A stent can be life-saving during a heart attack, but it's not always necessary for those with coronary artery disease.

CONCORD, Calif. (KGO) -- Research being conducted here in the Bay Area could provide a major advance for heart patients. Surgeons at John Muir Medical Center in Concord are implanting patients with a ...

(Reuters) - Medical device reviewers said a Cook Medical stent coated with a common cancer-fighting drug was safe and effective for treating clogged arteries in the thighs. Zilver PTX, the first ...

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Kansas basketball coach Bill Self had two stents inserted into his heart to treat blocked arteries Thursday at Lawrence Memorial Hospital after he "felt unwell and experienced ...

PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. -- Jason Bohn's medical issue Friday turned out to be more serious than a mild heart attack, as the golfer needed a stent due to a blockage in an artery. Bohn's friend George ...