A heart stent can restore blood flow and save lives, but it does not eliminate the risk of future heart attacks. A ...

London, UK - A review of 23 randomized trials comparing primary PTCA and thrombolysis in patients with ST-segment elevation MI indicates that primary PTCA is the superior strategy for prevention of ...

Patients who develop in-stent restenosis (ISR) are at a very high risk of recurrence after conventional balloon angioplasty. The use of repeat bare metal stent implantation has not made a significant ...

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 ...

Novel drug-coated balloons (DCB) did not outshine standard treatment with second generation drug-eluting stents (DES) as they were expected to, in a surprise finding of the first randomized trial to ...

Angioplasty, a surgical procedure that opens blocked arteries, often involves placing a metal tube to hold arterial walls open and prevent them from collapsing once the arterial block is surgically ...

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 ...

For years, the usual protocol in patients with blocked arteries has been for doctors to perform angioplasty, inserting a tiny mesh tube known as a stent to keep the artery open. The procedure is ...