Stents are commonly used during procedures like angioplasty, where a catheter is inserted into a blocked artery.

Angioplasty and stent placement are done simultaneously by a cardiologist to open clogged arteries. With cardiovascular diseases becoming increasingly common among the young and the old, blockages in ...

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact customerservice@slackinc.com. Throughout the history of cardiology, several milestones ...

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 ...

In a move that many hope will increase the dismally low numbers of patients undergoing primary angioplasty in India, lawmakers have declared that coronary stents are “essential medicines.” Prices for ...

The researchers identified 1,288 matched pairs of patients who underwent either balloon angioplasty alone or stenting -- yet all had a similar likelihood of receiving a stent based on their clinical ...

Tiny clogged arteries in the heart that have long bedeviled cardiologists' attempts at repair can now be kept flowing smoothly with new drug-coated stents that have already revolutionized treatment of ...

Addition of laser atherectomy provides better short-term results than balloon angioplasty alone in patients with restenosis in peripheral stents. In fact, the randomized, multicenter EXCITE ISR trial ...

A stent can help save your life by restoring blood flow through a blocked artery, but does it really prevent future heart attack risk. Here’s what a cardiologist has to say.

A new study has found that the use of drugs and stents, which are tiny metal scaffolds placed in clogged arteries, may be no better than using drugs alone in non-emergency situations. Two ...

On the NDTV Lifeline episode, the case of Deepak Sethia was discussed. It serves as a reminder to take stock of the role chronic stress has on heart health and how to safeguard it.