Results from the first randomized clinical trial in the United States to compare a sirolimus-eluting balloon (DEB) to a control group consisting of drug-eluting stent (DES) and balloon angioplasty (BA ...

New data reveals that percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) can be safely performed before, during, or after transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) for patients with stable coronary artery ...

Operators performed closed-chest bypass before TAVI in a high-risk patient with decompensated HF due to a failing aortic ...

Nonrandomized studies have shown that patients who undergo percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) can be safely discharged from hospital after a short observation period, but these trials were ...

Percutaneous coronary intervention procedures performed in an ASC may result in increased bleeding complications, according to a study published in JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions. Medpage Today ...

Interventional cardiology made its debut 27 years ago, when Andreas Grüntzig performed the first percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty in a human. Since then, rapid expansion of our knowledge ...

Age-related physiological changes augment both the potential benefit of coronary revascularization and the risk of procedure-related adverse outcomes A broad range of antithrombin and antiplatelet ...

WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Corindus, a Siemens Healthineers company and a leading developer of precision vascular robotics, announced today it has completed the first multi-city, ...

A team of scientists from Iran has recently estimated the prevalence of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in myocardial infarction patients receiving a primary percutaneous coronary intervention. A ...

CMS will pay for certain angioplasty and stenting procedures in ASCs beginning Jan. 1, under its 2020 Medicare Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System and ASC Payment System Final Rule. 1. ASCs ...