News tagged with 'Stents'

The confusing controvery over whether to choose the more expensive drug-eluting stents over bare metal ones  is answered in this published study from Swedish researchers.  

When it comes to using a stent or a scalpel to treat coronary heart disease, this large study finds that they are roughly similar in outcome with stents offering less risk of stroke but more likelihood of additional treatment.

More than half of Americans undergoing angioplasty to open their arteries are not having a recommended cardiac stress test in advance. That means the procedures are being performed without first determining who will benefit and who will not.