Pancreatic steatosis (PS) is associated with an increased risk and higher severity of post-endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) pancreatitis (PEP), according to study results ...

The rhythm is regular at a rate of 42 beats/min. The first five QRS complexes are wide (0.14 seconds), with no P waves seen before or after. However, a P wave appears immediately before the fifth QRS ...

Medical device company and surgical equipment manufacturer ConMed plans to exit its gastroenterology product lines. ConMed’s gastroenterology segment is projected to generate about $90 million in ...

In a nationwide study of about 0.16 million individuals receiving second-generation drug-eluting stents, having type 1 diabetes was linked to a substantially higher risk for stent failure than not ...

George Howard, DrPH, and Lloyd Edwards, Ph.D., both professors in the Department of Biostatistics at the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Public Health, are at the forefront of this ...

Adding stenting to intensive medical therapy significantly improves outcomes among patients with asymptomatic high-grade carotid stenosis compared with drug treatment alone, a bar not met by carotid ...

A blocked coronary artery causing an acute heart attack must be opened immediately with a stent procedure. However, if other coronary arteries also appear to be narrowed, it is safe to wait and treat ...

Opening all blocked arteries with stents in patients with a heart attack, known as complete revascularization, reduces the risk of death from cardiovascular causes, death from any cause and future ...

Biliary atresia is a rare liver disease where bile ducts become blocked, leading to rapid liver damage in infants. Early diagnosis, ideally within the first 60 days of life, is the single most ...

Biliary atresia is a rare condition that affects newborns and young infants. One of the most noticeable signs of this condition is a change in stool, which may appear as early as the first few weeks ...

Boston Scientific issued a recall of its Carotid Wallstent Monorail Endoprosthesis due to a manufacturing defect that could cause resistance during device withdrawal. Affected units were found to have ...

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 ...