Endovascular reconstruction is a procedure used to repair a damaged or blocked part of one of your blood vessels. During endovascular reconstruction, your doctor will insert a thin tube into a major ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: What could precipitate a need to check an 83-year-old man’s carotid arteries for blockage? What percentage of blockage would necessitate surgery? -- W.M. ANSWER: There are two carotid ...

Bypass surgery is slightly better overall than stenting to open blocked arteries in people with severe coronary artery disease, new research shows. But decisions may still need to be made on a case-by ...

The findings of a large federal study on bypass surgeries and stents call into question the medical care provided to tens of thousands of heart disease patients with blocked coronary arteries, ...

The carotid arteries are two large blood vessels in a person’s neck. If these arteries become blocked, a person may require surgery, also known as a carotid endarterectomy, to remove the blockage. A ...

Drug therapy alone may save lives as effectively as bypass or stenting procedures, a large federal study showed. By Gina Kolata The findings of a large federal study on bypass surgeries and stents ...