Also called a percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) or percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), the procedure is often performed after an episode of chest pain or a heart attack and ...

indicated for use during percutaneous transluminal angioplasty, and stenting procedures in saphenous vein grafts and carotid arteries and percutaneous transluminal angioplasty, atherectomy and ...

Also called a percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty ... a heart attack and typically involves the placement of a stent. Angioplasty is a catheterization procedure that opens arteries ...

Carotid percutaneous transluminal angioplasty/stenting has become an accepted treatment modality for carotid artery stenosis in high-risk patients. There has been an ongoing debate regarding which ...

According to the ACC/AHA STEMI guidelines, reperfusion can be accomplished by either pharmacologic or catheter-based approaches. The medical system goal is to facilitate rapid recognition and ...

Introduction/purpose Bradycardia and hypotension are recognized complications after carotid artery angioplasty and stenting (CAS). Typically this is short-lived but may persist up to 1 week in cases ...

Total medical charges per patient were similar in the angioplasty group ($16 090) and the streptokinase group ($16 813). In the early years of coronary stenting the presence of an intraluminal ...

Balloon angioplasty and/or endovascular stenting are being used increasingly often among patients with atherosclerotic renovascular disease (ARVD). Although these procedures do result in obvious ...

Multiple studies have highlighted the importance of carotid artery stenting (CAS) operator's experiences. However, fellowship‐trained neurointerventionalists remain an under‐represented specialty in ...

School of Aeronautic Science and Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, China Introduction: In-stent restenosis remains a significant challenge in coronary artery interventions. This study aims to ...

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Intracranial atherosclerotic stenosis (ICAS) is a progressive disease, despite aggressive medical management. Previous RCTs did not show benefit of percutaneous angioplasty and stenting compared to ...