CHICAGO -- Is it safe to have your arteries unclogged at a hospital that lacks heart surgeons who can operate if something goes wrong? Many states ban this except in emergencies like heart attacks.

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

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

MINNEAPOLIS — Former President George W. Bush’s decision to allow doctors to use a stent to clear a blocked heart artery, performed absent symptoms, is reopening a national debate on the best way to ...

For patients with acute coronary syndrome who undergo surgery to receive a heart stent, taking oral antiplatelet medications can be a lifesaver, yet more than half of these patients don’t adhere to ...

Surgeons in the United States perform nearly 600,000 coronary artery stent procedures and bypass surgeries every year.

Stents restore blood flow by keeping arteries open with a metal scaffold tube. Dr. Wiley emphasized multiple stents over time are common and not alarming. Stents rarely impact lifestyle; risk ...

Former President George W. Bush was hospitalized on Tuesday to treat a blocked artery in his heart. Doctors discovered the blockage during Bush’s routine physical, and recommended a stent to keep the ...

Many minimally invasive procedures are available to treat problems with your heart. These procedures can fix issues like malfunctioning valves and blockages in your heart’s arteries. Traditional heart ...

Retired meat-cutter Will Neighbors is still plenty sharp. But when he was diagnosed with a failing heart valve, he knew he was in trouble. "I just couldn't do anything," said Neighbors. "I couldn't ...

The Texas Medical Board has accused cardiologist Samuel J. DeMaio, MD, of performing unnecessary heart stent and defibrillator implantation procedures and angiograms, according to an Austin ...