Coronary artery disease, a major global health concern, is effectively managed through angioplasty or bypass surgery. Angioplasty offers a minimally invasive option for single blockages with rapid ...
Localised tubular or major vessel proximal blockage Patients at surgical risk due to age, frailty or other illnesses such as Parkinson's disease, other serious lung disease, or kidney disease ...
Angiogram and angioplasty are heart procedures. Angiogram diagnoses heart vessel issues using X-rays and dye. Angioplasty treats blockages by opening arteries with a balloon and stent. Angiograms ...
The authors have declared no conflicts of interest. This retrospective, score-matched analysis included 392 patients with PAD and CTO. A propensity score analysis, based on cardiovascular risk factors ...
The most common symptom of arterial disease of the leg is claudication, a cramping pain caused by an inadequate supply of blood to the affected muscle. Claudication often affects the calf muscle and ...
Mathew Samuel Kalarickal, eminent cardiologist, recognised as the ‘Father of Angioplasty’ in India, died on April 18, 2025, in Apollo Hospital in Chennai, after a brief illness. He was 77. Dr.
Various Angioplasty techniques like Rotablation and Intra Vascular Lithotripsy had reduced the need of Bypass surgery in calcium deposited and hard coronary artery blocks. (Image Credits: Pixabay) ...
Background:Endovascular therapy (EVT) is considered as an effective treatment in pts with chronic total occlusion (CTO) lesion in ilio-femoral artery. Recently, subintimal angioplasty (SA) has been ...
WASHINGTON, DC—Orbital atherectomy offers no advantages in treating severely calcified lesions over conventional balloon angioplasty before DES implantation, according to new data from the randomized ...
WebMD and Medscape partnered to award U.S. hospitals based on specific treatments and procedures. Read the survey methodology here. WebMD also gave awards to hospitals and systems for coronary bypass, ...
Angioplasty is a treatment for deep vein thrombosis (DVT), which is a blood clot that forms in one of the deep veins typically in your legs. DVT can partly or totally block the blood flow back to your ...
Balloon angioplasty is a minimally invasive procedure to treat blocked or narrowed arteries. It involves inserting a tiny balloon into a blood vessel and inflating it to treat blockages and improve ...