KOCHI: Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) remain the leading cause of mortality worldwide, claiming an estimated 17.9 million ...

Opening a blocked artery with balloons and stents can be lifesaving but as Gujarat deaths show, cases of misuse are also ...

The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) mandates for hospitals performing angioplasty to itemize billing costs ...

This patient’s story is part of a broader movement in heart care towards personalized treatments. The combination of BRS and ...

They misled patients, persuading them to consent to stent placements and unnecessary angiography and angioplasty by having them sign consent forms under false pretences," stated the FIR filed by ...

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 ...