One year of dual antiplatelet therapy with one of two potent P2Y12 inhibitors—ticagrelor or prasugrel—in people with Type 1 ...

New research found a simplified clot-preventing medication regimen following stent placement in adults with atrial ...

Dr. Charanjit Rihal answers the question: 'Life Expectancy After Stent?' — -- Question: How long is person expected to live after a stent is inserted? Answer: How long a patient is expected to ...

Introduction Is Long-term Single Antiplatelet Clopidogrel Therapy Safe After Drug-Eluting Stent Implantation in Patients on Anticoagulants? MATRIX Registry: Duration of Dual Antiplatelet Therapy After ...

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 ...

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 ...

June 10, 2004 — Pharmacomechanical catheter-directed thrombolysis with reteplase and the Helix mechanical thrombectomy device followed by early stent placement is a safe and effective treatment for ...

Introduction: Biliary stenting with radioactive seed placement has become a frequently applied palliative intervention for patients with obstructive hilar cholangiocarcinoma (HC). Despite its ...

A covered stent appears to be a safe alternative to angioplasty alone for AVF stenosis, according to investigators. To maintain patency of an upper extremity arteriovenous fistula (AVF), placement of ...