A “bioadaptive” stent might circumvent the slow accumulation of target lesion failure that has been a consistent weakness of ...

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Abbott (NYSE:ABT) today announced data demonstrating the long-term effectiveness of its Esprit BTK drug-eluting stent.

Solaris Endovascular today announced its formation to develop solutions for dialysis access and treating peripheral artery ...

It develops when a blood clot blocks blood flow through your stent. A coronary stent is an expandable metal mesh coil that helps open an artery that supplies the heart with blood. It’s used to ...

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In the long term (and depending on what the cardiac cath was for), you may have to make some lifestyle changes. For example, start eating a heart-healthy diet and exercising regularly. Everyday ...

A new device to prop open heart arteries after interventions to unclog them adapts over time to allow restoration of the ...

UPMC Offers New Heart Treatment for Stent Patients UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute in Central Pa. has treated its first patient with a new therapy for in-stent restenosis (ISR), a condition in which ...

Routine use of an orbital atherectomy device to remove calcium from severely blocked coronary arteries before patients ...

Non-drug eluting devices, such as bare-metal stents, catheters, and implantable medical devices, are widely used in procedures where drug elution is not necessary, or where a more mechanical or ...

Non-drug eluting devices, such as bare-metal stents, catheters, and implantable medical devices, are widely used in procedures where drug elution is not necessary, or where a more mechanical or ...