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 ...

Females with heart disease are often treated with stenting, a procedure in which a tiny wire-mesh tube is slipped inside a ...

Carotid stent surgery is one of two procedures that can be used to treat carotid artery stenosis. This procedure is considered a less invasive option with a faster recovery time. However, it does have ...

We randomly assigned patients with symptomatic or asymptomatic carotid stenosis to undergo carotid-artery stenting or carotid endarterectomy. The primary composite end point was stroke, myocardial ...

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 ...

Intracranial angioplasty again failed for less severe intracranial atherosclerotic stenosis (ICAS) strokes in a Chinese trial. However, a separate analysis did leave a glimmer of hope that IV ...

Among patients with a recent TIA or ischemic stroke stemming from severe intracranial atherosclerotic stenosis, adding stenting to medical therapy does not improve clinical outcomes over medical ...

PARIS, France—Two techniques to deal with potential coronary obstruction after TAVI—chimney stenting and the BASILICA procedure—are equally successful when it comes to preventing this rare but ...

Opening all blocked arteries with stents in patients with a heart attack, known as complete revascularization, reduces the risk of death from cardiovascular causes, death from any cause and future ...

A final option, less commonly used, is a technique called atherectomy. This treatment uses a device that cuts or grinds away the hardened deposition (atheroma) within the artery. Atherectomy is less ...