The relationship between timely access to percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) – a minimally invasive procedure used to open clogged coronary arteries – and improved patient outcomes has been well ...

Consistent evidence supports benefits of complete revascularization on LVEF, heart failure symptoms DANVERS, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Abiomed (Nasdaq: ABMD) announces the results of the Restore EF ...

Using intravascular imaging to guide stent implantation during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in heart disease patients significantly improves survival and reduces adverse cardiovascular ...

IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--TherOx, Inc., a privately held medical device company focused on improving treatment of acute myocardial infarction (AMI), announced that the U.S. Food and Drug ...

Coronary artery disease — or CAD — is a heart disease that’s often treated with medications as well as lifestyle and dietary changes. If your condition worsens, your doctor might suggest percutaneous ...

Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is frequently performed to reduce the symptoms of stable angina. Whether PCI relieves angina more than a placebo procedure in patients who are not receiving ...

Adventist Health Sonora has recently added a nonsurgical, minimally invasive way to treat coronary heart disease called percutaneous coronary intervention — PCI — which in the setting of a heart ...

Focusing solely on mortality, a new meta-analysis in a broad range of patients with coronary artery disease shows that PCI is associated with an increased risk of death when compared with CABG surgery ...

In sharp contrast to earlier studies, patients with severe triple-vessel heart disease fared equally well whether they underwent open-heart bypass surgery (CABG) or a less invasive procedure called ...

Imaging-guided percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is associated with better clinical outcomes than angiography-guided PCI. Whether routine optical coherence tomography (OCT) guidance in PCI of ...

SAN FRANCISCO, CA—Music in the cath lab appears to have a beneficial impact on the patients’ cardiovascular health, according to the results of a small pilot study. Music therapy administered before ...