The aim of this study was to evaluate changes in men’s sexual function after percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) treatment for acute myocardial infarction (MI). Sixty men aged 18–70 ...

NEW YORK (MedscapeWire) Mar 28 — Stenting is better for reperfusion after acute myocardial infarction (MI) than percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA), according to a randomized trial ...

September 10, 2010 — The AngioSculpt percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) scoring balloon catheter (AngioScore Inc), used to dilate narrowed coronary arteries and improve myocardial ...

Objectives. To evaluate the efficacy of percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) for anastomotic stenosis after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) in patients with Kawasaki disease ...

Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PCTA) is a surgical procedure to treat heart disease. It involves inserting a small balloon into the arteries to manage blockages or restore blood flow. A person ...

SINGAPORE, QT Vascular Ltd., together with its subsidiaries ("QT Vascular" or the "Group"), a global company engaged in the design, assembly and distribution of advanced therapeutic solutions for the ...

Geoffrey Hartzler, a key figure in the development of interventional cardiology in the United States, has died from cancer at the age of 65. He was one of the first cardiologists to learn the ...

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cordis Corporation today announced EMPIRA™ and EMPIRA™ NC RX PTCA Dilatation Catheters have received 510(k) regulatory clearance for the treatment of coronary artery ...

When Andreas Grüntzig, MD, performed the first coronary angioplasty in a human patient in September 1977 in Zurich, Switzerland, he forever altered the landscape of cardiology. “Forty years later, we ...

FDA Approves Boston Scientific's Apex TM PTCA Dilatation Catheter New design provides more options for treating patients with complex lesions NATICK, Mass., Nov. 10 ...