Medically reviewed by Rafle Fernandez, MD Stents and coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) treat blocked arteries and ...

Here are some other important preparations as you approach the day of surgery: Medications to avoid before a stent procedure According to Patel, if you are on any kind of anticoagulant or blood ...

This is so it does not interfere with the blood pressure response during the actual stent procedure. On the morning of the ... Your surgeon will perform the procedure through an artery in your leg or ...

People in their 50s with severely narrowed leg arteries may face a high risk for major amputations despite having emergency ...

Well, sadly not. Leg amputation is one of the oldest surgical procedures. The earliest known example dates back some 31,000 years. During the advent of modern surgery in the 19th century ...

Should I receive stents, or would it be better to have bypass surgery? A: Chest discomfort that occurs with exercise, known as stable angina, is quite common — about half a million cases are ...