In patients with common femoral artery disease, balloon angioplasty plus stenting if needed achieves acceptable restenosis and target lesion revascularization (TLR) rates at 1 year. The results render ...

Angioplasty costs were higher in hospitals not equipped with emergency back-up heart surgery, compared to those hospitals that are, according to late-breaking clinical trial research presented at the ...

Angioplasty to clear blocked arteries costs more at hospitals not equipped for emergency heart surgery, according to a study presented on Sunday at the American Heart Association scientific meeting.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Controversy over whether nonprimary angioplasty should be performed with or without surgical on-site backup has ...

Patients with severe coronary artery disease live longer if they receive coronary artery bypass surgery as their initial treatment instead of artery-opening angioplasty or heart medications, according ...

When life-threatening problems occur during angioplasty procedures, doctors may perform emergency coronary artery bypass graft surgery, but data from the Mayo Clinic indicates that need to send ...

A common cause of stroke is the buildup of gooey, cholesterol-filled plaque inside arteries that nourish the brain. Clearing these blood vessels (the carotid arteries, which run up either side of the ...

CHICAGO, Sept 24 (Reuters) - People who get surgery to ease chest pain from a blocked heart artery pay $10,000 more for about the same level of relief they can get from taking a combination of pills, ...

Coronary artery disease (CAD) is a major global health concern and one of the leading causes of death worldwide, caused primarily by the buildup of fatty plaque in the arteries that supply oxygen-rich ...

Results of a new study that involved data from almost 8,000 patients show that for patients suffering from multi-vessel coronary artery disease who have diabetes and for patients older than 65, ...

Making decisions concerning heart surgery can be challenging for patients and their families. Such conversations often end in anxiety, uncertainty, and a lot of concerns about the future. Often, ...

DURHAM, N.C. -- Patients with severe coronary artery disease live longer if they receive coronary artery bypass surgery as their initial treatment instead of artery-opening angioplasty or heart ...