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Femoral Ultrasound Shows Promise for Atherosclerosis Screening, Risk Assessment

Imaging the femoral arteries may provide clinicians with a simpler way of assessing patients’ future risk of cardiovascular disease, a new study suggests. Compared with atherosclerotic plaques located ...
Healio

Routine ultrasound improved femoral access; did not lower bleeding, vascular complications

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Jolly and colleagues designed the UNIVERSAL randomized trial to evaluate outcomes of ultrasound-guided with ...
Medscape

New Ultrasound Protocols to Detect Atherosclerosis Early

Clinical ultrasound is invaluable for detecting atherosclerosis. However, methods to assess vascular areas with atheromatous plaques and their extent remain inconsistent and lack standardisation. To ...
Healio

In common femoral artery lesions, surgery confers better patency vs. endovascular therapy

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Compared with endovascular therapy, thromboendarterectomy surgery was associated with better 1-year patency, but ...
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Disrupt PAD III trial demonstrates safety and effectiveness of intravascular lithotripsy for peripheral artery calcification

ATLANTA, GA (May 19, 2022) – One year outcomes from the Disrupt PAD III Trial comparing intravascular lithotripsy (IVL) with a drug-coated balloon (DCB) to percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) ...