Kauvery Hospital Alwarpet has successfully performed a rare and technically complex neurovascular procedure to prevent a potentially devastating stroke in a patient with rapidly progressive vertebral ...

Elixir Medical's DynamX Bioadaptor restores natural artery function, reducing the risk of future cardiac events.

CHICAGO, Ill. (April 1, 2008) — The largest-ever randomized study to evaluate the effectiveness of catheter-based interventions in patients with narrowing of the renal artery has shown that ...

Carotid stenting is a procedure in which a surgeon treats plaque from the carotid arteries and inserts a stent to hold them open. It is a minimally invasive treatment for carotid artery stenosis. The ...

You have full access to this article via your institution. Minimizing free cell area or even completely covering the fragmented plaque with a covered stent might represent a way to increase the safety ...

The different geometries and working principles of carotid stents (nitinol or cobalt chromium, open- or closed-cell configuration) provide each product with unique functional properties. The ...

Recent trials of percutaneous revascularization for the treatment of renal artery stenosis have been disappointing. In many cases, essential hypertension coexists with the presence of renal artery ...

Carotid stent surgery is one of two procedures that can be used to treat carotid artery stenosis. This procedure is considered a less invasive option with a faster recovery time. However, it does have ...

Research has shown that patients who have had emergency heart attack treatment with heart artery stenting - and have significant narrowings in their other untreated arteries - can benefit from ...

HOUSTON – (Nov. 8, 2011) - Patients who are not candidates for traditional surgery for severe carotid artery disease lesions could be treated with carotid artery stenting, according to results of a ...

A small, first-in-man study suggests that in men with erectile dysfunction (ED) who do not respond to drugs like Viagra and Cialis, stenting pelvic arterial lesions can safely restore penile blood ...