TCT 663: A Case of Complex Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction Caused by Extension of Type A Aortic Dissection into the Left Main Coronary Artery Receive the the ...

Figure 1 illustrates the case of acute stent thrombosis in a 75-year-old female patient who had suffered from angina pectoris and dyspnea for 3 months prior to hospital admission for elective coronary ...

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Application of a Drug-Eluting Stent Combined with a Drug-Coated Balloon in Left Main Coronary Artery Disease The authors of this article evaluated the clinical efficacy of a drug-eluting stent (DES) ...

Medically reviewed by Rafle Fernandez, MD Key Takeaways Bypass surgery is better than stents for serious heart disease.A stent is less invasive and usually faster to recover from than bypass ...

Routine coronary computed tomography (CCT)-based follow-up after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) of the left main coronary artery did not reduce death, myocardial infarction (MI), unstable ...

A drug-eluting stent, or DES, is a small, metal mesh tube placed in a blocked coronary artery. The metal is coated in medicine and helps reopen your artery and keep it open. ‌ Stents are used to treat ...

Stents open up narrowed arteries. When you have a stent placed, it’s meant to be permanent. Stents can stay in your body without breaking down over time, though in some cases they may need replacement ...

Many people who receive one stent will need additional stents, but as the number of devices in the heart increases, so do the risks of serious complications. If a coronary artery has become narrowed, ...