MONTREAL – April 23, 2026 – A new sub-study suggests that using a sirolimus-eluting balloon (SEB), a drug-coated balloon, can reduce the number of stents a patient may need, making it a safe and ...

NOTE: TCTMD previously retracted this story after learning of concerns about the mortality endpoint used in the analysis. We have now, based on an amended abstract and slides submitted to the TCT ...

Medical Management/Treatment Initial treatment for suspected STEMI and NSTEMI requires a loading dose of nonenteric coated ASA at 162 to 325 mg (unless contraindicated), nitroglycerin in response to ...

Life and Times of Leading Cardiologists: John Simpson Interviewee Dr John Simpson failed as a bank teller after losing Jack Nicklaus's US Open winnings but went on to invent the first over-the-balloon ...

Cost-effectiveness can be a helpful indicator of therapeutic value and is an important consideration when determining whether to use an invasive strategy in patients with non-ST-elevation (NSTE) acute ...

On a Saturday morning in December 2019, Issa Kutkut, MD, then a second-year cardiology fellow at Virginia Commonwealth University, sat in a Boston hotel room grappling with his biggest career decision ...