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 ...

It is used in a procedure called percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Coronary stents are now used in more than 90% of PCI procedures. Stents reduce angina (chest pain) and have been shown to ...

BACKGROUND: The optimal coronary stenting technique for true left main bifurcation lesions is uncertain. EBC MAIN (European ...

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 ...

But they may not always be the best treatment method for coronary artery ... saving during a heart attack Stents are typically placed during an angioplasty procedure, in which the doctor uses ...

This is so it does not interfere with the blood pressure response during the actual stent procedure. On the morning of the stent procedure, make sure you take aspirin and other blood thinning ...

US guidelines recommend the PRECISE-DAPT score to assess bleeding risk. The European approach uses this or the ARC-HBR score, ...

A Bassett Healthcare Network physician is telling the story of his own health scare. According to a Bassett news release, a week before Christmas, Dr. William Fredette was carrying firewood when he ...

In the PROGRESS-AMS trial, Erbel and colleagues assessed the feasibility of bioabsorbable coronary ... with before the procedure. Intravascular ultrasound showed that the stent struts had been ...

Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is uncommon, but serious. Here’s what to know about this rare and potentially ...