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 ...

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 ...

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

has raised questions on whether some doctors are advising unnecessary stents for patients whose heart conditions can be managed with drug therapy. Dr Ajay Chaurasia, professor and head of ...

Doctors working on a clinical trial for treatment of heart disease held back key data, Newsnight has been told. The Excel trial tested whether stents were as effective as open heart surgery at ...

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

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KOCHI: A life-saving interventional procedure was successfully performed on a baby girl from Thrissur, who was born with a ...

What are the risks associated with redo cardiac surgeries compared to first-time procedures, and how are these managed?