The DCB looks good in select cases, but given its high price tag, exactly when to use it is still up for discussion, say ...

Balloon angioplasty is also sometimes used in emergency situations, such as during a heart attack, where it is performed under general anesthesia. On occasion, regional anesthesia, including nerve ...

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

The interventional cardiology devices market was valued at US$ 16.89 billion in 2024 and is projected to reach US$ 30.23 billion by 2033, registering a CAGR of 7.55% during the forecast period ...

PCI of these lesions often requires novel devices, such as drug-eluting stents, hydrophilic guidewires, distal protection balloons or filters, thrombectomy catheters, rotational atherectomy ...

Medtronic announced that investigators enrolled the first patient in a pivotal trial of its Prevail drug-coated balloon (DCB) ...

Summary: The use of balloon angioplasty with or without coronary artery stenting is limited by the phenomenon of in-stent restenosis (ISR). Until very recently, most efforts to overcome ISR had ...