In mid-November, the question of whether hospitals without on-site cardiac surgery should offer elective angioplasties rose to the surface as the American College of Cardiology issued revised ...

Get clear answers on coronary angioplasty and bypass surgery to make informed decisions for better heart health.

Dr. Lee answers the question:'Why Bypass And Not Angioplasty/Stents?' — -- Question: Why Do Some Patients Require Bypass Surgery Instead Of An Angioplasty And Stents? Answer: Both bypass surgery ...

Angioplasty is a procedure to open blocked heart arteries using a small balloon and sometimes a stent. You may need to stay overnight in the hospital, but many people go home the same day. Follow your ...

While hospitals without emergency heart surgery backup and those with this service may have similar quality outcomes for elective angioplasties, hospitals without surgery backup have higher costs, ...

Doctors perform a number of different outpatient heart procedures, including angioplasty, stenting, pacemaker implantation, and others. If you have a heart condition, your doctor might recommend an ...

Many minimally invasive procedures are available to treat problems with your heart. These procedures can fix issues like malfunctioning valves and blockages in your heart’s arteries. Traditional heart ...

PLAINSBORO, New Jersey (WPVI) -- Heart bypass surgery: What used to be an extraordinary procedure for clogged arteries is now done more than a thousand times a day. And it's still a powerful fix for ...

The high-risk angioplasty was performed at Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital, Navi Mumbai, on a patient diagnosed with severe multi-vessel coronary artery disease and a critically low ejection ...

In a major breakthrough in cardiac care, doctors in Thiruvananthapuram have successfully performed the first Impella-assisted angioplasty in South Kerala, saving the life of a 38-year-old patient ...

When doctors tell patients they’ll access their heart through the groin, many react with confusion or concern. Yet this approach, known as the transfemoral method, has become a cornerstone of modern ...