Direct stenting during saphenous vein graft (SVG) percutaneous coronary intervention improves safety not just in the short term but also thereafter, a post hoc analysis from the DIVA trial suggests.

The balloon device can both map and ablate over large areas of the heart simultaneously, using integrated arrays of multifunctional sensors and ablation electrodes. Cardiologists may soon be able ...

A TINY balloon may be able to help doctors identify heart surgery patients who could be at risk of a potentially fatal complication. The tube-shaped balloon — which is just a couple of ...

A little while ago, cardiologists improved open-heart surgery by using super thin, flexible balloon catheters – or tubes inserted into the body to eliminate blockage in blood vessels and to ...

Intra-aortic balloons are typically used in the first few days of in-hospital recovery after an interventional heart surgery, heart attack or other major cardiac event that can keep the heart from ...