also known as coronary angioplasty) is a minimally invasive procedure in which tiny metal tubes called stents are inserted into partially blocked coronary arteries to prop them open. Fractional flow ...

April 11 (UPI) --A newly developed, non-invasive imaging test can help identify which patients with coronary artery blockage ...

Peripheral artery angioplasty is a procedure to treat peripheral arterial disease of the legs. The procedure widens narrowed arteries in the pelvis or legs. It can help blood flow better. This may ...

However, last October, a large, randomized study that aimed to adapt the Diamondback’s orbital approach to the coronary arteries failed to outperform traditional, balloon-based angioplasty.

The bypass versus angioplasty debate continues as Stanford ... from elsewhere in the body are used to bypass the blocked coronary arteries), compared with PCI (a less-invasive procedure that ...

Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) is the most common heart disease and most frequent cause of death in the U.S., with over 20 million adults affected by this condition Abbott's investigational ...