At 3 years, Agent still outshined uncoated balloons. Registry data show rapid uptake of the DCB in the year after its FDA approval.

BOSTON, Oct 3 (Reuters) - Drug-coated stents implanted into clogged arteries of the heart work better than uncoated stents for high-risk patients, without a significant trade off in safety, a Canadian ...

Precision angioplasty also improves the accuracy of choosing the right stent size and length. Because the vessel measurements ...

To date, three major clinical trials have been conducted with the sirolimus-eluting stent. The First in Man (FIM) study was an open-label safety and feasibility study. [16] More recent trials were ...