Peripheral artery angioplasty is a procedure to treat peripheral arterial disease of the legs. The procedure widens narrowed arteries in the pelvis or legs. It can help blood flow better. This may ...

DALLAS. (KFSN) -- One in every 20 Americans over the age of 50 experiences peripheral artery disease, clogged arteries, usually in the legs, which can cause extreme pain and increase the risk for ...

Now that unnecessary heart-stent procedures happen significantly less often, doctors are flagging a new area of concern: unnecessary leg stents. Some physicians are stenting leg arteries and removing ...

New Johns Hopkins research suggests that people who undergo minimally invasive placement of stents to open clogged leg arteries are significantly less likely than those who have conventional bypass ...

New Johns Hopkins research suggests that people who undergo minimally invasive placement of stents to open clogged leg arteries are significantly less likely than those who have conventional bypass ...

Millions of Americans have plaque buildup in the arteries that supply blood to their legs The condition%2C known as peripheral artery disease%2C can be disabling Studies show that walking relieves ...

Medical device reviewers said a Cook Medical stent coated with a common cancer-fighting drug was safe and effective for treating clogged arteries in the thighs. Zilver PTX, the first drug-coated stent ...

New advancements in medical technology are taking place every day. And a vascular surgeon at Mercy is among the first doctors in the country to perform a new procedure to treat artery blockage in the ...

Adding cilostazol - an antiplatelet medication used to treat leg pain - tended to prevent re-blockage of carotid artery stents within two years, according to late breaking science presented today at ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - A new stent that dissolves in the body could help prevent limb loss in people. The team at The Christ Hospital Health Network is among the first in the nation to use a new, ...

But threading a stent through an artery through access in the groin and into the blocked leg vessel to create a wider path for blood requires no general anesthesia and is typically associated with ...

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