As you may be aware, the heart’s arteries are not rigid pipes; they’re living structures that twist, flex, constrict, expand, and remodel themselves with every beat. Traditional stents, however, don’t ...

A study suggests that stents placed in heart arteries to relieve chest pain isn’t as effective as doctors thought. What you need to know about stents, their safety and who should be getting them Heart ...

A dissolvable heart stent designed to leave behind a restored blood vessel two to three years after placement may soon be available to U.S. patients with heart disease. The biodegradable stent, ...

The prostatic urethral stent for relief of lower urinary tract symptoms from benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) was tested in the ProVide trial.

Drug-eluting stents reduce the occurrence of in-stent restenosis and the need for subsequent target vessel revascularization when compared with bare-metal stents. However, drug-eluting stents may be ...

For patients with an injured or compromised trachea, the insertion of a stent is often required in order to keep their airway open. A new type of airway stent should remain in place better than others ...

A Georgia couple finds hope after their child receives a first-of-its-kind stent system, placing Children's among the first hospitals to use the innovative technology.

Patients implanted with drug-coated stents to hold open their choked arteries face a small but significant risk of blood clots, health officials said Tuesday, and a new study recommended they take ...

AIIMS Delhi's GRASSROOT trial marks India's first brain stent success for stroke care, with Supernova restoring blood flow in ...

Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders was hospitalized Tuesday night after experiencing chest pains during a campaign event in Las Vegas. A medical evaluation revealed a blocked artery in the ...

A little girl from Duluth is a trailblazer at the age of 1 because she got the first infant-sized stent put in, in Minnesota.