W.L. Gore & Associates announced today that the FDA approved its Viabahn Fortegra venous stent, formerly known as Viafort.

Stents are permanent mesh tubes that help direct blood flow to the heart or other organs. Usually, stents are not replaced but may be reinforced. However, some people may experience issues such as ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The FDA approved a novel mini stent designed to treat branch pulmonary artery stenosis or coarctation of aorta ...

The role of bacterial adhesion and biofilm formation on stents in stent-associated UTIs is unclear and development of UTIs and their treatment might depend on patient immune status Encrustation and ...

For some, dissolving coronary stents represent one of the most promising technologies in interventional cardiology, but in recent months, multiple reports examining the performance of the leading ...

Acute ischemic stroke caused by large-vessel occlusion demands rapid restoration of cerebral blood flow, and stent retrievers have evolved from simple helical wires into sophisticated multi-layer ...

Those flimsy, wallet-sized pieces of paper that detail the type, size, and location of the stent implanted? After roughly 4 years after device implantation, just under half of patients still carry ...

Heart treatments have improved vastly in recent years, but heart disease remains a leading killer of Americans. While researchers are constantly looking for ways to make current treatments better, a ...