Left main coronary artery (LMCA) disease can lead to what's known as a "widowmaker" heart attack, so-called because of the ...

A substudy reports that optical coherence tomography resulted in less vessel failure after percutaneous coronary angioplasty ...

Traditional stents solve heart patients’ immediate, critical need for restoring arterial blood flow. However, because they ...

Since 1970, heart attack deaths have fallen almost 90 per cent in the US, though deaths from chronic heart conditions have ...

More than a quarter of people with a deadly form of heart disease may be missed following current tests, according to ...

“Metal stents saved lives, but they stay in the body forever,” says Dr. V.T. Shah, Senior Interventional Cardiologist. “BRS ...

Diabetes mellitus is highly prevalent in patients with coronary atherosclerosis. As a result of several factors, including a ...

A great grandmother from Lancashire is the first person in the world to be part of a cutting-edge research study looking at a ...

As the field moves toward personalized heart care, the role of DES is ... have become the standard of care for treating blocked coronary arteries, especially in high-risk populations like diabetics.

Plaque, which is a collection of calcium, cholesterol and fat, can build up in the body’s blood vessels, restricting blood ...

Frame design influences critical parameters such as radial strength, flexibility, fatigue resistance and conformability to ...