PCI of these lesions often requires novel devices, such as drug-eluting stents ... deep intubation of the guide catheter, inflation of an angioplasty balloon in a proximal side branch to stabilize ...

After careful positioning, your doctor will open the stent to cover the plaque. Your doctor will insert a balloon catheter into the carotid stent to open it wider. The stent will remain in place ...

COIMBATORE: A 25-year-old woman from Tirunelveli who was diagnosed with coarctation of the aorta (COA), a rare congenital ...

To do this, the doctor uses a catheter with a balloon at the tip. 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 ...

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 ...

Teleflex Inc. is in discussions to acquire German medical technology firm Biotronik SE & Co.’s vascular intervention unit, ...

An echocardiogram revealed coarctation of the aorta, a congenital heart defect characterised by narrowing of the aorta.

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

The cardiology team at National Taiwan University Hsinchu Branch is pioneering the use of Microsoft HoloLens 2 mixed reality ...

The global thoracic vascular stent grafts market is set to experience significant growth over the next decade, with a projected Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 3.4% from 2023 to 2033. Market ...

The guidewire may be passed either via the biliary catheter or ... not necessary to balloon-dilate the stricture. [25] An assistant will be required to deploy the stent by removing the sheath ...