Performing PCI on a chronic total occlusion (CTO), or in fact doing any type of transcatheter intervention, is associated with a significant stress response for the interventional cardiologist beyond ...

A novel study shines a light on the physiological stress interventional cardiologists may encounter when performing complex percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) procedures. The study of five ...

Quebec City - A new meta-analysis of observational studies published in the July 2010 issue of the American Heart Journal suggest that recanalization of coronary chronic total occlusions (CTOs) with a ...

Of note, the iMODERN trial had also excluded people with a history of prior STEMI, chronic total occlusion, complex ...

The saphenous vein grafts treated in the RCT were relatively straightforward, while the native vessels were largely CTOs.

New research could change standard-of-care guidelines to improve outcomes for heart attack patients after coronary stenting procedures. Withdrawing aspirin one month after percutaneous coronary ...

New study findings show that utilizing super-high-pressure non-compliant balloons (NCB) is non-inferior to intravascular ...

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact [email protected]. PCI improved angina symptoms at 12 weeks vs. a sham ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Registry data show transradial access was used for most patients who underwent complex, high-risk PCI.

Treating a fully blocked artery with medication alone is equally effective as percutaneous coronary intervention, according to a study presented at the American College of Cardiology’s 66th Annual ...

Researchers at 37 sites in South Korea have found patients taking clopidogrel after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) ...