Iron bioresorbable scaffold achieves noninferior angiographic and clinical outcomes versus drug eluting stent at 2 years in ...

DENVER, CO — A drug-eluting balloon proved to be the match of a drug-eluting stent for treatment of any in-stent restenosis, offering the potential to spare patients from receiving yet another stent ...

Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) is prevalent in India, posing risks like heart attacks if untreated. Drug-Eluting Stents (DES) ...

A recent study found that ultrathin-strut Biodegradable Polymer Everolimus-Eluting Stents (BDP-EES) demonstrated safety and efficacy comparable to Durable Polymer Everolimus-Eluting Stents ...

(HealthDay News) — Drug-eluting stents may perform no better for patients over the long-term, in terms of patient survival, than bare metal stents, according to a study published online in the New ...

Despite the impressive benefits obtained following the introduction of the drug-eluting stent, safety concerns have been raised over their long-term safety with particular regard to stent thrombosis.

Medtronic secured an FDA approval for the use of a new technique in placing its drug-eluting stents, to help treat the build-up of plaques that may clog the junction between two arteries feeding the ...

Drug-eluting stents are safe to use in older patients undergoing percutaneous coronary interventions regardless of renal function, researchers concluded. In addition, use of these stents are ...

Figure 1. Colorized scanning electron microscope (SEM) image of a biodegradable drug-eluting coating on a coronary stent. Catheter-based interventions have revolutionized the practice of ...

United States As the healthcare industry reforms to convert the current fee-for-service model to fee-for-value model, intense focus has been placed on the reduction in patient complications, and ...

Mar. 31 -- SUNDAY, March 30 (HealthDay News) -- Drug-eluting stents, the small tubing placed in diseased coronary arteries to keep them open, are more effective than bare-metal stents for heart attack ...

(BETHESDA, MD)--The use of medicated stents markedly improves the clinical outcomes of patients who develop blockages in aging veins surgically grafted onto the heart, according to a just-published ...