This interactive animation describes about "coronary stent procedure" made by scientific animations. Stents are small expandable tubes used to treat weakened or narrowed arteries in the body. Coronary ...

These types are called coronary stents. Usually made of metal mesh, they’re put into arteries after a procedure to expand the artery called a percutaneous coronary intervention or, its more common ...

Diffuse coronary artery disease is a subtype of coronary artery disease (CAD) in which larger sections of coronary arteries have a high plaque buildup. It is less common than focal CAD and can be more ...

Nonobstructive coronary artery disease (CAD) occurs when the coronary arteries have a plaque buildup but remain unblocked. Experts usually view it as less severe than obstructive CAD. However, ...

Hypertensive heart disease arises from prolonged high blood pressure, leading to various heart conditions like heart failure and coronary artery disease. High blood pressure forces the heart to work ...

April 11 (UPI) --A newly developed, non-invasive imaging test can help identify which patients with coronary artery blockage or narrowing need angioplasty or a bypass procedure, a U.S. study published ...

Researchers from Thomas Jefferson University Hospital discovered that blockages in the right coronary artery and those in bending areas of the coronary artery are the most common places for coronary ...