In a world-first, a team of researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and Emory School of Medicine, Atlanta, has ...

Women with severe coronary heart disease causing narrowing or blockages in the arteries may derive greater long-term benefits ...

Females with heart disease are often treated with stenting, a procedure in which a tiny wire-mesh tube is slipped inside a ...

A blocked coronary artery causing an acute heart attack must be opened immediately with a stent procedure. However, if other coronary arteries also appear to be narrowed, it is safe to wait and treat ...

A recent study found that effective treatment for clogged arteries may differ for men and women, according to research ...

A 29-year-old man underwent a rare life-saving hybrid cardiac surgery, combining open bypass with minimally invasive ...

Doctors perform a number of different outpatient heart procedures, including angioplasty, stenting, pacemaker implantation, and others. If you have a heart condition, your doctor might recommend an ...

Former President George W. Bush was hospitalized on Tuesday to treat a blocked artery in his heart. Doctors discovered the blockage during Bush’s routine physical, and recommended a stent to keep the ...

CHICAGO -- Is it safe to have your arteries unclogged at a hospital that lacks heart surgeons who can operate if something goes wrong? Many states ban this except in emergencies like heart attacks.

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Many patients with severe but stable heart disease who routinely undergo invasive procedures to clear and prop open clogged arteries would do as well by just taking medications and ...

Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PCTA) is a surgical procedure to treat heart disease. It involves inserting a small balloon into the arteries to manage blockages or restore blood flow. A person ...

Carotid stenting is a procedure in which a surgeon treats plaque from the carotid arteries and inserts a stent to hold them open. It is a minimally invasive treatment for carotid artery stenosis. The ...