Summary: The use of balloon angioplasty with or without coronary artery stenting is limited by the phenomenon of in-stent restenosis (ISR). Until very recently, most efforts to overcome ISR had ...

the hospital where you received your Carotid Stent, the date it was implanted, and where it was placed in your carotid artery. It also identifies important information about your stent, such as the ...

Coronary angioplasty and stenting are common medical procedures used to widen a narrowed artery and restore optimal blood flow to the heart. During an angioplasty procedure, doctors open the ...

Gore & Associates announced the recent CE Mark approval of a lower-profile Gore Viabahn VBX balloon expandable endoprosthes ...

The balloon presses the plaque against the walls of the artery. This makes more room for blood to flow. The doctor may also put a stent in your artery. A stent is a small tube that helps keep the ...

Lesions in small coronary arteries account for up to half of all coronary stenoses, but it is unclear whether stenting or percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) represents the best ...

procedures to widen narrowed arteries, thereby improving blood flow and preventing plaque buildup and restenosis. The market growth is driven by advancements in biocompatible stent technologies and ...

The ASTRAL trial, the largest randomized trial of renal artery stenting, failed to demonstrate any benefit of renal stenting over medical therapy. [20] This was a multicenter randomized trial that ...