This can be done with angioplasty (possibly including stent placement) or with coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), also called open-heart surgery. An angioplasty involves threading a wire to ...

During an angioplasty procedure, doctors open the blocked artery with a balloon catheter and insert a stent to keep the artery open and blood flowing effectively. The stent permanently remains in ...

In a significant update, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar has been admitted to AIIMS (All India Institute of Medical Sciences) ...

A stent is a small tube that helps keep the artery open. It can also keep small pieces of plaque from breaking off and causing problems. You may need to spend the night in the hospital. For 1 or 2 ...

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 ...

If stents work well, why do some people still need heart surgery? The answer lies in the severity and location of the ...

catheter-based procedure to place a tiny stent into the ductus arteriosus of an infant with only one good pumping chamber in the heart. Normally, that ductus promotes blood flow between mother and ...

No IVUS was performed before stent placement in either group. In the angiography-directed (AG) arm, procedural success was defined as <10% stent diameter stenosis compared with the distal ...

Discover the groundbreaking procedure performed by Dr. Shailendra Singh, using GE Healthcare's 3DStent software for a more thorough assessment.

Complications with the implant used to treat blood vessel dissection after balloon angioplasty or stent placement can result ...

Velvet Spitler graduated from a cardiac rehab program in January after suffering a near-fatal heart episode while on vacation ...