OCT provides new insight into the assessment and treatment of coronary artery disease with stent placement. Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is a new imaging technology that utilizes near ...

A new study could lead to more widespread use of imaging technique to improve survival and prevent complications.

CHICAGO — Patients with severe triple-vessel heart disease who underwent a less-invasive stent procedure fared just as well as those who underwent open-heart bypass surgery after 5 years ...

Dr. Mathew Samuel Kalarickal, the pioneering cardiologist revered as the 'Father of Angioplasty' in India, passed away at ...

This was an exciting time in cardiology, as it meant some patients could avoid having open-heart surgery. But it very much ...

KUWAIT: In a regional medical breakthrough, Kuwait’s Chest Diseases Hospital has successfully performed a pioneering cardiac procedure on two patients suffering from intractable angina pectoris. The ...

Angioplasty is a minimally invasive medical procedure to open blocked arteries supplying blood to the heart. The name is an ...

which carries oxygenated blood to the left side of the heart. She needed stents inserted to open those two blockages. While waiting for that procedure, Lee had a heart attack. Doctors were able to ...