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 ...

NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — North Little Rock Officer Tommy Norman announced Friday that he had another successful surgery following his heart attack in March. The officer, well known for his community ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Paul Hargadon in his workshop at home in Georgetown. Hargadon was the first person in the United States to receive the CGuard ...

A baby from Pueblo is making medical history after becoming the first patient in Colorado to receive a new type of expandable ...

Expanded stent physically opens a blocked blood vessel, but interactions between the metal surface and vascular cells can either promote healing or lead to adverse effects. The research team led by Dr ...

Becton, Dickinson and Company BDX, popularly known as BD, recently announced that it has received CE Mark approval in the European Union for its Revello Vascular Covered Stent. With this approval, BD ...

People with several clogged heart arteries fared better if they had bypass surgery rather than a less-drastic procedure in which the blood vessels are propped open with tiny mesh cylinders called ...

SAN ANTONIO - People at risk of a stroke because of narrowed neck arteries can be treated safely with a less drastic option than the surgery done now, the largest study ever done on these treatments ...

NEW YORK (AP) — The spiritual leader of Eastern Orthodox Christians was staying overnight in a New York City hospital after having a stent placement Wednesday afternoon at the conclusion of his U.S.

Former President George W. Bush was hospitalized on Tuesday to treat a blocked artery in his heart. Doctors discovered the blockage during Bush’s routine physical, and recommended a stent to keep the ...