A novel study shines a light on the physiological stress interventional cardiologists may encounter when performing complex percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) procedures. The study of five ...

Quebec City - A new meta-analysis of observational studies published in the July 2010 issue of the American Heart Journal suggest that recanalization of coronary chronic total occlusions (CTOs) with a ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . PCI successfully reduced angina symptoms and frequency in select patients with chronic total occlusion.

Patients diagnosed with coronary chronic total occlusions (CTOs) can benefit from a team approach to decision-making about revascularization, according to a newly released expert consensus from ...

New research could change standard-of-care guidelines to improve outcomes for heart attack patients after coronary stenting procedures. Withdrawing aspirin one month after percutaneous coronary ...

In what is believed to be the first randomized placebo-controlled trial of its kind, patients with a chronic total blockage of a coronary artery who received a nonsurgical procedure to reopen the ...

This minimally invasive treatment for blocked arteries uses a ballon-tipped catheter, with a stent placed to keep the artery open during the procedure. Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is a ...

For stable patients with chronic total occlusion (CTOs), treatment with an invasive strategy that includes coronary revascularization does not reduce the risk of cardiovascular death or myocardial ...

A novel, minimally invasive method of determining whether fatty deposits in a coronary artery are restricting blood flow to a patient's heart performed similarly to the standard, more-invasive ...

Percutaneous coronary intervention is a treatment option for people with coronary artery disease. This nonsurgical procedure helps open narrowed or blocked coronary arteries. Coronary artery disease ...