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Are Regulators the Root of the Problem of Serious Device Recalls?

Study lays out common gaps in evidence both before and after approval

Sep 16, 2024
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ESC Streamlines Cardiovascular Guidelines

Afib, hypertension, and others get updates with simplifications

Sep 03, 2024
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Counseling for PAD Walking Issues Might Hold Cardiovascular Benefit

Quality-of-life improvement could explain the reduction in MACE, trial analysis suggests

Aug 22, 2024
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Pemafibrate Takes a Small Step Forward in Diabetic Foot Ulcers After CVD Flop

Signal of reduced ischemic ulceration, gangrene in PROMINENT

Jul 15, 2024
A photo of nurses tending to the ulcer on the bottom of a man’s foot.
Imaging-Only Diagnosis of Giant Cell Arteritis Is Feasible

Color Doppler ultrasound proves mettle as standalone method

May 06, 2024
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Dissolving Stent Approved for Peripheral Artery Disease Below the Knee

The Esprit BTK everolimus-eluting scaffold is indicated for chronic limb-threatening ischemia

Apr 29, 2024
FDA APPROVED Esprit BTK everolimus-eluting scaffold system over a computer rendering of the device.
Shockwave Therapy Shows Benefit in Lower Limb Claudication

Sessions improved physical function and walking distance at 12 weeks

Apr 10, 2024
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Slowing of Peripheral Artery Disease: Another Liraglutide Benefit?

GLP-1 receptor agonist significantly slowed progression over 6 months

Mar 13, 2024
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Deaths Due to Alcohol Use; Steps for the Sedentary

Also in TTHealthWatch: microplastics in arteries, and worldwide obesity and diabetes risk

Mar 09, 2024
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Esprit Resorbable Scaffold Triumphs for Severe PAD Below the Knee

Improved limb salvage and primary patency possible with endovascular approach

Oct 25, 2023
TCT over a photo of the Moscone Center in San Francisco, CA.
Aspirin Outcomes No Different With Safety Coating

Bleeding not significantly reduced with enteric-coated aspirin in ADAPTABLE trial

Oct 04, 2023
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Novel System Snags FDA Approval for Severe Peripheral Arterial Disease

Device designed to prevent amputation in chronic limb-threatening ischemia

Sep 12, 2023
FDA APPROVED LimFlow Vector over a computer rendering of the device in the body.
Opinion
Who Is to Blame for the Rampant Overtreatment of Peripheral Artery Disease?

The loudest critics are the biggest offenders

Aug 13, 2023
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Here, Exactly, Is How Age of Onset Affects Giant Cell Arteritis

Disease characteristics, risk factors for complications differ between young and old

May 17, 2023
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