The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions (SCAI) and the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) have published the first ...

SCAI, HRS publish first multi-society guidelines to guide transcatheter left atrial appendage occlusion (LAAO) for stroke prevention Peer-Reviewed Publication Society for Cardiovascular ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — As the division chief of cardiovascular medicine for the University of Kansas Health System, Dr. Mark Wiley is no stranger to stent procedures.

In a new study, researchers show, for the first time, that photoacoustic microscopy can image stents through skin, potentially offering a safer, easier way to monitor these life-saving devices ...

SAN DIEGO -- For endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-guided transluminal draining of pancreatic pseudocysts, plastic stents appeared as safe and effective as lumen-apposing metal stents (LAMS) in a ...

CHICAGO — Patients with severe triple-vessel heart disease who underwent a less-invasive stent procedure fared just as well as those who underwent open-heart bypass surgery after 5 years, the ...

Covered stent correction for a sinus venosus atrial septal defect (SVASD) was first performed in 2009. This innovative approach was initially viewed as experimental and was reserved for highly ...

Closing the Left Atrial Septal Pouch For Stroke Prevention Explored in Small Trial (UPDATED) Much remains to learn about this anatomical finding, seen in about one-third of adults, and how it may ...

Oral anticoagulation is recommended after ablation for atrial fibrillation among patients at high risk for stroke. Left atrial appendage closure is a mechanical alternative to anticoagulation, but ...