The Food and Drug Administration recently approved a heart stent made specifically for infants and young children, a device that could help kids born with certain congenital heart defects avoid a ...

The FDA has approved the Minima stent system, the first device specifically designed for infants and young children with congenital heart defects. The innovative stent could help thousands of children ...

Federal health advisers overwhelmingly backed the safety and effectiveness of an experimental heart stent that slowly dissolves into the body after doing its job This undated image provided by Abbott ...

Nicklaus Children's is the first hospital in South Florida to offer the latest innovative Minima Stent from Renata Medical, the first FDA-approved heart stent that expands as the child grows. This ...

WASHINGTON (AP) - A disappearing medical implant will get a closer look from the Food and Drug Administration this week. The FDA meets on Tuesday to review Abbott Laboratories' first-of-a-kind heart ...

Heart disease is still the leading cause of death in America and of the nearly 800,000 people suffering heart attacks each year, many receive heart stents as a treatment to relieve blocked arteries or ...

Scientists are developing a novel way to prop open clogged heart arteries: using a stent designed to dissolve once it finishes the job. Heart stents are tiny metal-mesh tubes that have been implanted ...

New heart valve stent gives elderly patients options According to Dr. Lance Landvater, a cardio-thoracic surgeon with Rex Hospital, the new device has been approved only for patients who can't undergo ...

CHICAGO (Reuters) - A next-generation artery-opening device from Abbott Laboratories Inc worked as well or better than an older stent at keeping blood flowing through diseased arteries, U.S.

MIAMI, Aug. 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Nicklaus Children's Hospital's Heart Institute is ushering in a new era of cardiac treatment for children across South Florida. Nicklaus Children's is the first ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — A disappearing medical implant gets a closer look from the Food and Drug Administration this week. The FDA meets Tuesday to review Abbott Laboratories’ first-of-a-kind heart stent ...