Medically reviewed by Rafle Fernandez, MD Key Takeaways Bypass surgery is better than stents for serious heart disease.A stent is less invasive and usually faster to recover from than bypass ...

Colonic stent placement as a bridge to surgery shows similar survival to emergency resection while reducing stoma rates in obstructive colorectal cancer.

SEEMS LIKE A DISTANT MEMORY. A WOMAN WHO SAW OUR REPORT LAST YEAR AND CONTACTED DR. KIM UNDERSTANDS THAT COMPLETELY. HERE’S HER STOR AS MICHELLE HARRIS RUNS A LOOP THROUGH MEADOWOOD PARK, SHE IS DOING ...

Carotid stent surgery is one of two procedures that can be used to treat carotid artery stenosis. This procedure is considered a less invasive option with a faster recovery time. However, it does have ...

A pipeline stent is a treatment for a brain aneurysm. It’s a minimally invasive procedure that blocks blood flow through the affected part of the blood vessel. Doctors treat brain aneurysms at risk of ...

A Dallas couple turned to Texas Children's Hospital for a complex and high-risk procedure to insert a stent in their son's ...

Patients who are at risk of stroke have a less invasive option to surgery that seems to be equally as effective, according to a large-scale medical study. A study called the Carotid Revascularization ...

People at elevated risk for stroke can now undergo a preventive procedure dramatically less debilitating than surgery, doctors have found in a major study released Friday. The largest analysis of its ...

Miami, FL - The introduction of drug-eluting stents will probably lead to a reduction in cardiac surgery volume, but this may not be as great as has previously been proposed by some interventional ...

NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — North Little Rock Officer Tommy Norman announced Friday that he had another successful surgery following his heart attack in March. The officer, well known for his community ...

Former Mayor Rudy Giuliani underwent heart stent surgery Tuesday to open up two clogged arteries, his son, Andrew, and radio partner Maria Ryan said. Giuliani, 78, had been feverishly campaigning ...