More importantly, and less well described in the literature, is how this risk:benefit ratio plays out for patients with NSTEMI or for patients with ACS. As in the case of STEMI, the outcome of DES ...

Heart disease is more common in people over 65, but treatments are better than ever. That can complicate decision-making for ...

Following cardiac catheterization, patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) have a higher risk of short-term mortality than patients with non-STEMI (NSTEMI), who have a ...

BACKGROUND: The optimal coronary stenting technique for true left main bifurcation lesions is uncertain. EBC MAIN (European ...

have been shown to be superior to bare-metal stents (BMS) in a number of settings, there is still no consensus regarding the use of DES in ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). The HORIZONS ...

Stents and coronary artery bypass grafting ... An acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) is the most dangerous kind of heart attack. If you have this kind of heart attack ...

were the higher incidence of major adverse cardiac events and the higher rate of death or myocardial infarction in the overlapping-stent group than in the two control groups. In terms of ...

During an angioplasty procedure, doctors open the blocked artery with a balloon catheter and insert a stent to keep the artery open and blood flowing effectively. The stent permanently remains in ...

A stent is a small mesh tube inserted into an artery that has been narrowed by plaque build-up. In the US, nearly two million stents are implanted every year, and they can be life-saving during a ...