On the morning of the stent procedure, make sure you take aspirin and other blood thinning medication ... Your surgeon will perform the procedure through an artery in your leg or arm, so your groin ...

It goes into the artery in your groin or leg. He or she moves the balloon to the narrowed area and inflates it. The balloon presses the plaque against the walls of the artery. This makes more room for ...

I'm 52 years old and enjoy long walks with my husband and our dog. I recently started to experience pain in my left calf ...

People in their 50s with severely narrowed leg arteries may face a high risk for major amputations despite having emergency ...

Brain stents help keep the blood flowing in the brain, placed into narrow places within a blood vessel to prop it open and ...

A stent is a small mesh tube inserted into an artery that has been narrowed by plaque build-up. In the US, nearly two million stents are implanted every year, and they can be life-saving during a ...

Q: I’ve heard mixed opinions about stents for treating coronary artery disease. Are they really beneficial, especially for someone with stable coronary artery disease? A: This is a great ...

Lesions in small coronary arteries account for up to half of all coronary stenoses, but it is unclear whether stenting or percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) represents the best ...

After professing a hearty appetite for tuck-in M&A last year and signing a string of smaller deals, Stryker is now opening ...