Angiogram and angioplasty are heart procedures. Angiogram diagnoses heart vessel issues using X-rays and dye. Angioplasty treats blockages by opening arteries with a balloon and stent. Angiograms ...

When a Cardiologist tells you that you have“90 percent blockage,” the mind goes straight to fear. Most families immediately ask three questions. Is this a heart attack. Do I need a stent right now.

A new study could lead to more widespread use of imaging technique to improve survival and prevent complications. Using intravascular imaging (IVI) to guide stent implantation during complex stenting ...

Doctors may be implanting too many artery-opening stents and could improve patient outcomes -- and ultimately save lives -- if they did more in-depth measurements of blood flow in the vessels to the ...

A new method for determining whether patients with heart disease need coronary stents or bypass surgery is more effective than the angiogram, which is currently used, according to research from ...

WASHINGTON, DC—A three-way comparison of optical coherence tomography (OCT), intravascular ultrasound, and angiography has come up with mixed results when it comes to choosing the best imaging ...

Using intravascular imaging (IVI) to guide stent implantation during complex stenting procedures is safer and more effective for patients with severely calcified coronary artery disease than ...

STANFORD, Calif. — Doctors may be implanting too many artery-opening stents and could improve patient outcomes — and ultimately save lives — if they did more in-depth measurements of blood flow in the ...

Abbott aims to build optical coherence tomography into a preferred tool for guiding the placement of stents that increase blood flow to the heart muscle. But a pair of major late-breaking studies ...

Angiography diagnoses blocked heart arteries, while angioplasty treats them - a distinction many patients still misunderstand during cardiac care.

Antwon D. Robinson, M.D., Theodore L. Schreiber, M.D., and Cindy L. Grines, M.D. A 65-year-old male with a history of hypertension, hyperlipidemia, diabetes mellitus ...