In most heart attacks, a PCI is necessary to reopen the blocked blood vessel. During the procedure, a cardiologist uses catheters to access the blocked artery and open it by placing a metal stent.

Cardiovascular disease is one of the biggest killers in the world, leading to around 18 million deaths a year.

In sharp contrast to earlier studies, patients with severe triple-vessel heart disease fared equally well whether they ...

Reduced blood flow can result in chest pain called angina, or in a heart attack if a blood vessel gets blocked completely. Cholesterol can build up in the walls of your arteries. (Photo Credit ...

Mumbai: A 29-year-old woman narrowly escaped a devastating stroke when a massive blood clot in her heart broke loose.

The blood vessels swell and become blocked with blood clots ... including the coronary arteries supplying blood to the heart muscle. This is a rare type of vasculitis in which inflammation ...