CHICAGO -- Is it safe to have your arteries unclogged at a hospital that lacks heart surgeons who can operate if something goes wrong? Many states ban this except in emergencies like heart attacks.

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

A new drug-eluting balloon can perform just as well as the standard treatment for patients with coronary in-stent restenosis ...

ATLANTA, GA (March 14, 2006) -- Cardiologists are continually searching for the most effective and non-invasive methods of treatment for their patients. Two studies presented today at the American ...

A new drug-eluting balloon can perform just as well as the standard treatment for patients with coronary in-stent restenosis ...

Dr. Robert Hallett, cardiovascular interventionist, performed the first implantation of the new Endeavor stent in East Texas. The FDA approved this next generation drug-eluting stent a month and a ...

A 12-year-old boy from Vrindavan, battling a rare inflammatory disease that severely impacted his heart and kidneys, has been ...

Cardiac stents have transformed the landscape of cardiovascular medicine, providing a less invasive and highly effective means to treat coronary artery disease. What is a stent? A cardiac stent is a ...

Many people who receive one stent will need additional stents, but as the number of devices in the heart increases, so do the risks of serious complications. If a coronary artery has become narrowed, ...

The FINANCIAL — People with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) who undergo an angioplasty procedure and receive a heart stent are prescribed an oral antiplatelet (OAP) therapy and aspirin to help prevent a ...

The Texas Medical Board has accused cardiologist Samuel J. DeMaio, MD, of performing unnecessary heart stent and defibrillator implantation procedures and angiograms, according to an Austin ...

A stent thrombosis is a blood clot that forms within a coronary stent. It can be a complication of stent placement to open a narrowed artery. A coronary stent is a mesh tube that opens a narrowed or ...