ProPublica reporters are looking into the booming business around peripheral artery disease, a condition that afflicts 6.5 million Americans over age 40. It’s caused when fatty plaque builds up in a ...
In adults with peripheral arterial disease, a directional atherectomy system significantly reduced vessel stenosis and plaque burden vs. an orbital atherectomy system, even after drug-coated balloon ...
WASHINGTON, DC – OCTOBER 29, 2024 – Results from the large-scale randomized ECLIPSE trial found that a lesion preparation strategy of routine orbital atherectomy had similar outcomes compared with ...
WASHINGTON, DC — Atherectomy has no advantage over conventional balloon angioplasty for the treatment of severe calcified lesions, according to unexpected results from the largest trial of the ...
Routine use of an orbital atherectomy device to remove calcium from severely blocked coronary arteries before patients undergo cardiac stenting procedures does not improve outcomes, a Mount Sinai-led ...
The proliferation of outpatient and ambulatory surgical centers has further enhanced the accessibility of atherectomy procedures, creating a favorable environment for market expansion. Despite this ...
The recent New York Times article highlighting inappropriate treatment patterns among patients with peripheral artery disease (PAD) has made a serious but much needed impact on patients and physicians ...
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