The dorsalis pedis artery supplies oxygenated blood to the dorsal (upper) side of the foot. It originates at the anterior tibial artery in the leg, runs across the top of the foot and ankle bones, and ...

The ECLIPSE trial failed to show that orbital atherectomy prior to DES implantation is superior to conventional PCI without atherectomy. Patients with calcified coronary lesions were randomized to ...

Obstructive coronary artery disease (OCAD) is a type of heart disease. It occurs when plaque builds up in the large coronary arteries. OCAD can lead to complications, including heart attacks.

In the vast majority of patients with angina, their symptoms are caused by typical coronary artery disease (CAD), in which an atherosclerotic plaque is partially obstructing a coronary artery. In ...

With nonselective coronary access, the coronary artery was visible but the catheter remained outside the coronary ostium, while unfeasible access was defined as the inability to visualize the coronary ...

It is unclear if some of these represented non-ACS patients. Gao X, Kan J, Wu Z, et al. IVUS-Guided vs Angiography-Guided PCI in Patients With Diabetes With Acute Coronary Syndromes: The IVUS-ACS ...

and the intramural segment of left coronary artery was explored. Coronary unroofing was completed by direct longitudinal dissection of the main left coronary artery to the intramural segment on the ...

Alexandria Nyembwe is a registered nurse and health writer. She has worked in street medicine serving populations experiencing homelessness in Skid Row Los Angeles as well as in cardiovascular ...

Finally, scRNAseq on human fetal hearts indicated that human development closely matched that in mice, and provided additional insights into human coronary artery development. Based on our results, we ...