Vascular surgeons at Doylestown Hospital have pioneered a dissolvable stent that holds clogged arteries open long enough to ...

BACKGROUND: The optimal coronary stenting technique for true left main bifurcation lesions is uncertain. EBC MAIN (European ...

an expandable mesh tube (called a stent) can be inserted to keep the vessel open. Because balloon angioplasty is used to correct severely impaired blood flow, the benefits of treatment usually ...

Penis enlargement surgery can involve silicon implants, fat transfer, ligament division, and other procedures. Surgery is rarely necessary in medical terms, and it can entail complications.

Coronary artery bypass surgery is a procedure to treat coronary heart disease. There are various types, including multiple bypass and minimally invasive. The medical name for coronary artery or ...

Heart conditions that can lead to health emergencies when flying include coronary artery disease (CAD), cardiac arrhythmia (irregular heart rate), recent heart surgery ... artificial heart valve or a ...

We included anterior and posterior circulation stroke patients in whom a thrombectomy was attempted. We compared outcomes for stent retriever as first line strategy versus contact aspiration alone, ...

Stent patency was graded using a 4-stage scale: No stenosis. ≤50% stenosis. >50% stenosis. Occlusion, assessed at the conclusion of the procedure and during all available follow-ups. All data were ...

The Division of Surgery aims to improve outcomes for patients undergoing surgical treatment of disease through the transfer of technology into clinical practice. This is being achieved by harnessing ...

My gurney was raced to surgery where the stents procedure was then performed. The staff made mention of my younger age for a heart attack. It was discovered it was a heredity situation due to my ...