The ideal stent to treat very calcified lesions needs (1) a high radial force to resist the elastic recoil and radial crush and (2) a moderate outward expansive force to provide sufficient vessel ...

The main blood vessels that supply blood to the heart (coronary arteries) can be narrowed by fatty deposits. These can become hard (calcified). In percutaneous coronary intervention, a balloon is ...

In recent years, it has become clear that carotid IMT, coronary calcification and carotid ... Because plaque progresses along the carotid artery 2.4 times faster than it thickens, plaque area ...

These complications include carotid artery calcification, calcification of the abdominal aorta and peripheral vessels in the ...