Background In patients with refractory intracranial atherosclerotic disease (ICAD), percutaneous transluminal balloon angioplasty (PTBA) is less complex but typically results in higher postprocedural ...

Boston Scientific reorganized its operational structure and aggregated its core businesses, each of which generates revenues from the sale of Medical Devices, into two reportable segments, MedSurg (35 ...

This study evaluates the role of the angiography‐derived index of microcirculatory resistance (angio‐IMR) in predicting myocardial damage in patients with ST‐segment–elevation myocardial infarction ...

Creative Commons (CC): This is a Creative Commons license. Attribution (BY): Credit must be given to the creator. Percutaneous coronary intervention administration of statins enhances the ...

Aims There is a paucity of evidence supporting routine beta blocker (BB) use in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for acute coronary syndrome (ACS). The aim of this study ...

The role of ‘stand-alone’ coronary angiography (CAG) in the management of patients with chronic coronary syndromes is the subject of debate, with arguments for its replacement with CT angiography on ...

Renowned Indian heart surgeon Dr K M Cherian, who was instrumental in several pioneering cardiac surgeries in India including the first successful coronary artery bypass and heart transplant ...

Intravascular imaging (IVI) is widely recognized to improve outcomes after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). However, IVI is underutilized and is not yet established as a performance measure ...

Separate from this family of codes is a CPT code for intraoperative ultrasound for thoracic aorta (76984). Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Lithotripsy: The American Medical Association developed an ...

Therefore, the study was carried out to quantify the correlation between serum Hcy and ISR severity. Compared with coronary angiography (CAG), Hcy levels provided a significantly better clinical ...

The incidence of restenosis is as high as 20–50% after treatment with percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) and bare metal stents (BMSs). By carrying antiproliferative drugs, ...