If you have chest pain, difficulty in breathing or feeling of uneasiness, then it is the best thing to go to a doctor and get tested. And if the doctor suspects any heart problem or blockage in the ...

One-year success rates from angioplasty procedures to open clogged arteries in the legs were significantly higher among patients whose procedures were guided by intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) ...

In patients with multivessel coronary artery disease who are undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), coronary angiography is the standard method for guiding the placement of the stent. It ...

Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the number one cause of death in men and women. CAD is caused by atherosclerotic plaques developing in the coronary arteries. Many therapies have been shown to ...

A new expert opinion from the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions (SCAI) examines the evolving role of angiography-derived physiology (ADP), a wire-free method for coronary ...

Only a few months after it emerged from stealth and burst onto the medtech scene, Cleerly is already living up to its name. The newly published results of a study show that the New York City-based ...

PARIS, France—In patients with ACS and complex lesions, the incidence of adverse events is lower when OCT rather than angiography is used to guide PCI, according to a subanalysis of the OCCUPI trial.

A strange headache, a blur in vision, a moment of confusion, these can easily pass off as stress or general fatigue. But sometimes, they can hint at something more, something hidden in the blood ...

Immediate angiography, rather than the standard computed tomography (CT scan), reduced stroke treatment time and was linked to improved recovery, according to late-breaking science presented today at ...

Digital subtraction angiography remains the gold standard for diagnosing cerebrovascular diseases, including intracranial aneurysms, arteriovenous malformations, and arterial stenosis. However, the ...