During a heart attack, immediate stenting of other arteries isn't always necessary

A blocked coronary artery causing an acute heart attack must be opened immediately with a stent procedure. However, if other ...

Can a stent in the brain stop a stroke before it happens?

Explore how brain stenting can prevent strokes and the importance of early detection and lifestyle changes on World Stroke ...

Tyneside surgeon first in Europe to use 'dissolvable' life-saving treatment that 'leaves nothing behind'

Surgeon James McCaslin, operating on Cramlington man Stephen Laurie, became the first in Europe to fit a stent that will help ...
Mansfield News Journal

'It's working': Patient gets new angioplasty treatment at OhioHealth Mansfield Hospital

Jerry Bailey was awake while a medical team at OhioHealth Mansfield Hospital reopened one of his previously stented arteries using a new heart procedure. "It's working," the 73-year-old said a few ...
Daily Mail

Tiny tube unblocks your arteries - then vanishes: Newcastle man becomes first in Europe to undergo 'fantastic' procedure

A British man at risk of amputation has become the first patient in Europe to be saved by a groundbreaking 'dissolvable stent' implant. The procedure is set to revolutionise treatment for thousands of ...