Carotid stent surgery is one of two procedures that can be used to treat carotid artery stenosis. This procedure is considered a less invasive option with a faster recovery time. However, it does have ...

SEEMS LIKE A DISTANT MEMORY. A WOMAN WHO SAW OUR REPORT LAST YEAR AND CONTACTED DR. KIM UNDERSTANDS THAT COMPLETELY. HERE’S HER STOR AS MICHELLE HARRIS RUNS A LOOP THROUGH MEADOWOOD PARK, SHE IS DOING ...

Enhanced External Counterpulsation (EECP) is an FDA-approved, non-invasive therapy designed for select heart patients who ...

Coronary angioplasty and stenting are common medical procedures used to widen a narrowed artery and restore optimal blood flow to the heart. During an angioplasty procedure, doctors open the blocked ...

For patients with life-threatening aneurysms of the carotid artery in the neck, a minimally invasive stent-grafting technique can be just as effective as traditional open surgery, but with faster ...

New research comparing rival brands of drug-coated, tiny mesh tubes called stents finds they are equally excellent at keeping heart arteries open, and that one may be better for diabetics. Subscribe ...

Expanded stent physically opens a blocked blood vessel, but interactions between the metal surface and vascular cells can either promote healing or lead to adverse effects. The research team led by Dr ...

A multinational study led by researchers at Stanford Medicine has found that the risks of major complications after stenting or bypass surgery are similar, even several years out. The risk of death ...

CHICAGO (Reuters) - A newer, less invasive approach to preventing strokes using a device called a stent proved to be as safe and worked just about as well as surgery, U.S. researchers said on Friday, ...

FILE - This May 31, 2013 file photo shows former President George W. Bush during the unveiling their of his in the East Room of the White House in Washington. Bush has successfully undergone a heart ...

The Universidad de Chile coach underwent a procedure to treat coronary heart disease caused by the obstruction of an intermediate arterial segment. 'Fernando Gago, current coach of Universidad de ...