A blocked coronary artery causing an acute heart attack must be opened immediately with a stent procedure. However, if other ...

Stenting, but not endarterectomy, significantly reduced stroke risk compared with intensive medical therapy alone.

Each year, nearly a million Americans undergo implantation of heart stents. These tiny, wiry tubes of woven metal help prop open the coronary arteries, which supply the heart muscle with blood. Though ...

One year of dual antiplatelet therapy with one of two potent P2Y12 inhibitors—ticagrelor or prasugrel—in people with Type 1 ...

New research found a simplified clot-preventing medication regimen following stent placement in adults with atrial ...

Bentley InnoMed GmbH announced CE Mark approval for the company’s BeGraft Plus for use as a bridging stent graft in bran ...

Drug-eluting stents are small, wire scaffolds that are inserted into coronary arteries that have become narrow due to the development of atherosclerosis. The stent helps to hold the artery open and ...

Last week’s news that J&J is abandoning their coronary stent business was sad, but provided several lessons about poor product development execution and the need for constant innovation. J&J created ...