Two Jackson cardiologists are using a new angioplasty procedure that can be much easier on their patients. Instead of performing the procedure the traditional way, through the femoral artery in the ...

Washington - The best path to a clogged heart may be through the wrist. About a million artery-clearing angioplasties are performed in the United States each year, and the usual route is to thread a ...

image: Coronary angioplasty is a procedure in which blocked or narrowed arteries are opened for blood flow. Hospitals can improve patient care and reduce costs associated with coronary angioplasty if ...

(WECT) - Every minute, somebody dies from a heart attack. The statistics are alarming, but now doctors are using a new pathway to help find heart disease before it kills. Cardiologists are now using ...

To clear a blockage in the heart, doctors routinely use angioplasty. It is a safe procedure that has been used for years, but doctors are approaching the technique in a new way that may be even safer.

For women at high risk for bleeding during angioplasty, the wrist may be a better entry site than the groin, a new study indicates. It included more than 1,700 women who underwent angioplasty to clear ...

The best path to a clogged heart might be through the wrist. About a million artery-clearing angioplasties are performed in the United States each year, and the usual route is to thread a tube to the ...