Using intravascular imaging to guide stent implantation during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in heart disease patients significantly improves survival and reduces adverse cardiovascular ...

Heart stents have saved countless lives and remain one of the most effective treatments for blocked coronary arteries. By improving blood flow to the heart, they help relieve chest pain and lower the ...

A heart stent can restore blood flow and save lives, but it does not eliminate the risk of future heart attacks. A ...

One year of dual antiplatelet therapy with one of two potent P2Y12 inhibitors—ticagrelor or prasugrel—in people with Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes who had received a drug-eluting stent did not offer the ...

One year of dual antiplatelet therapy with one of two potent P2Y12 inhibitors-ticagrelor or prasugrel-in people with Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes who had received a drug-eluting stent did not offer the ...

People who've survived a heart attack and have been given a stent may be better off quitting low-dose aspirin a month after the procedure, a new study finds. The strategy is "beneficial by reducing ...

Patient education app improves medication adherence among heart stent patients A tablet software application called MyIDEA (My Interventional Drug-Eluting Stent Education App) improved proper ...

Stents are back in the news because of Bill Clinton's cardiac "event." Although the former president did not suffer a heart attack, discomfort and pressure in his chest prompted him to seek medical ...

Sanford Aberdeen (S.D.) Medical Center recently performed the first robot-assisted angioplasty for an acute heart attack patient and achieved a door-to-balloon time far below the national average. The ...