There has been a tremendous growth in percutaneous coronary interventions (PCIs) with stent implantation, even in cases where coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) demonstrates superior long-term ...

Replacing aspirin with a P2Y12 inhibitor soon after coronary stenting is tied to a higher ischemic risk than dual antiplatelet therapy in the first 30 days, but not later, in acute coronary syndrome.

Females with heart disease are often treated with stenting, a procedure in which a tiny wire-mesh tube is slipped inside a ...

Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is not a generally accepted option for infants or toddlers with acute coronary syndrome. However, a new report has found coronary stent implantation to be a ...

Medically reviewed by Rafle Fernandez, MD Key Takeaways Bypass surgery is better than stents for serious heart disease.A stent is less invasive and usually faster to recover from than bypass ...

Patients who require noncardiac surgery after receiving stents have lower rates of acute MI and/or coronary revascularization when the surgery is delayed at least 6 months, according to a study ...

Update: This story has been corrected to reflect the source of 12-month data for the PRO-Kinetic device. It comes from the previous ENERGY Registry study, and not from the BIOHELIX-1 study. Biotronik ...

Although the frequency of restenosis after coronary angioplasty is reduced by stenting, when restenosis develops within a stent, the risk of subsequent restenosis is greater than 50 percent. We report ...

Editor’s note: This post is part of a Health Affairs Blog series titled “ORBITA: Lessons From A Landmark Trial," which focuses on the recent study finding that coronary stenting did not improve ...

The world of interventional cardiology was rocked recently when optimal medical management was found to be as effective as opening the artery with a stent. Yet a significant factor in the study – that ...

Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) or coronary angioplasty with stenting restores heart's blood flow and manages atherosclerosis. Knowledge is always your best ally when it comes to heart health ...