The coronary sinus (CS) refers to a collection of veins that join together to form a large blood vessel. This vein is located between the left atrium and the left ventricle of the heart.

This procedure uses a percutaneously inserted, balloon-expandable device to narrow the coronary sinus. In current practice, an hourglass-shaped device made of stainless steel mesh is used. The device ...

More information: Michael J Foley et al, Coronary sinus reducer for the treatment of refractory angina (ORBITA-COSMIC): a randomised, placebo-controlled trial, The Lancet (2024). DOI: 10.1016 ...

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ATLANTA — Use of a coronary sinus reducer improved chest pain symptoms and quality of life for patients with significant coronary artery disease, despite not improving myocardial blood flow, a ...

The device, called a coronary sinus reducer, is meant to reduce chest pain by forcing blood backward through the heart’s veins. The primary goal of the small trial was to use magnetic resonance ...

TCT 587: Radial Versus Femoral Access for Continuous Mechanical Aspiration Thrombectomy Before Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for Acute Coronary Syndrome: A Post Hoc Analysis of the CHEETAH Study ...

Henry Ford Health Interventional cardiologists William O'Neill, M.D., and Khaldoon Alaswad, M.D., took a page out of the medical history books by performing a new coronary bypass procedure ...

2.5 This procedure uses a percutaneously inserted, balloon-expandable device to narrow the coronary sinus. In current practice, an hourglass-shaped device made of stainless steel mesh is used. The ...