A 42 years old male patient was admitted with resuscitated sudden cardiac death. Electrocardiogram revealed ST segment elevation in leads II, III, and aVF. After crossing the lesion with a floppy ...

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 ...

Corindus Vascular Robotics wins 510(k) clearance for CorPath® 200 System; Robotic-assisted percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) enhances control and protects physicians from radiation To view the ...

Operators performed closed-chest bypass before TAVI in a high-risk patient with decompensated HF due to a failing aortic ...

Four times, Elaine Paparella Vandeputte underwent balloon angioplasty to clear dangerous blockages in her right coronary artery, usually also having stents implanted to prop open the blood vessel.

The FDA approved a new emergency stent device to treat perforations in the blood vessels of the heart, the agency’s first new treatment option in the indication in 17 years. Deep tears in coronary ...

Using intravascular imaging devices during coronary artery disease stent procedures has been shown to improve patient outcomes. The Interventional Cardiology Team at Samsung Medical Center recently ...

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Researchers have created a new noninvasive technique for performing a type of artery bypass that may change the future of some coronary surgeries.

Researchers at the NIH and Emory School of Medicine have completed the first minimally invasive coronary artery bypass of the ...

The widespread adoption of the use of drug-releasing coronary artery stents into routine practice is associated with a decrease in the need for repeat procedures to unblock coronary arteries and also ...