Angiogram and angioplasty are heart procedures. Angiogram diagnoses heart vessel issues using X-rays and dye. Angioplasty treats blockages by opening arteries with a balloon and stent. Angiograms ...

Q. My 82-year-old mother is having angina when she exerts herself. She’s scheduled for an angiogram and maybe angioplasty. I’ve heard that women’s heart disease is different from men’s and that ...

Angioplasty is one of the most common medical procedures in the U.S.; in 2006 more than 1.3 million were done. But recent studies have cast doubt on its benefits. Now CBS News medical correspondent Dr ...

Question: I am 72 years old and recently flunked my heart stress test. My heart doctor wants to put me in the hospital for an angiogram. He said that if any blockages are found, he may try to open ...

In Panel A, a lateral angiogram of the left vertebral artery shows a high-grade (atherosclerotic) stenosis proximal to the origin of the posterior inferior cerebellar artery and delayed filling of the ...

Over the last few decades, improvements in equipment, stents, procedures, and pharmaceutical therapy have greatly improved short- and long-term clinical outcomes following percutaneous coronary ...

SAN FRANCISCO, CA — A small Taiwanese study is picking up where the ZEN trial left off, testing balloon angioplasty (but not stents) in the penile arteries as a treatment for erectile dysfunction (ED) ...