A multinational study led by researchers at Stanford Medicine has found that the risks of major complications after stenting ...

In patients undergoing chronic total occlusion (CTO) percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), stenting demonstrated improved long-term survival and fewer cardiac arrests at one year. The ...

Peripheral artery disease, or PAD, is a common health problem where the arteries become narrowed and blood can’t flow easily ...

a non-surgical procedure in which interventional cardiologists use a catheter to place stents in the blocked coronary arteries to restore blood flow. About one-third of these cases in the United ...

“The CAR risk score offers the opportunity to take away the downsides of surgery and stenting by using medical therapy alone ...

Senior consultant interventional cardiologist at Apollo Main hospitals in Chennai Dr Y Vijayachandra Reddy said that highly ...

The subsequent clinical pathway often involves using a balloon to push the blockage back against the arterial wall and then placing a stent where the block had been to keep the artery open.

Debbie Hillwig was facing her second heart surgery in seven years. The first surgery to replace her aortic valve required ...

If the pressure is much lower in your ankle, it could mean you have PAD. Other tests like ultrasound scans, CT scans, or MRAs (magnetic resonance angiography) can also help doctors see how blood is ...

In 2019, Sister Bay’s Gary Schulze, an active senior, thought he may have pulled a muscle in his chest. Turns out- it was coronary artery disease. “Once ...