Over the last several years angioplasty has exceeded coronary bypass surgery as the preferred way to treat coronary artery disease. The stents, narrow tubes inserted into the artery to facilitate ...

A new procedure approved for use jointly at Auburn Regional Medical Center and Federal Way's St. Francis Hospital means less travel and unfamiliar surroundings for patients. The state Department of ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Balloon angioplasty and stent implantation procedures in the early postoperative period after congenital heart ...

A new Journal of the American Medical Association study has found that angioplasties are misused in more than one-tenth of patients undergoing elective treatment, highlighting concerns that physicians ...

After three years working with investigators from 10 different clinical trials around the world from Brazil to London to Pittsburgh, Stanford University School of Medicine researchers have pooled ...

When life-threatening problems occur during angioplasty procedures, doctors may perform emergency coronary artery bypass graft surgery, but data from the Mayo Clinic indicates that need to send ...

A recent study found that effective treatment for clogged arteries may differ for men and women, according to research ...

DALLAS – It hasn’t become quite as routine as having your teeth cleaned, but a growing number of people are going to hospitals to get their heart arteries unclogged and going home the same day. New ...

Grounding our healthcare decision-making on science and data during this pandemic has empowered us to have one of the most effective responses to COVID-19 in the country. While COVID-19 cases are ...

“X-Men” star Patrick Stewart is recovering at home after undergoing an angioplasty procedure earlier this week to widen an artery, his publicist told The Associated Press Friday. Angioplasty involves ...