Nonrandomized studies have shown that patients who undergo percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) can be safely discharged from hospital after a short observation period, but these trials were ...

New data reveals that percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) can be safely performed before, during, or after transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) for patients with stable coronary artery ...

Women with severe coronary heart disease causing narrowing or blockages in the arteries may derive greater long-term benefits from coronary artery bypass grafting compared with percutaneous coronary ...

Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is a standard treatment for significant coronary artery disease. Cardiologists use a ...

Interventional cardiology made its debut 27 years ago, when Andreas Grüntzig performed the first percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty in a human. Since then, rapid expansion of our knowledge ...

There are differential benefits associated with a percutaneous coronary intervention–capable facility (PCI-CF) opening based on patient race and community segregation, according to a research letter ...

Percutaneous coronary intervention procedures performed in an ASC may result in increased bleeding complications, according to a study published in JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions. Medpage Today ...

Background: A shorter time from symptom onset to reperfusion is associated with improved outcomes for patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (MI). Primary percutaneous coronary ...

Certification to perform catheter-based interventions for coronary artery disease was originally limited to hospitals that had the capability to perform cardiac surgery on site. However, there has ...

WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Corindus, a Siemens Healthineers company and a leading developer of precision vascular robotics, announced today it has completed the first multi-city, ...

Age-related physiological changes augment both the potential benefit of coronary revascularization and the risk of procedure-related adverse outcomes A broad range of antithrombin and antiplatelet ...

Drug-eluting coronary-artery stents have been shown to decrease restenosis and therefore the likelihood that additional procedures will be required after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). We ...