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 ...
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 ...
Supera Stent Addresses Growing Need in the U.S. to Treat People with Blocked Blood Vessels and Restore Blood Flow in the Upper Leg Abbott Park, Illinois — Abbott today announced that its Supera® ...
One in every 20 Americans over the age of 50 experiences peripheral artery disease, or clogged arteries, and it's usually in the legs. That can cause extreme pain and increase the risk for heart ...
Learn about peripheral artery disease and its effects on blood flow. We explain symptoms, risk factors, and treatments to ...
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 ...
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 ...
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. (Gore) today announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of the GORE® TIGRIS® Vascular Stent, a dual-component stent ...
New Clinical Data Presented for First Time at Medical Meetings in U.S. and Europe Show Durable Vessel Patency in Treating Atherosclerotic Lesions of Superficial Femoral Artery MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS ...
Vesper Medical, which focuses on developing devices for minimally invasive peripheral vascular procedures, raised $10.5 million in a series A round of financing. The funds will be used by the Wayne, ...
Many people feel pain or weakness in their legs and figure it’s just part of getting older. But it could be a sign of a vascular condition. Working with a doctor to find and treat these conditions ...
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz., W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. (Gore) today announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of the GORE® TIGRIS® Vascular Stent, a dual-component stent with a unique ...