A final option, less commonly used, is a technique called atherectomy. This treatment uses a device that cuts or grinds away the hardened deposition (atheroma) within the artery. Atherectomy is less ...

In a world-first, a team of researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and Emory School of Medicine, Atlanta, has successfully performed a coronary artery bypass — a normally open-heart ...

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Cardiovascular disease remains a leading global cause of death, and we break down its pathology, risk factors, and the ...

Cardiovascular imaging, which continues to evolve alongside interventions and other technologies, made notable strides in the ...

Advances in the treatment of coronary artery disease remained steady in 2025, as in recent years, but the past 12 months also ...

Cardiovascular clinicians can bill new or revised codes for PCI, lower extremity revascularization (LER), coronary plaque analysis and other services starting Jan. 1, 2026. The ACC Advocacy team has ...

Results from the first randomized controlled trial to directly compare the safety and efficacy of cutting balloon (CB) angioplasty to intravascular lithotripsy (IVL) prior to drug-eluting stent (DES) ...

Rescue stenting may be needed for intracranial atherosclerosis (ICAS)-related large vessel occlusion (LVO). Balloon-expandable (BE) stent implantation often fails due to its stiffness.

In patients undergoing PCI for de novo small-vessel coronary artery disease (SV-CAD), paclitaxel-coated balloon (PCB) angioplasty was associated with a reduction in the primary endpoint of major ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In patients with coronary artery disease undergoing TAVR, those who also had angioplasty had better outcomes ...