Once inflated, an expandable mesh tube (called a stent) can be inserted to keep the vessel open. Because balloon angioplasty is used to correct severely impaired blood flow, the benefits of treatment ...

This directory provides essential articles on Airway Management, a critical skill for EMS professionals. Topics include techniques for securing airways, the use of advanced airway devices ...

There is a variety of stent coatings with differing performance profiles that have been studied either in animal studies or clinical trials. The stent coatings can be broadly classified into three ...

Stents and coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) treat blocked arteries and coronary artery disease (CAD). Stents are a less invasive option, while CABG is a major surgery. Your healthcare provider ...

Background The Flow Re-direction Endoluminal Device (FRED) X is a next generation flow-diverting stent for treating intracranial aneurysms. Its surface modification (X technology) aims to minimize ...

What is carotid angioplasty and stenting? Angioplasty and stenting is a procedure to improve the blood flow in an artery or vein. The carotid artery is a large artery running along each side of your ...

Methods We report out preliminary experience with a real time AI assistance software, Neuro-Vascular Assist (iMed technologies, Tokyo, Japan), in six patients who underwent carotid artery stenting.

Using video laryngoscopy and the suction catheter that bears his name, Dr. Ducanto teaches us how to manage even the most copious secretions and secure an airway with confidence under what would ...