Tens of thousands of heart patients are missing out on an exciting new development which could save their lives. It involves a stent, a spring-like stainless steel device, smaller than a paper ...

The balloon presses the plaque against the walls of the artery. This makes more room for blood to flow. The doctor may also put a stent in your artery. A stent is a small tube that helps keep the ...

Coronary angioplasty and stenting are common medical procedures used to widen a narrowed artery and restore optimal blood flow to the heart. During an angioplasty procedure, doctors open the ...

In the US, nearly two million stents are implanted every year, and they can be life-saving during a heart attack. But they may not always be the best treatment method for coronary artery disease.

After a calcium score test and stress test, my doctor wanted to place stents in my coronary arteries ... improvement in lifespans or in preventing heart attacks. Your cardiologist wanted to ...

2010;2(3):341-350. Thus far, the most comprehensive clinical trial data from commercially available bioabsorbable polymer DES, relate to the stents of the BioMatrix™ family (Biosensors ...