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Dr. Mehran is a co-Principal Investigator of the breakthrough "SELUTION4ISR Trial," with results presented at Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics 2025. A new drug-eluting balloon can perform ...

Stents restore blood flow by keeping arteries open with a metal scaffold tube. Dr. Wiley emphasized multiple stents over time are common and not alarming. Stents rarely impact lifestyle; risk ...

Covering stents with hairlike structures called cilia may help keep the implanted medical tubes clean, preventing infection, researchers report April 28 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of ...

Neonatal hepatitis (NH) and biliary atresia are two separate conditions that share specific symptoms. Both conditions affect newborn infants and can cause liver damage. Bile is a substance the liver ...

Stent omission after ureteroscopy for a small uncomplicated renal stone appears safe and preferable for patients. Stent omission after ureteroscopy, even with the use of a ureteral access sheath, may ...

Worcester, Mass.-based UMass Chan Medical School has become the first medical center to complete a procedure using the WallFlex Biliary PLUS RX Fully Covered Stent. The procedure was performed by ...

Expanded stent physically opens a blocked blood vessel, but interactions between the metal surface and vascular cells can either promote healing or lead to adverse effects. The research team led by Dr ...

The research team led by Dr. Hojeong Jeon and Dr. Hyung-Seop Han of the Biomaterials Research Center at the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST, President Oh Sang-Rok), along with Dr.