Angioplasty with stent placement is a minimally invasive procedure used to open narrow or blocked arteries. This procedure is used in different parts of your body, depending on the location of the ...

A drug-eluting stent, or DES, is a small, metal mesh tube placed in a blocked coronary artery. The metal is coated in medicine and helps reopen your artery and keep it open. ‌ Stents are used to treat ...

NEW YORK (AP) — The spiritual leader of Eastern Orthodox Christians was staying overnight in a New York City hospital after having a stent placement Wednesday afternoon at the conclusion of his U.S.

Can heart stents decline over time or need replacement? A cardiologist explains how stents work, why problems can develop, ...

Two P2Y12 inhibitors often used interchangeably, ticagrelor and prasugrel (antiplatelet medications prescribed to prevent the formation of blood clots), had different impacts on outcomes in patients ...

Percutaneous transarterial carotid artery stent placement for asymptomatic extracranial carotid stenosis should only be used with special arrangements for clinical governance, consent, and audit or ...

Kauvery Hospital Alwarpet has successfully performed a rare and technically complex neurovascular procedure to prevent a ...