Vascular surgeons at Doylestown Hospital have pioneered a dissolvable stent that holds clogged arteries open long enough to ...

When the catheter reaches the blockage, the balloon is inflated to widen the narrowed artery. Stenting. In some cases, it may be necessary to place a stent. A stent is a small tube that holds open the ...

The FDA labeled a recall of integrated arterial catheters made by Medline Class I, the most serious kind of recall.

During an angioplasty procedure, doctors open the blocked artery with a balloon catheter and insert a stent to keep the artery open and blood flowing effectively. The stent permanently remains in ...

A major difference between children and adults is that in pediatric patients, age and, particularly, weight and length of the patient are decisive factors determining the choice of CVC type and ...