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 ...

There has been a tremendous growth in percutaneous coronary interventions (PCIs) with stent implantation, even in cases where coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) demonstrates superior long-term ...

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In the PROGRESS-AMS trial, Erbel and colleagues assessed the feasibility of bioabsorbable coronary stents made from a magnesium alloy—demonstrated in animal pilot studies to be completely ...

The catheterization lab has an interventional tool that uses ultrasound shockwaves to strike coronary artery calcium.

Heavily calcified blockages are more challenging to open with balloon angioplasty, which may lead to stent complications ...

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The US Food and Drug Administration has approved a heart stent specifically made for infants and young children - a device ...