NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Adding fractional flow reserve (FFR) measurements to angiography may improve survival and other outcomes for patients with multivessel coronary artery disease who undergo percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with drug-eluting stents, new research indicates. As reported...

This minimally invasive procedure for the replacement of a defective aortic valve has many advantages over traditional open heart surgery. ~ Detroit Medical Center For more information on this physician, please visit: Ali Kafi , M.D. Submitted by Detroit Medical...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Using a transradial rather than a transfemoral approach for percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) can reduce vascular access complications and shorten the hospital stay, according to a report in the American Heart Journal for November. The findings stem from an analysis...