(HealthDay)—Bypass surgery is slightly better overall than stenting to open blocked arteries in people with severe coronary artery disease, new research shows. But decisions may still need to be made ...
Young patients who receive stents to treat coarctation of the aorta see good hemodynamic results over the long term, combined data from the COAST and COAST II trials show, but late follow-up from ...
Orlando, Florida— Performing balloon angioplasty following the deployment of a carotid stent reduces the risk of restenosis but also appears to increase the risk of stroke, according to an analysis of ...
In patients with PAD, stenting is associated with reduced postprocedural complications and amputation compared with angioplasty alone, according to a study published online May 28, 2015, ahead of ...
Stenting reopens completely blocked bowel arteries, preventing damage and even death from a condition that causes individuals severe pain and leads to excessive weight loss, notes research being ...
An elevated homocysteine level, which is associated with coronary artery disease, can be lowered by use of folic-acid supplements. In a randomized placebo-controlled trial called the Swiss Heart Study ...
Editor’s note: This post is part of a Health Affairs Blog series titled “ORBITA: Lessons From A Landmark Trial," which focuses on the recent study finding that coronary stenting did not improve ...
MIAMI, Nov. 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- InspireMD, Inc. (Nasdaq: NSPR) (“InspireMD” or the “Company”), developer of the CGuard ® Prime carotid stent system for the prevention of stroke, welcomes the ...
In the ACST-2 trial, non-procedural fatal or disabling stroke occurred in 2.5% of patients in both groups -- those assigned to carotid stenting and those who underwent carotid endarterectomy, for a ...
According to the findings from an American national research trial, people who suffer from a narrowing of the arteries that lead to the kidneys, or renal artery stenosis, do not experience better ...
Chennai: In a govt healthcare system, where care is often slowed by scarce ambulances, crowded catheterization labs, and a shortage of specialists, ne.
Intracranial angioplasty again failed for less severe intracranial atherosclerotic stenosis (ICAS) strokes in a Chinese trial. However, a separate analysis did leave a glimmer of hope that IV ...