Hearing that you might need a stent or a pacemaker can feel overwhelming, especially if you're not quite sure what either ...

Health Tips: A heart stent can save a life by restoring blood flow through a blocked coronary artery, but it is not a ...

(HealthDay)—Heart experts are cautiously embracing the results of a new, landmark clinical trial that questions the value of opening blocked arteries to relieve chest pain. Chest pain sufferers who ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

Q: I’ve heard mixed opinions about stents for treating coronary artery disease. Are they really beneficial, especially for someone with stable coronary artery disease? A: This is a great question, and ...

For some high-risk cardiovascular patients with stents, the often-recommended practice of prolonged taking of aspirin might be ineffective, and in some cases, even harmful, a new study found. The ...

The death of filmmaker and actor Suneil Anand, son of Hindi cinema legends Dev Anand and Kalpana Kartik, has once again brought attention to the dangers of rec ...