Stents restore blood flow by keeping arteries open with a metal scaffold tube. Dr. Wiley emphasized multiple stents over time are common and not alarming. Stents rarely impact lifestyle; risk ...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Each year, nearly a million Americans get a stent - a tiny mesh tube that props open a clogged artery. If you have heart disease, your doctor may recommend one. But whether you ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Stents coated with the drug sirolimus are safe and effective for treating elderly heart patients with blocked coronary arteries, according to a new report. For elderly ...

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 ...

Many people who receive one stent will need additional stents, but as the number of devices in the heart increases, so do the risks of serious complications. If a coronary artery has become narrowed, ...

The U.S. Senate Committee on Finance has released a 170-page report summarizing the findings of its investigation into allegations of unnecessary heart stents performed by Mark Midei, MD, at St.

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 ...