A coronary stent is an expandable metal mesh coil that helps open an artery that supplies the heart with blood. It’s used to prevent a heart attack or help improve survival after one occurs.

Today we have three studies presented at medical meetings, including one testing a device that may represent an improvement ...

(Reuters) – Hello Health Rounds Readers! Today we have three studies presented at medical meetings, including one testing a device that may represent an improvement over traditional heart stents. The ...

The study suggests that activity ... The Human Heart May Have a Hidden Ability to Repair Itself Nov. 21, 2024 — After severe heart failure, the ability of the heart to heal by forming new cells ...

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 ...

Obstructive is less common but more likely to require treatment with a coronary artery bypass or heart stent surgery. Nonobstructive CAD is often considered less serious than obstructive because ...

WASHINGTON — A variety of stent designs have tried and failed to reduce the number of stent-related adverse events over time, but now a new device with a unique design has shown some initial ...

Esprit BTK was approved by the FDA in April. Image credit: Shutterstock / Sundry Photography. Abbott has unveiled positive long-term data for its Esprit below-the-knee (BTK) stent in treating the most ...