Mar. 31 -- SUNDAY, March 30 (HealthDay News) -- Drug-eluting stents, the small tubing placed in diseased coronary arteries to keep them open, are more effective than bare-metal stents for heart attack ...

HARRISBURG – It’s a leading cause of heart attacks, and now doctors in the Midstate are re-thinking how to deal with coronary artery disease. A local hospital chain is the first in the state to use a ...

Each year, nearly a million Americans undergo implantation of heart stents. These tiny, wiry tubes of woven metal help prop open the coronary arteries, which supply the heart muscle with blood. Though ...

Women with severe coronary heart disease causing narrowing or blockages in the arteries may derive greater long-term benefits ...

For diabetics, heart drugs may be just as effective as bypass surgery or stents. NEW ORLEANS, June 8, 2009— -- Cardiac bypass surgery, angioplasty and stents were no better than standard drugs ...

Opening all blocked arteries with stents in patients with a heart attack, known as complete revascularization, reduces the risk of death from cardiovascular causes, death from any cause and future ...

LOS ANGELES — Bypass surgery remains the best option for heart patients with more than one clogged artery, according to the first big study to compare bypass with drug-coated stents. The new research ...

Legendary sports promoter Barry Hearn suffered a third heart attack during Leyton Orient's clash with Stockport and had a third stent fitted - but was up days later to watch a boxing match, play ...