It goes into the artery in your groin or leg. He or she moves the balloon to the narrowed area and inflates it. The balloon presses the plaque against the walls of the artery. This makes more room for ...

A stent is a small mesh tube inserted into an artery that has been narrowed by plaque build-up. In the US, nearly two million stents are implanted every year, and they can be life-saving during a ...

Doctors often use minimally invasive procedures such as balloon angioplasty and stenting ... a natural vein taken from another part of the body. During the procedure, the surgeon will make an incision ...

After professing a hearty appetite for tuck-in M&A last year and signing a string of smaller deals, Stryker is now opening ...

The Chinese General Hospital and Medical Center (CGHMC) successfully performed a transhepatic stent-assisted portal vein ...