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

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 ...

The balloon presses the plaque against the walls of the artery. This makes more room for blood to flow. The doctor may also put a stent in your artery. A stent is a small tube that helps keep the ...

This is a stent thrombosis that occurs within 24 hours of placement. Subacute stent thrombosis: This is a stent thrombosis that occurs between 24 hours and 1 month of placement. Stent thrombosis ...

Background and Aims: Technical limitations of conventional endoscopes and delivery systems frequently hamper palliative endoscopic placement of self-expandable metal stents for malignant small ...

After discharge, call us immediately if you have any new symptoms or worsening of the symptoms you had before the stent placement, including: Severe headache Slurred speech Problems at your puncture ...

TCT 66: Similar Short and Long-Term Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Impella-Supported Left Main PCI With and Without Severe Calcifications: Insights From the National Polish IMPELLA-PL Registry ...

Bentley InnoMed GmbH announced the first-in-human implantation of the BeFlared stent graft system, which recently received CE ...

Compared to bare metal stents, placement of stents that release the medication paclitaxel reduces the risk of the artery re-narrowing nine months following angioplasty for patients with complex ...

After learning about the deaths, their relatives rushed to the hospital and sought justice from the government, claiming both ...