outcomes of Left Main and Non-Left Main Percutaneous Coronary Intervention from ...

Three genomic drivers of coronary artery disease were linked to the severity and burden of the condition observed ...

Coronary artery calcification isn’t often top of ... Traditionally, physicians have only had procedures like balloon angioplasty, stenting or atherectomy – where a high-speed drill is used ...