Coronary Artery Disease: The primary use of angioplasty and stent placement is to address coronary artery disease. This condition involves the narrowing or blockage of coronary arteries that supply ...

Our cardiovascular system is a network of arteries and veins that transport oxygen and nutrients to all parts of our bodies, including the heart. These important channels can become damaged due to a ...

Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) or coronary angioplasty with stenting restores heart's blood flow and manages atherosclerosis. Knowledge is always your best ally when it comes to heart health ...

"Keep your heart happy and courageous," Sushmita Sen wrote in the post Bollywood actress Sushmita Sen took to Instagram on Thursday and revealed that she suffered a heart attack a few days ago. She ...

Balloon angioplasty and stent implantation procedures in the early postoperative period after congenital heart surgery are overall relatively safe and effective, data from a retrospective, ...

Aortic coarctation is a congenital narrowing of part of the aorta, most commonly the aortic arch, usually close to the origin of the left subclavian artery. This results in high blood pressure in the ...

In an analysis of the outcomes for more than 15,000 patients who underwent a percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI; procedures such as balloon angioplasty or stent placement used to open narrowed ...

A common practice for improving outcomes in patients with sudden heart attack actually offers no benefit and could cause harm, according to a review of randomised trials published online today ...

Veteran actor Amitabh Bachchan reportedly underwent an angioplasty at Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital in Mumbai on Friday. Reports suggest that an angioplasty was performed on a clot in his leg ...

OAK BROOK, Ill. – Some stroke patients may benefit from cerebral angioplasty and stent placement, according to a new study published online in the journal Radiology. "As many as 70 percent of ischemic ...