DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 71-year-old woman diagnosed with coronary artery disease. My latest calcium score was 801. My right coronary artery was 80% blocked, and the left artery was 25%. My cardiologist ...
One year of dual antiplatelet therapy with one of two potent P2Y12 inhibitors—ticagrelor or prasugrel—in people with Type 1 ...
Dr. Chris Metzger has performed as many carotid stenting procedures as any other doctor in the United States in the last 4 years. Its not unusual to see Dr. Metzger and his team hard at work but this ...
A British man at risk of amputation has become the first patient in Europe to be saved by a groundbreaking 'dissolvable stent' implant. The procedure is set to revolutionise treatment for thousands of ...
In a dimly lit cardiac catheterization lab, an interventional cardiologist concentrates intently on a live X-ray of a beating heart. The doctor carefully guides a long, thin wire, threading it through ...
Dr. Michael Acker answers the question: 'Bypass Surgery Versus Stents?' — -- Question: What are the advantages of bypass surgery and the disadvantages of bypass surgery -- as compared with stents ...
Surgeon James McCaslin, operating on Cramlington man Stephen Laurie, became the first in Europe to fit a stent that will help ...
Now you see it, now you don't. A new type of heart stent that works like dissolving stitches, slowly going away after it has done its job, passed its first major test in a large study, doctors said ...
SIOUX CITY (KTIV) - In January 2025 MercyOne Siouxland Medical Center, in Sioux City, announced changes to its trauma and cardiac services. MercyOne was a Level 2 trauma center, but dropped to a Level ...
HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--XCath, an early-stage medical device company dedicated to expanding endovascular treatment modalities through its smart steerable guidewires and robotic systems, will exhibit ...