Medically reviewed by David Hampton, MD Key Takeaways Balloon angioplasty is used to widen blocked or narrow blood vessels.It ...

Balloon angioplasty is a minimally invasive procedure to treat blocked or narrowed arteries. It involves inserting a tiny balloon into a blood vessel and inflating it to treat blockages and improve ...

Washington, DC - As Cutting Balloon TM (Boston Scientific, Natick, MA) angioplasty has struggled to find a niche in the world of interventional cardiologyespecially in light of two previous randomized ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Balloon angioplasty and stent implantation procedures in the early postoperative period after congenital heart ...

Adding balloon angioplasty to aggressive medical management significantly lowers the risk for stroke or death in patients with symptomatic intracranial atherosclerotic stenosis (sICAS), results of a ...

Submaximal balloon angioplasty for symptomatic intracranial atherosclerotic stenosis (ICAS) improved outcomes over aggressive medical management alone, the BASIS trial from China showed. The incidence ...

About The Study: In patients with symptomatic intracranial atherosclerotic stenosis, balloon angioplasty plus aggressive medical management, compared with aggressive medical management alone, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Orbital atherectomy was no better than balloon angioplasty for treatment of certain severely calcified coronary ...

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WASHINGTON, DC—Orbital atherectomy offers no advantages in treating severely calcified lesions over conventional balloon angioplasty before DES implantation, according to new data from the randomized ...