More tests showed that her left circumflex artery "had a 99% blockage." A piece of plaque that had built up in the artery had detached, blocking nearly all blood flow. "They told my family I was ...

At that time, an attempt was also made to place an arterial line in the left radial artery. The patient had ... found on the lateral aspect of the left wrist several days after the attempted ...

If stents work well, why do some people still need heart surgery? The answer lies in the severity and location of the ...