The goal of the trial was to evaluate a strategy of routine T-stenting compared with provisional T-stenting in the treatment of de novo bifurcation lesions. Overall, 202 patients were randomized.

PCI of these lesions often requires novel devices, such as drug-eluting stents, hydrophilic guidewires, distal protection balloons or filters, thrombectomy catheters, rotational atherectomy ...

Coronary bifurcation lesions with a small proximal segment and involvement of both ostia are best suitable for the T stent, the crush stent or the cullotte stent techniques. Future drug-eluting ...

The use of drug-eluting stents (DES) has become widespread as a result of their superior revascularization rates compared with those of bare-metal stents (BMS). 1 DES are increasingly being used ...

On the day before your treatment, you may be asked to withhold some of your blood pressure medication. This is so it does not interfere with the blood pressure response during the actual stent ...

These guidelines recommend both stents and heart surgery for certain ... that death wouldn't have been counted in the results. "I'm absolutely appalled that they've done this," he said.

The US Food and Drug Administration has approved a heart stent specifically made for infants and young children - a device ...