CHICAGO (AP) - Millions of people with stents that prop open clogged heart arteries may need anti-clotting drugs much longer than the one year doctors recommend now. A large study found that ...

An Abbott device that failed heart disease patients is getting a new life in patients with severe vascular disease. The device is a below-knee stent that widens clogged blood vessels, and then ...

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Diabetics with stable heart disease do just as well taking drugs alone as getting quick angioplasty or bypass surgery to open blocked heart arteries, U.S. researchers said on ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am 68 and in good shape; I work out daily. I had a few episodes of angina two to three years ago and started going to a cardiologist as a result. I have had quite a few tests done, ...

CHICAGO, Nov 9 (Reuters) - Heart devices known as drug-eluting stents may be far more prone to breaking than expected and may cause blood clots and scar tissue formation in some patients, U.S.

Women with severe coronary heart disease causing narrowing or blockages in the arteries may derive greater long-term benefits ...

CLEVELAND — One in 20 Americans over age 50 has Peripheral Arterial Disease, or P.A.D. Not only does it raise the risk of heart attack and stroke, it can also lead to leg amputation. It happens when ...

Each year, nearly a million Americans undergo implantation of heart stents. These tiny, wiry tubes of woven metal help prop open the coronary arteries, which supply the heart muscle with blood. Though ...

As you may be aware, the heart’s arteries are not rigid pipes; they’re living structures that twist, flex, constrict, expand, ...

A stent thrombosis is a blood clot that forms within a coronary stent. It can be a complication of stent placement to open a narrowed artery. A coronary stent is a mesh tube that opens a narrowed or ...

Ductal-dependent congenital heart disease involves a problem with the arteries that carry blood out of the heart. It’s usually discovered soon after birth, but medications and treatments can help ...

In a dimly lit cardiac catheterization lab, an interventional cardiologist concentrates intently on a live X-ray of a beating heart. The doctor carefully guides a long, thin wire, threading it through ...