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The First 60 Minutes of a Heart Attack: The Golden Hour

Wellnest

Have you wondered what causes a heart attack? Three coronary arteries supply blood to the heart. When one of these arteries becomes completely blocked by a blood clot, it results in a heart attack, also known as MI (Myocardial infarction). So, how do you recognize a heart attack?

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BIDMC-led Trial Leads to FDA approval of Coronary Drug-coated Balloons

DAIC

There's growing sentiment that drug-coated balloons could address an unmet clinical need among patients with coronary artery disease in the United States.” Each year, millions of people around the world undergo coronary angioplasty, a non-surgical intervention to treat blockages in the arteries that supply blood to the heart.