A research team has demonstrated that clopidogrel is more effective than aspirin as a long-term antiplatelet therapy in ...

There has been a tremendous growth in percutaneous coronary interventions (PCIs) with stent implantation, even in cases where coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) demonstrates superior long-term ...

Figure 1 illustrates the case of acute stent thrombosis in a 75-year-old female patient who had suffered from angina pectoris and dyspnea for 3 months prior to hospital admission for elective coronary ...

Patients with complex coronary artery disease who underwent a stenting procedure guided by intravascular imaging were nearly 40% less likely to die of heart disease, have a heart attack caused by a ...

Vitamin therapy to lower homocysteine levels has recently been recommended for the prevention of restenosis after coronary angioplasty. We tested the effect of a combination of folic acid, vitamin B 6 ...

Next-generation vascular stents can make cardiovascular therapies minimally invasive and vascular treatments safe and less ...

New research could change standard-of-care guidelines to improve outcomes for heart attack patients after coronary stenting procedures. Withdrawing aspirin one month after percutaneous coronary ...

Patients with complex coronary artery disease who underwent a stenting procedure guided by intravascular imaging were nearly 40% less likely to die of heart disease, have a heart attack caused by a ...

In one of the longest studies to date in high-risk heart disease, researchers found no significant difference in death rates over more than 10 years—as well as in cases of heart attack or ...

Cardiovascular diseases constitute a major global health concern. Various complications that affect normal blood flow in arteries and veins, such as ...

Company to Focus on Areas of Significant Patient Need in Cardiovascular Disease BRIDGEWATER, N.J., Cordis Corporation, a worldwide leader in the development and manufacture of interventional vascular ...