Doctors say this new type of heart stent works like dissolving stitches, slowly going away after it has done its job. The stents passed its first major test in a large study. (Weinberg-Clark ...

David Kandzari, MD (Piedmont Heart Institute, Atlanta, GA), is an interventional cardiologist and investigator who specializes in complex peripheral and coronary revascularization and is a member of ...

The optimal duration of dual antiplatelet therapy may depend on the individual stent, with shorter length of treatment preferred with some platforms but not others, according to a subanalysis of the ...

The risk-benefit ratio must be assessed in patients with the aforementioned risk factors to make a clinical decision on whether dual antiplatelet therapy should be continued beyond 12 months after PCI ...

During a heart angioplasty, a doctor uses a catheter with a balloon to open a narrowed blood vessel in the heart. Typically, they insert a stent during the procedure. A stent is a mesh tube designed ...

Miami Beach, FL--A new study comparing the outcomes of different types of stents used to treat cerebral aneurysms shows that the type of stent used affects a patient's immediate and long-term health ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . HONOLULU — Fully-covered, self-expandable metal stents; uncovered self-expandable metal stents; and plastic ...

The patency rate at 6 months was higher for the silicone-coated metallic stent vs double-J stent. A silicone-covered metallic stent maintains patency better than a double-J stent in patients with ...

This prospective, nonrandomized, consecutive cohort study aimed to assess 36-month outcomes after cataract surgery and implantation of two second-generation trabecular microbypass stents (iStent ...

A stent thrombosis is a blood clot that forms within a coronary stent. It can be a complication of stent placement to open a narrowed artery. A coronary stent is a mesh tube that opens a narrowed or ...