A large national survey of Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) practitioners and units, including organisational characteristics, revealed the persistence of low-volume practitioners ...

Cardiovascular diseases constitute a major global health concern. Various complications that affect normal blood flow in ...

Next-generation vascular stents can make cardiovascular therapies minimally invasive and vascular treatments safe and less burdensome. In a new advancement, researchers from Japan and China have ...

Learn about surgical options for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), including septal myectomy, septal ablation, and heart ...

A research team has demonstrated that clopidogrel is more effective than aspirin as a long-term antiplatelet therapy in ...

Market OverviewThe global gastrointestinal stent market is projected to grow at a CAGR of around 6% over the forecast period. Key factors driving this growth include the rising prevalence of ...

In malignant distal biliary obstruction, EUS-CDS — a new endoscopic technique — lowers the risk for postprocedural ...

A Homosassa woman with Stage 4 pancreatic cancer was told to go home and prepare for the end of life. A specialist at HCA Florida Largo offered a minimally invasive procedure that restored her ability ...

George Howard, DrPH, and Lloyd Edwards, Ph.D., both professors in the Department of Biostatistics at the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Public Health, are at the forefront of this ...

A blocked coronary artery causing an acute heart attack must be opened immediately with a stent procedure. However, if other coronary arteries also appear to be narrowed, it is safe to wait and treat ...