Coronary artery disease, a major global health concern, is effectively managed through angioplasty or bypass surgery.

In patients with severe artery blockage in the lower leg, an artery-supporting device called a resorbable scaffold is superior to angioplasty, which has been the standard treatment, according to the ...

People “may mistake symptoms like leg fatigue or discomfort for normal signs of aging,” Jennifer Jones-McMeans, divisional ...

Sometimes, aches and pains get dismissed as a normal part of getting older. In the case of peripheral artery disease, or PAD, ...

Boston, MA - A paclitaxel-coated balloon may end up filling a role never successfully filled by drug-eluting stents (DES): angioplasty of the leg. According to Dr Gunnar Tepe ...

One-year success rates from angioplasty procedures to open clogged arteries in the legs were significantly higher among patients whose procedures were guided by intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) ...

Abbott (NYSE: ABT) said Health Canada authorized its Esprit BTK Everolimus Eluting Resorbable Scaffold System.

Patients at surgical risk due to age, frailty or other illnesses such as Parkinson's disease, other serious lung disease, or ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Non-surgical treatment to unblock clogged arteries in legs and feet can save them from being amputated, even though those blood vessels are small and tricky to work in, ...

Millions of Americans have peripheral artery disease, a disorder primarily caused by fatty deposits that can narrow arteries and block blood flow to the legs. Often, the first symptom they feel is leg ...

It's not as routine as having your teeth cleaned, but a growing number of people are going to hospitals to get their heart arteries unclogged and going home the same day. New research presented by ...

Abbott (NYSE: ABT) today announced that Health Canada has authorized the Esprit™ BTK Everolimus Eluting Resorbable Scaffold ...