Data are early, retrospective, and unlikely to influence guidelines, but interest among operators is growing, says Sameh ...

Over 200 million people around the world experience peripheral artery disease (PAD) -- a condition caused by the narrowing of the blood vessels from the heart to the lower limbs that leads to pain ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . IVUS may improve care of patients undergoing peripheral revascularization. More data are needed to document ...

WASHINGTON (January 9, 2024) – Proceedings from an expert consensus roundtable that discussed the benefits of intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) in lower extremity revascularization procedures were ...

For patients with chronic, limb-threatening ischemia due to atherosclerosis that affects the arteries below the knee, a revascularization strategy using endovascular treatment as the first option was ...

Peripheral artery disease affects approximately 236 million persons worldwide and is diagnosed with an ankle–brachial index of less than 0.90. Among older persons, 3.3% of those without peripheral ...

"Our findings highlight the clinical importance of focusing on total disease burden, rather than first events, and the need for long-term preventive strategies in high-risk patients."—Michael Szarek, ...

Lower-extremity peripheral artery disease affects more than 200 million people worldwide. Patients who undergo peripheral revascularization are at high risk for subsequent complications; their risk ...

Study reveals diminished quality of life among patients with chronic limb-threatening ischemia, a severe form of peripheral artery disease, and emphasizes the benefits of revascularization on ...