A News 9 viewer who recently received a heart stent says they are feeling hot, dizzy and faint, but their heart monitor shows ...

The FDA has approved the Minima stent system, the first device specifically designed for infants and young children with congenital heart defects. The innovative stent could help thousands of children ...

Elixir Medical's DynamX Bioadaptor restores natural artery function, reducing the risk of future cardiac events.

For patients with acute coronary syndrome who undergo surgery to receive a heart stent, taking oral antiplatelet medications can be a lifesaver, yet more than half of these patients don’t adhere to ...

Cardiac stents have transformed the landscape of cardiovascular medicine, providing a less invasive and highly effective means to treat coronary artery disease. What is a stent? A cardiac stent is a ...

The Food and Drug Administration recently approved a heart stent made specifically for infants and young children, a device that could help kids born with certain congenital heart defects avoid a ...

A new study conducted by researchers at the Imperial College London suggests that the placebo effect experienced by patients who receive coronary artery stents might be larger than expected, even ...

PARIS, France—It’s not a stent in a traditional sense, nor a scaffold that completely disappears over time, but a new device—one that “unchains” itself over time—has cleared an early hurdle by proving ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I am a 71-year-old woman diagnosed with coronary artery disease. My latest calcium score was 801. My right coronary artery was 80% blocked, and the left artery was 25%. My cardiologist ...

A stent thrombosis is a blood clot that forms within a coronary stent. It can be a complication of stent placement to open a narrowed artery. A coronary stent is a mesh tube that opens a narrowed or ...