Coronary angioplasty and stenting are common medical procedures used to widen a narrowed artery and restore optimal blood flow to the heart. During an angioplasty procedure, doctors open the blocked ...

On the day before your treatment, you may be asked to withhold some of your blood pressure medication. This is so it does not interfere with the blood pressure response during the actual stent ...

A blocked coronary artery causing an acute heart attack must be opened immediately with a stent procedure. However, if other ...

Dr. Robert Hallett, cardiovascular interventionist, performed the first implantation of the new Endeavor stent in East Texas. The FDA approved this next generation drug-eluting stent a month and a ...

A pipeline stent is a treatment for a brain aneurysm. It’s a minimally invasive procedure that blocks blood flow through the affected part of the blood vessel. Doctors treat brain aneurysms at risk of ...

Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders was hospitalized Tuesday night after experiencing chest pains during a campaign event in Las Vegas. A medical evaluation revealed a blocked artery in the ...