Balloon angioplasty and stent implantation procedures in the early postoperative period after congenital heart surgery are overall relatively safe and effective, data from a retrospective, ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. A combination of angioplasty and stenting are as good as the gold ...

Dear Dr. K: Two friends recently had stents put in. What exactly is a stent? How does it work? Dear Reader: A stent is a small metal cylinder that opens up a blockage in the arteries. It looks like a ...

Berlin, Germany - Balloon angioplasty under intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) guidance appears comparable to stenting at 6 months, a new study shows. However, given the advent of drug-eluting stents, ...

Over the last several years angioplasty has exceeded coronary bypass surgery as the preferred way to treat coronary artery disease. The stents, narrow tubes inserted into the artery to facilitate ...

A drug-eluting resorbable stent was found to be just as effective in treating infrapopliteal artery disease in patients at risk of limb amputation, according to a study published Oct. 25 in the New ...

InterVene’s Recana is claimed to be the first fully integrated catheter system to address venous in-stent restenosis (ISR).

MIAMI, FL – A study found that a nitinol stent performed better than balloon angioplasty alone in treating blockages of the popliteal artery, which runs through the leg behind the knee. Results of the ...

In some cases, blockages are cleared by inflating a balloon-like device inside the vessel (angioplasty) and inserting a stent to keep the vessel open. The procedure is performed on about 40,000 to ...

Using a stent graft to keep open failing arteriovenous dialysis grafts results in better patency and fewer reinterventions than angioplasty alone. Twelve-month results of the RENOVA trial were ...