Renata Medical announced today that CMS granted a New Technology Add-on Payment (NTAP) for its Minima stent system.

A surgeon from the Heart Hospital of Austin (Texas) at St. David’s Round Rock became the first in the U.S. to use a carotid artery stent outside of clinical trials. The device was used in July by the ...

Renata Medical, a company dedicated to transforming care for children with congenital heart disease, today announced that the ...

Carotid stent surgery is one of two procedures that can be used to treat carotid artery stenosis. This procedure is considered a less invasive option with a faster recovery time. However, it does ...

In sham-controlled trials, the device appears less beneficial than it has been in single-arm, observational studies.

Dr. Hasan Aldailami Mitri Khoury, M.D. This system provides temporary support to the artery and improves blood flow by widening blockages – all without leaving a permanent implant behind. As a ...

Ray Romano Had a Stent Put in His Heart After Having “90 Percent Blockage” in His “Main Artery” "I know in my head I don't feel that old. In my body, I'm getting a couple of notices that I ...

ANSWER: A cardiac stent is a device placed into an artery of the heart after it is re-opened, usually by a balloon, in a procedure called an angioplasty. Stents help reduce the risk of the artery ...

Cardiology > Peripheral Artery Disease Dissolving Stent Approved for Peripheral Artery Disease Below the Knee — The Esprit BTK everolimus-eluting scaffold is indicated for chronic limb ...

In addition, the rate of in-stent late loss was -0.1 ± 0.3 mm and percent stent plaque volume was 13.1 ± 18.4%.

The Everybody Loves Raymond star told Marc Maron on this WTF Podcast that he had a stent installed after doctors found a 90 percent blockage in his main artery.