Drug-eluting stents reduce the occurrence of in-stent restenosis and the need for subsequent target vessel revascularization when compared with bare-metal stents. However, drug-eluting stents may be ...

The procedure to place a stent, often called angioplasty, is performed to restore proper blood flow, reduce symptoms (like ...

SVGs typically develop atherosclerosis 3 years after being implanted.7,18,19 The atherosclerotic plaques are similar in composition to those observed in native coronary arteries. Histologically, the ...

A statistical brief released by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality shows cardiac stent implantation in 2009 accounted for 644,240 hospital stays, amounting to nearly $12 billion nationally ...

China: Researchers have found in a new study that three months of dual antiplatelet therapy in patients treated with Firehawk stents was found to be non-inferior to 12 months of therapy, ...

PRINCETON, N.J. and PARIS - STENTYS, a medical technology company commercializing the world's first and only self-apposing stent to treat Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI), announced today the ...

The Government has clarified that coronary stents are under price control and private hospitals are required to comply with the notified ceiling prices, even as concerns were raised ...

Although percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is most commonly guided by angiography alone, results from a new study investigating adjunctive imaging modalities showed that the use of a novel ...

The risks of stent fracture and reintervention after transcatheter pulmonary valve replacement (TPVR) are substantially reduced when patients are prestented, according to combined data from three ...