Minimally invasive bypass surgery and coronary-artery stenting are both accepted treatments for isolated stenosis of the proximal left anterior descending coronary artery. We compared the clinical ...

"Of interest, diabetic patients did not derive the benefit we expected from the combination of clopidogrel pretreatment and abciximab as was shown in other studies." The issue of adequate platelet ...

Expandable intra-arterial stents are widely used for treating coronary disease. We hypothesized that local gene delivery could be achieved with the controlled release of DNA from a polymer coating on ...

Decisions on heart stenting consider multiple medical factors beyond blockage levels. In Bangalore, angioplasty costs vary.

WASHINGTON, DC—The debate over which patients with left main coronary artery disease should be treated with PCI versus CABG remains unsettled, with experts at CRT 2019 comparing the late and early ...

Ray Romano said that he had "90 percent blockage" in an artery and had a stent put in. Romano said it was in the artery that leads to "widowmaker" heart attacks, seemingly referring to the LAD. Romano ...