The coronary angiogram (CAG) showed 80% focal stenosis in the distal portion of the right coronary artery (RCA). The lesion was treated with a 2.5 × 18 mm sirolimus eluting coronary stent (Cypher ...

Now he has 0-5% occlusion in both LAD and RCA, which is normal ... he was advised to do a stent procedure. But due to financial constraints, he did not go for it. According to doctors, a blockage ...

Purpose: The mechanism of action and pharmacokinetics of sirolimus when used as part of a drug-eluting stent (DES) and the efficacy and cost of using DESs versus bare-metal stents are discussed.

Opening a blocked artery with balloons and stents can be lifesaving but as Gujarat deaths show, cases of misuse are also rising Opening a blocked artery with balloons and stents can be lifesaving ...

My patients, who had a stent (that expandable mesh tube that widens a blocked artery for blood to flow and stays like that) implanted after a heart attack, always have one question. Do they need to ...

Balloon angioplasty with drug‐coated balloons (DCBs) is frequently used during percutaneous coronary intervention for in‐stent restenosis. Despite its frequent use, there is a lack of long‐term data ...

Background Stroke due to the release of embolic debris during the placement of a stent to correct carotid artery stenosis is a constant procedural and peri-procedural threat. The new all metal Casper ...

However, this can be impractical in certain cases, such as when comparing bioresorbable scaffolds with metallic stents or stenting with balloon angioplasty. It has previously been demonstrated that ...

Also called a percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) or percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), the procedure is often performed after an episode of chest pain or a heart attack and ...