The Food and Drug Administration recently approved a heart stent made specifically for infants and young children, a device that could help kids born with certain congenital heart defects avoid a ...

Babies born with a narrowed blood vessel now have a device specifically designed for them, thanks to research conducted at the Smidt Heart Institute and Guerin Children's at Cedars-Sinai. The U.S.

For diabetics, heart drugs may be just as effective as bypass surgery or stents. NEW ORLEANS, June 8, 2009— -- Cardiac bypass surgery, angioplasty and stents were no better than standard drugs ...

Patients with diabetes have an increased risk of complications after stent implantation, according to a study from Karolinska ...

DAVENPORT — Genesis Health System is participating in a national clinical trial to test the effectiveness of biodegradable heart stents that someday could replace many permanent metal stents. The ...