If stents work well, why do some people still need heart surgery? The answer lies in the severity and location of the ...

A stent is a small mesh tube inserted into an artery that has been narrowed by plaque build-up. In the US, nearly two million stents are implanted every year, and they can be life-saving during a ...

During an angioplasty procedure, doctors open the blocked artery with a balloon catheter and insert a stent to keep the artery open and blood flowing effectively. The stent permanently remains in ...

This can be done with angioplasty (possibly including stent placement) or with coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), also called open-heart surgery. An angioplasty involves threading a wire to ...

Your doctor will insert the Carotid Stent System through the vessels to the area of the plaque. After careful positioning, your doctor will open the stent to cover the plaque. Your doctor will insert ...

Vascular surgeons at Doylestown Hospital have pioneered a dissolvable stent that holds clogged arteries open long enough to heal, according to a staff report from TAPinto Doylestown. The Esprit ...

Heart bypass surgery is a new beginning for patients, significantly enhancing longevity and quality of life. It is performed ...

More recently, drug-eluting stents (DESs) have emerged as the predominant percutaneous strategy in patients with coronary artery disease. This Review summarizes the knowledge on coronary stenting ...

Millennium high school basketball has rolled through its first two Open opponents without head coach Ty Amundsen on the bench.