Stents were initially developed to support the placement of coils inside wide neck aneurysms. However, early work on stent-like tubular braided structure led to a more sophisticated construct that ...

The choice of drug-eluting stent in the treatment of patients with diabetes mellitus and coronary artery disease who are undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) has been debated.

FF was measured by dedicated software (AccuICAD) before and after stenting. During follow-up, patients were categorized into two groups based on the occurrence of in-stent restenosis (ISR): ISR group ...

Background— Although effective coverage of challenging coronary lesions has warranted the use of overlapping drug-eluting stents, the histopathological response to stent overlap is unknown. Methods ...

The application of drug-eluting stent (DES) technology to improve clinical outcomes after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) represents one of the greatest success stories in cardiology. This ...

Moreover, while adults undergoing pancreaticoduodenectomy with preoperative placement of an intrabiliary stent have a high risk of this type of infection, and wound protectors may significantly reduce ...

HONOLULU, Hawaii (Island News) -- Hawaii will receive $700 million in a landmark drug settlement against pharmaceutical bigwigs Bristol Myers Squibb and Sanofi. The settlement, the largest in ...

John Michael DiBianco, MD, discusses findings from the BLUES trial. A recent study evaluated silicone vs polyurethane stents found that the primary outcome of pain intensity and interference at 7 to ...

There is considerable variation across hospitals and regions in the diffusion of new medical technologies. Before 2003, bare-metal stents were used by cardiologists seeking to perform ...

Background First-generation drug-eluting stents (DES) have become the most widely used devices worldwide for management of coronary artery disease. As remote follow-up data were becoming available, ...

SAN DIEGO -- For endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-guided transluminal draining of pancreatic pseudocysts, plastic stents appeared as safe and effective as lumen-apposing metal stents (LAMS) in a ...