Interventional Cardiology
Interventional Cardiology
Surgical procedures performed during a heart catheterization, including opening narrowed areas with balloons and stents, closing unwanted vessels with coils or intravascular devices, and ablation for rhythm problems
Editor's Choice
Valvular heart disease is one of the most discussed health topics, as it is often associated with significant morbidity and mortality. To date, aortic stenosis (AS) and mitral regurgitation (MR),...
The introduction of coronary stents in the late 1980s improved outcome over balloon angioplasty via a reduction in acute vessel losure, prevention of vessel recoil, increase in acute gain and a ...
Medical Guidelines
To review what is known and not known about percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in women and to put published data in context with contemporary coronary intervention...
DISEASE/CONDITION(S)Chest pain/discomfort, including coronary artery disease (CAD) and non-cardiac causes Acute coronary syndromeAcute myocardial infarctionST-elevation myocardial infarctionAcute...
