A blocked coronary artery causing an acute heart attack must be opened immediately with a stent procedure. However, if other ...

The treatment of unprotected left main coronary artery disease by percutaneous intervention represents a considerable challenge for interventional cardiologists. The American College of Cardiology/ ...

A 79-year-old man was admitted to a hospital in Guangzhou, China, with progressive dyspnea and edema. Echocardiography and ...

Opening all blocked arteries with stents in patients with a heart attack, known as complete revascularization, reduces the ...

A major new heart study involving 3,200 patients shows greater hope for people with a critical heart artery blockage. The study followed the patients' progress for 5 to 7 years and showed the best ...

Coronary artery anomalies are rare findings with an incidence of 0.3% to 1.5%. 1 The circumflex branch of the left coronary artery (Cx) arising from the right coronary artery or from the right ...

This review aims to provide an insight into the prognostic impact of perioperative stent thrombosis, in order to offer clarification on the mechanisms related to the devastating effect of stent ...

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Sirolimus analogues act through the same pathway as sirolimus. The restenosis casade that is initiated after stent implantation is shown in red. The mechanism of action of sirolimus (and analogues) is ...

Application of a Drug-Eluting Stent Combined with a Drug-Coated Balloon in Left Main Coronary Artery Disease The authors of this article evaluated the clinical efficacy of a drug-eluting stent (DES) ...

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