Medically reviewed by Rafle Fernandez, MD Key Takeaways Bypass surgery is better than stents for serious heart disease.A ...

For patients with high-grade carotid stenosis without recent symptoms, the addition of stenting is associated with a reduced risk for a composite of perioperative stroke or death or ipsilateral stroke ...

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 ...

Pennsylvania heart specialists welcomed the results of a decade-long study reinforcing their belief in minimally invasive ...

Research has shown that patients who have had emergency heart attack treatment with heart artery stenting - and have significant narrowings in their other untreated arteries - can benefit from ...

The purpose of this commentary is to critically examine the CREST-2 results, discuss their implications for clinical decision-making for asymptomatic carotid artery disease, and guide clinicians ...

September 18, 2006 -- A prospective study suggests renal artery stenting using techniques similar to those used in coronary artery stenting can be done with high procedural success and good clinical ...

Approximately 20% of ischemic strokes involve the posterior circulation, primarily supplied by the vertebrobasilar system.

A brain artery that’s partially blocked because of atherosclerosis is a stroke waiting to happen. While blood thinners such as aspirin and warfarin can ease blood flow through narrowed brain vessels, ...

Endovascular stenting is a safe and effective procedure for patients with chronic ischemia of the superior mesenteric artery due to chronic total occlusions (CTOs), according to results presented ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A carotid stenting system had few adverse events for patients with carotid artery stenosis. The stroke rate was ...

A small, first-in-man study suggests that in men with erectile dysfunction (ED) who do not respond to drugs like Viagra and Cialis, stenting pelvic arterial lesions can safely restore penile blood ...