MUNICH, Germany—In patients with stable coronary artery disease (CAD) and at least 1 proven ischemic stenosis, percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) guided by fractional flow reserve (FFR) plus ...

(UPDATED) Individuals who leave the hospital against medical advice following PCI are more likely to be readmitted within 30 days than patients discharged home by physicians, and the most common ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I'm a medical journalist covering cardiology news. Aug 28, 2012, 02:01am EDT Aug 28, 2012, 05:54am EDT This article is more than ...

In a new study, researchers found discharge against medical advice as the strongest predictor of 30-day unplanned readmissions in heart attack patients. While only a small number of patients choose to ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . For patients with vulnerable plaque but no flow-limiting stenosis, PCI provided better clinical outcomes than ...

DENVER, CO — PCI guided by fractional flow reserve (FFR) measurement plus medical therapy improved long-term outcomes for a majority of patients with stable coronary artery disease compared with ...

A non-surgical procedure, called percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), along with prescribed medication, is better than medication alone as initial treatment for people who have the most common ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . SAN FRANCISCO — At 3 years, among patients with a chronic total coronary occlusion, those who underwent CTO PCI ...

(HealthDay)—For patients with stable ischemic heart disease (SIHD) and objective evidence of ischemia, percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is associated with lower mortality than medical therapy ...

Patients with stable coronary artery disease (CAD) today do no better with stents than with medical therapy, according to a new meta-analysis published in the Archives of Internal Medicine. Kathleen ...