LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Each year, nearly a million Americans get a stent - a tiny mesh tube that props open a clogged artery. If you have heart disease, your doctor may recommend one. But whether you ...

Many people who receive one stent will need additional stents, but as the number of devices in the heart increases, so do the risks of serious complications. If a coronary artery has become narrowed, ...

Each year, nearly a million Americans undergo implantation of heart stents. These tiny, wiry tubes of woven metal help prop open the coronary arteries, which supply the heart muscle with blood. Though ...

Next-generation vascular stents can make cardiovascular therapies minimally invasive and vascular treatments safe and less ...

The Food and Drug Administration recently approved a heart stent made specifically for infants and young children, a device that could help kids born with certain congenital heart defects avoid a ...

Jerry Bailey was awake while a medical team at OhioHealth Mansfield Hospital reopened one of his previously stented arteries using a new heart procedure. "It's working," the 73-year-old said a few ...

Can heart stents decline over time or need replacement? A cardiologist explains how stents work, why problems can develop, warning signs to watch for, and new treatment options. Keep reading for more ...

Twenty-four weeks into her pregnancy, Serena Chen and her husband received unexpected news: a fetal echocardiogram revealed that their daughter, Chloe, would be born with a congenial heart defect that ...

A stent designed specifically for infants and young children with congenital heart disease has demonstrated strong safety and ...

A research team from Helmholtz Munich, the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and the TUM University Hospital has developed DeepNeo, an AI-powered algorithm that automates the process of analyzing ...

A study of 200 heart patients in the United Kingdom shocked the international cardiology community on Thursday when it reported that patients who had stents put in to treat nonemergency chest pain ...