Contemporary management of coronary artery disease relies increasingly on percutaneous techniques combined with medical therapy. Although percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) can be performed ...

Tom Nolan reviews this week’s research Social media platforms are awash with influencers promoting cures for all ills. They often make claims that would breach advertising rules—particularly in the ...

A blocked coronary artery causing an acute heart attack must be opened immediately with a stent procedure. However, if other coronary arteries also appear to be narrowed, it is safe to wait and treat ...

A new study conducted in conjunction with Henry Ford Health found that stenting reduces the risk of death from stroke.

Carotid stenting is a procedure in which a surgeon treats plaque from the carotid arteries and inserts a stent to hold them open. It is a minimally invasive treatment for carotid artery stenosis. The ...

An international study led by Mayo Clinic researchers has found that for people with severe carotid artery narrowing who haven't experienced recent stroke symptoms, a minimally invasive procedure ...

For patients with high-grade carotid stenosis without recent symptoms, the addition of stenting is associated with a reduced risk for a composite of perioperative stroke or death or ipsilateral stroke ...

If the patient is getting recurrent TIAs, MRI-angiography is done and it will be noticed that there is no stroke in the brain but the artery is getting blocked nearly completely, then, the stroke can ...