Percutaneous coronary intervention is a treatment option for people with coronary artery disease. This nonsurgical procedure helps open narrowed or blocked coronary arteries. Coronary artery disease ...

This minimally invasive treatment for blocked arteries uses a ballon-tipped catheter, with a stent placed to keep the artery open during the procedure. Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is a ...

Coronary artery disease — or CAD — is a heart disease that’s often treated with medications as well as lifestyle and dietary changes. If your condition worsens, your doctor might suggest percutaneous ...

The relationship between timely access to percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) – a minimally invasive procedure used to open clogged coronary arteries – and improved patient outcomes has been well ...

The first randomized trial to test whether adding a small, temporary pump to allow the heart to rest and intentionally delaying percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), also known as coronary ...

Results from Restore EF and the PROTECT III study, which published in the June 2022 edition of the American Heart Journal, further demonstrate the safety and benefits of Impella-supported high-risk ...

Using intravascular imaging to guide stent implantation during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in heart disease patients significantly improves survival and reduces adverse cardiovascular ...

The preferred timing of treatment of nonculprit lesions in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) remains uncertain. A comparison of immediate percutaneous coronary ...

Adventist Health Sonora has recently added a nonsurgical, minimally invasive way to treat coronary heart disease called percutaneous coronary intervention — PCI — which in the setting of a heart ...

Complex percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in patients with severely impaired left ventricular function carries a high risk of death and complications. Whether percutaneous left ventricular ...