David Kandzari, MD (Piedmont Heart Institute, Atlanta, GA), is an interventional cardiologist and investigator who specializes in complex peripheral and coronary revascularization and is a member of ...

Cardiac stents have transformed the landscape of cardiovascular medicine, providing a less invasive and highly effective means to treat coronary artery disease. What is a stent? A cardiac stent is a ...

(UPDATED) There is no difference in in-hospital outcomes or longer-term mortality between patients undergoing revascularization with either a durable-polymer DES or newer technology with a ...

A stent is a mesh tube placed in a blood vessel. It’s used to widen your vessel and increase blood flow. Stents are commonly used in the arteries of the heart, also known as the coronary arteries.

A stent is a tiny tube that a doctor places in an artery or duct to help keep it open and restore the flow of bodily fluids in the area. Stents help relieve blockages and treat narrow or weakened ...

Vascular. 2005;13(4):205-210. The number of connectors is not the only factor influencing stent flexibility. More important is the way in which the connectors are shaped—straight bridges are less ...

"Before routinely placing drug-eluting stents in similar patients, these findings underscore the need for systematic evaluation of drug-eluting stents in these types of patients." Patients with left ...

When someone comes in for a new heart stent, it's critical that the medical team doing the procedure knows several key facts about previous stents the patient has had. But fewer than half of patients ...

We aimed to assess the factors affecting patient outcomes in multiple stent placements over a 10-year period. The single-center study included 1,200 patients who had multiple stents implanted at least ...

Most people have heard about personalized medicine. But how about personalized medical devices? Northwestern Engineering’s Guillermo Ameer and Cheng Sun have teamed up to use 3-D printing to develop ...