Cardiac catheterization and angiograms are medical procedures that allow doctors to examine the inside of the heart and arteries. However, there are some differences between the two. Cardiac ...

Grand Forks City Councilman Bob Brooks, who also was East Grand Forks' city administrator, died suddenly this week after suffering a heart attack while undergoing a medical procedure. In an interview ...

Until a few weeks ago, the only thing I knew about percutaneous coronary intervention was that I couldn't spell it. PCI is the insertion of a metal stent into a narrow or blocked artery to restore ...

A new method for determining whether patients with heart disease need coronary stents or bypass surgery is more effective than the angiogram, which is currently used, according to research from ...

STANFORD, Calif. — Doctors may be implanting too many artery-opening stents and could improve patient outcomes — and ultimately save lives — if they did more in-depth measurements of blood flow in the ...

Q: I've been told I my carotid artery may produce a blockage. What can I do? A: A stroke is a serious medical emergency that can leave a person paralyzed or debilitated for life. When a stroke occurs, ...