The Food and Drug Administration recently approved a heart stent made specifically for infants and young children, a device that could help kids born with certain congenital heart defects avoid a ...

The FDA has approved the Minima stent system, the first device specifically designed for infants and young children with congenital heart defects. The innovative stent could help thousands of children ...

Researchers found angioplasty with stents used to open clogged heart arteries did not prolong life or prevent heart attack in patients with stable heart disease. However, many cardiologists said ...

Abbott launches XIENCE Skypoint drug-eluting stent in India, designed to treat complex heart artery blockages and support doctors in advanced cardiovascular care.

Stenting has advantages over surgery for younger patients. * THE STUDY AND RESULTS Bypass surgery and balloon angioplasty produce similar results in people with multiple clogged arteries. Those who ...

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 ...

A blocked coronary artery causing an acute heart attack must be opened immediately with a stent procedure. However, if other coronary arteries also appear to be narrowed, it is safe to wait and treat ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Last October, on one of her walks with her dog, Emmett, 76-year-old Eileen Aviss felt tightness in her chest. She went home and Googled the symptoms to try to figure out what ...

The FDA meets on Tuesday to review Abbott Laboratories’ first-of-a-kind heart stent that dissolves into the body after helping to clear fat-clogged arteries. Abbott has asked the agency to approve its ...