Boston, MA - Results of the CADILLAC trial, showing stents to be superior to primary PTCA in acute MI (AMI) patients, have now been published in the New England Journal of Medicine. The Controlled ...

NEW YORK (MedscapeWire) Mar 28 — Stenting is better for reperfusion after acute myocardial infarction (MI) than percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA), according to a randomized trial ...

MIAMI, FLA.—In treating blockages of the popliteal artery, a nitinol stent performs better than standard angioplasty alone with minimal clinical adverse events, according to a multicenter study.

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 ...

Lesions in small coronary arteries account for up to half of all coronary stenoses, but it is unclear whether stenting or percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) represents the best ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Balloon angioplasty and stent implantation procedures in the early postoperative period after congenital heart ...

Tiny clogged arteries in the heart that have long bedeviled cardiologists' attempts at repair can now be kept flowing smoothly with new drug-coated stents that have already revolutionized treatment of ...

Medically reviewed by David Hampton, MD Key Takeaways Balloon angioplasty is used to widen blocked or narrow blood vessels.It ...

Coronary angioplasty and stenting are common medical procedures used to widen a narrowed artery and restore optimal blood flow to the heart. During an angioplasty procedure, doctors open the blocked ...