Patients who require noncardiac surgery after receiving stents have lower rates of acute MI and/or coronary revascularization when the surgery is delayed at least 6 months, according to a study ...
What is the current thinking with regard to coronary artery bypass grafting vs. stent placement in patients younger than 40 years? Each patient is assessed individually. Most prefer not to have ...
A one-month treatment of dual anti-platelet therapy is safe and as effective as a longer duration of therapy at preventing cardiac events in patients one year after stent placement, according to ...
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, ...
High-risk patients undergoing coronary stent procedures may not require long-term aspirin use after stent placement, Mount Sinai researchers report in a groundbreaking study. The current standard of ...
PARSIPPANY, N.J. and INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 18, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, patient support group Mended Hearts, in partnership with Daiichi Sankyo, Inc. and Eli Lilly and Company, launched the Stent Hub ...
DEAR DR. ROACH: My 75-year-old wife had two third generation medicine-eluting stents inserted into a branch of the left anterior coronary artery in January 2020. On 75 mg of clopidogrel and 81 mg of ...
An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Coronary angioplasty and stenting are common medical procedures used to widen a narrowed artery and restore optimal blood flow to the heart.
Pune:A team of doctors from the Army Institute of Cardiothoracic Sciences (AICTS) successfully treated four patients ...