The FDA approved the Esprit BTK everolimus-eluting scaffold system for chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI) below the knee, Abbott announced on Monday. This system represents the first drug ...

Peripheral artery angioplasty is a procedure to treat peripheral arterial ... This makes more room for blood to flow. The doctor may also put a stent in your artery. A stent is a small tube that helps ...

"The most common symptoms I hear from my patients are leg cramping or discomfort with walking. They often tell me they can ...

Lower extremity peripheral artery disease is a condition that develops when the ... Doctors often use minimally invasive procedures such as balloon angioplasty and stenting to relieve the narrowing ...

Diabetes can damage your blood vessels over time because high blood sugar weakens their walls.

[1–5] Transfemoral approach (TFA) is the conventional access site for carotid stenting. However, this approach may be problematic due to peripheral vascular disease and numerous anatomical ...

Fractures and breakages of the helix on the Rotarex system has led to 30 serious injuries, four deaths, and 115 interventions ...

Although immediate failure rates decrease with 'bail-out' or 'primary' stenting with BMS, neointimal hyperplasia can lead to late target-lesion restenosis. DESs that were being placed in the ...

The recently approved device simplifies operator manipulations by loading a balloon and filter onto the stent.

Our urban location with a high prevalence of peripheral vascular disease offers great opportunities for ... We utilize all commercially available stent grafts, including fenestrated and branched ...

Diseases of the heart and blood vessels are known as cardiovascular diseases. That means all heart diseases are ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — Peripheral Artery Disease is a common condition ... blockage and then open it up with either a balloon or a stent. For more severe disease, we do open surgery where we either ...