Medically reviewed by Rafle Fernandez, MD Stents and coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) treat blocked arteries and ...

Q: I’ve heard mixed opinions about stents for treating coronary artery disease. Are they really beneficial, especially for someone with stable coronary artery disease? A: This is a great ...

Summary: The use of balloon angioplasty with or without coronary artery stenting is limited by the phenomenon of in-stent restenosis (ISR). Until very recently, most efforts to overcome ISR had ...

T.E. ANSWER: Whether stents are beneficial in people with stable coronary artery disease remains somewhat controversial. Although stents in combination with a healthy diet, exercise and medication ...

A 41-year-old man was evaluated for swelling in the ankles and syncope. CT of the chest showed bilateral mediastinal and ...

A procedure used to widen the coronary artery/ies that are blocked or narrowed. Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is a surgical procedure used to treat narrowing of the coronary arteries of ...

A new predictive model developed by Ochsner Health helps clinicians make real-time decisions for patients who had a stroke ...

Three genomic drivers of coronary artery disease were linked to the severity and burden of the condition observed ...

The goal of coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is to improve blood flow to your heart. The heart is a muscle about the size of your fist. Your heart pumps blood and oxygen to all of the organs and ...

Coronary artery calcification isn’t often top of ... Traditionally, physicians have only had procedures like balloon angioplasty, stenting or atherectomy – where a high-speed drill is used ...