By Ed Edelson
EmpowHer's HealthDay Reporter

MONDAY, June 9 (HealthDay News) -- The procedures used to open narrowed heart arteries work just as well in women as in men, and the results for both genders have improved steadily in recent years, new research finds.

By Ed Edelson
EmpowHer's HealthDay Reporter

WEDNESDAY, May 21 (HealthDay News) -- Emergency treatment with two different anti-clotting drugs doesn't help much when someone who suffers a heart attack can't get a quick artery-opening procedure, new research shows.

On a brighter note, a third anti-clotting agent does improve results of such a procedure after a heart attack, another study finds.

By Amanda Gardner
EmpowHer's HealthDay Reporter

MONDAY, March 31 (HealthDay News) -- For patients with blockages in the left main coronary artery, percutaneous coronary intervention -- PCI, often referred to as angioplasty -- may be a viable alternative to bypass surgery.