The condition often develops slowly and may not show symptoms until arteries are significantly narrowed or blocked thus ...

Each year about 400,000 Americans undergo balloon angioplasty to clear blocked arteries. In many cases ... he can to avoid a second open-heart surgery. Eight years ago, he had a quintuple bypass ...

Typically when this occurs and a patient is found to have blocked or narrowed arteries, they either receive a stent or in some cases bypass surgery. A stent is a mesh tube that is inserted into ...