In the US, nearly two million stents are implanted every year, and they can be life-saving during a heart attack. But they may not always be the best treatment method for coronary artery disease.

Franklund’s health problems kept getting worse, and since he already had three stents in the same area of his heart, his options were slim. Around Christmas of 2024, he called Dr. Nayan Desai ...

If stents work well, why do some people still need heart surgery? The answer lies in the severity and location of the ...

The stent keeps the ductus open after the baby is born, giving infants with heart conditions like Cayden’s the chance to receive better blood flow even when the heart itself can’t pump enough.

One of the main arteries in his heart was blocked, preventing normal blood flow. Doctors inserted two stents to open the ...

On the day he sat down for a newspaper interview, Dr. Robert Mangano had enlarged a stent in the heart of a 16-year-old girl ...

The DCB looks good in select cases, but given its high price tag, exactly when to use it is still up for discussion, say ...

Most people know when they hear the word stent that it is associated with your heart. However, it is not widely known that stents can also be placed into the blood vessels of the brain.

Meenakshi Hospital Thanjavur surgeons perform successful angioplasty with a 3mm heart pump, aiding patient's recovery.

Earlier in the week, Ty Amundsen, not feeling well, checked himself into a hospital, where it was discovered he had suffered a heart attack. He spent a few days in the hospital, after receiving a ...