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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.
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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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