A stent can be life-saving during a heart attack, but it's not always necessary for those with coronary artery disease.

Carotid stent surgery is one of two procedures that can be used to treat carotid artery stenosis. This procedure is considered a less invasive option with a faster recovery time. However, it does have ...

Carotid stenting is a procedure in which a surgeon treats plaque from the carotid arteries and inserts a stent to hold them open. It is a minimally invasive treatment for carotid artery stenosis. The ...

Dr. Christopher Busken with Northeast Baptist Hospital has performed surgeries for about 15 years to help people who suffer ...

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 ...

It only takes about a week for most patients to recover from a stent, but it may take longer for others, and there are ...

For patients with life-threatening aneurysms of the carotid artery in the neck, a minimally invasive stent-grafting technique can be just as effective as traditional open surgery, but with faster ...

Coronary artery disease, a major global health concern, is effectively managed through angioplasty or bypass surgery. Angioplasty offers a minimally i ...

NEWARK -- Implanting carotid artery-widening stents can prevent a stroke as safely and successfully as performing surgery, according to the initial findings of a landmark study launched in New Jersey ...

A new treatment has arrived for a condition that feels like a 'heart attack in the legs', caused by blocked arteries ...

TO CALL STATE POLICE. LIVE IN LONDONDERRY, KRISTEN CAROSA, WMUR NEWS 9. JEAN: TONIGHT, BERNIE SANDERS IS PUTTING HIS PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN ON HOLD UNTIL FURTH NOTICE AFTER A HEALTH SCARE. THE ...

WASHINGTON — Supreme Court Justice Anthony M. Kennedy was hospitalized over the weekend to have a new stent put in a coronary artery, court spokeswoman Kathleen Arberg said Tuesday. “There was no ...