Patients who have a stent implanted to open a blocked coronary artery face dual risks of developing blood clots and of having excessive bleeding in ...

A new study by researchers at Intermountain Health in Salt Lake City aims to determine the best method to screen and evaluate ...

Coronary artery bypass grafting is a more invasive procedure where surgeons use blood vessels from another part of the body ...

Abbott will be trying its hand in the growing field of intravascular lithotripsy, with a clinical study to examine an unnamed ...

A stent is tubular in shape and usually made of metal or ceramic. It is designed to keep a part of the coronary artery open. Coronary arteries are the blood vessels that carry blood to the heart ...

When you think about heart disease treatment, you might picture rows of prescription bottles or major surgeries. But the ...

Followed categories will be added to My News. Published in the journal JAMA, it found the Coronary Artery Calcium Score (CACs) worked well for treating those in the precarious “intermediate risk ...

Objective To evaluate the feasibility of three-dimensional (3D) printing models of coronary artery anomalies based on cardiac CT data and explore their potential for clinical applications. Design ...

A pericardial effusion requiring drainage following stent placement is concerning for coronary artery perforation and therefore requires further, immediate investigation. However, on review of the ...

A CAT scan right now," Harvey said. From a CAT scan you get something called a coronary calcium score. "Most coronary disease, when it develops, will deposit calcium into the artery, and we can ...