During bypass surgery, a surgeon connects healthy blood vessels to bypass a blocked artery. It is often needed for those with ...

Veteran filmmaker and actor Rakesh Roshan recently underwent a preventive carotid artery surgery, which was diagnosed to be over 75 per cent blocked despite showing no symptoms. According to ...

Today, James Nichols stands head and shoulders above what he described as the "most unbelievable pain" he ever experienced. Nichols, 71, had a blockage affecting the blood flow in his leg. For five ...

Balloon angioplasty is a minimally invasive procedure to treat blocked or narrowed arteries. It involves inserting a tiny balloon into a blood vessel and inflating it to treat blockages and improve ...

Former President George W. Bush is doing well after undergoing a procedure Tuesday morning to open blockage from an artery in his heart. Bush, 67, went to the Cooper Clinic in Dallas Monday for his ...

April 11 (UPI) --A newly developed, non-invasive imaging test can help identify which patients with coronary artery blockage or narrowing need angioplasty or a bypass procedure, a U.S. study published ...

(BPT) – Did you know carotid artery disease (CAD) is responsible for up to one-third of all strokes? Early detection and treatment of CAD can significantly reduce your risk of having a stroke, and ...

Dr. Christopher Busken with Northeast Baptist Hospital has performed surgeries for about 15 years to help people who suffer ...

Filmmaker Rakesh Roshan on Tuesday posted that he was in the hospital to get preventative procedures done after he found out that both of his carotid arteries to the brain were "above 75 per cent ...

Reena Caprario is used to alarming symptoms. The 55-year-old mother of two was diagnosed with lung cancer in late 2023, and has a history of diabetes. She had surgery to remove Stage I cancer in late ...

Dr. Acker answers the question: ''What Exactly Is 'Significant Blockage?'' — -- Question: What is meant by a 'significant blockage' shown in my coronary arteries as seen on a catheterization?

Carotid stenting is a procedure in which a surgeon treats plaque from the carotid arteries and inserts a stent to hold them open. It is a minimally invasive treatment for carotid artery stenosis. The ...