This approach significantly reduces the risk of future re-narrowing of the artery and improves long-term outcomes for ...

Researchers have created a new noninvasive technique for performing a type of artery bypass that may change the future of ...

Doctors perform a number of different outpatient heart procedures, including angioplasty, stenting, pacemaker implantation, and others. If you have a heart condition, your doctor might recommend an ...

Operators performed closed-chest bypass before TAVI in a high-risk patient with decompensated HF due to a failing aortic ...

CHICAGO -- Is it safe to have your arteries unclogged at a hospital that lacks heart surgeons who can operate if something goes wrong? Many states ban this except in emergencies like heart attacks.

The surgery was done on a 67-year-old man whose aortic valve was already replaced with a prosthetic. However, he developed a ...

For patients with acute coronary syndrome who undergo surgery to receive a heart stent, taking oral antiplatelet medications can be a lifesaver, yet more than half of these patients don’t adhere to ...

A new study conducted by researchers at the Imperial College London suggests that the placebo effect experienced by patients who receive coronary artery stents might be larger than expected, even ...

The absence of coach Luis Zubeldía from leading Fluminense for about 15 days has raised questions about the procedure he ...

Former President George W. Bush was hospitalized on Tuesday to treat a blocked artery in his heart. Doctors discovered the blockage during Bush’s routine physical, and recommended a stent to keep the ...

Stents restore blood flow by keeping arteries open with a metal scaffold tube. Dr. Wiley emphasized multiple stents over time are common and not alarming. Stents rarely impact lifestyle; risk ...

The Texas Medical Board has accused cardiologist Samuel J. DeMaio, MD, of performing unnecessary heart stent and defibrillator implantation procedures and angiograms, according to an Austin ...