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 ...

People who've survived a heart attack and have been given a stent may be better off quitting low-dose aspirin a month after the procedure, a new study finds. The strategy is "beneficial by reducing ...

Heart stents have transformed the treatment of coronary artery disease, or CAD, helping restore blood flow and prevent heart attacks. But many patients are surprised to learn that a stented artery can ...

A new drug-eluting balloon can perform just as well as the standard treatment for patients with coronary in-stent restenosis (ISR) undergoing repeated percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). These ...

Twenty-four weeks into her pregnancy, Serena Chen and her husband received unexpected news: a fetal echocardiogram revealed that their daughter, Chloe, would be born with a congenial heart defect that ...

A multinational study led by researchers at Stanford Medicine has found that the risks of major complications after stenting or bypass surgery are similar, even several years out. The risk of death ...