Boston, MA - Results of the CADILLAC trial, showing stents to be superior to primary PTCA in acute MI (AMI) patients, have now been published in the New England Journal of Medicine. The Controlled ...

Paclitaxel-eluting balloons are more effective than conventional balloon angioplasty at treating bare-metal stent (BMS) or drug-eluting stent (DES) restenosis, according to the results of a randomized ...

Peripheral artery angioplasty is a procedure to treat peripheral arterial disease of the legs. The procedure widens narrowed arteries in the pelvis or legs. It can help blood flow better. This may ...

"All deaths are sudden, one moment you are alive and the next you are death" With this quote, Dr. Holmes initiated his talk that discussed the effect of drug-eluting stents on mortality. The issue ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Balloon angioplasty and stent implantation procedures in the early postoperative period after congenital heart ...

Each year, about 1 million people worldwide undergo angioplasty to open clogged arteries. Although a metal mesh stent is often inserted to hold the artery open afterward, 15% to 20% become reclogged ...

Hollywood, FL—Angioplasty with a drug-coated balloon for the treatment of in-stent restenosis of the superficial femoral artery (SFA) achieves significantly better patency at 12 months compared with ...

Lesions in small coronary arteries account for up to half of all coronary stenoses, but it is unclear whether stenting or percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) represents the best ...

The field of modern cardiology is gradually heading toward highly customized and efficient therapies. Precision angioplasty is one such development, which blends traditional angioplasty with ...

A year after treatment, 65% of patients with renovascular hypertension experienced improvement. CHICAGO—Most patients with renovascular hypertension experience improved BP control and improved or ...

An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Coronary angioplasty and stenting are common medical procedures used to widen a narrowed artery and restore optimal blood flow to the heart.

A common practice for improving outcomes in patients with sudden heart attack actually offers no benefit and could cause harm, according to a review of randomised trials published online today ...