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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

As you may be aware, the heart’s arteries are not rigid pipes; they’re living structures that twist, flex, constrict, expand, ...

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 ...

Recruitment of leukocytes is a hallmark of stent thrombosis, according to new results. The findings suggest that immune cell mediated thrombotic processes may be a realistic target for novel therapies ...

A new generation of stents – but not for the heart. This device travels to vessels in the brain where large aneurysms loom. Dr. Bernard Bendok, Northwestern Medicine Neurosurgeon: “Very large aneurysm ...

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 ...

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 ...