Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento and Mills-Peninsula Health Services, both affiliates of Sutter Health, will be among the first in the country to offer patients with coronary artery disease a new ...

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 ...

Decisions on heart stenting consider multiple medical factors beyond blockage levels. In Bangalore, angioplasty costs vary.

The stent, called Absorb, releases everolimus, a drug that combats the formation of scar tissue to prevent the artery from narrowing again, according to the FDA. Unlike traditional stents made of ...

Blood thinners are an important medicine for many people with heart disease. These drugs help prevent dangerous blood clots from forming inside blood vessels. When clots block blood flow, they can ...