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Peripheral Artery Disease

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<乌鸦传媒>Tissue-Selective Afib Ablation; ED Drug for HF? Pacemaker Warning

Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine

<乌鸦传媒>Lead Glasses Offer 'False Sense of Security' Against Radiation

Study reinforces need to take all safety measures possible

<乌鸦传媒>FDA Says Use Paclitaxel PAD Device Alternatives

Interventional cardiologists weigh in

<乌鸦传媒>PAD Paclitaxel Device Risk Leaves Disarray in Field

Lots of questions remain after town hall discussion

<乌鸦传媒>FDA Approves Rivaroxaban for CV Prevention in CAD, PAD

Low dose to arrive in the U.S. next week

<乌鸦传媒>TCT: Femoropopliteal Stents On Par in First Head-to-Head Trial

Primary patency, major adverse events at least as good with Eluvia as Zilver PTX

<乌鸦传媒>Cath Lab Recap: Intracardiac Echo; Safe Late Lumen Loss Limit

Interventional cardiology news to note

<乌鸦传媒>Vibrating ICD/CRT-D; Pradaxa Reversal Agent; Prevention Bonanza

Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine

<乌鸦传媒>Revascularization Feasible for Below-The-Ankle CLI

Limbs salvaged in most severe cases per single-center study

<乌鸦传媒>Gene Therapy Flops for Critical Limb Ischemia

Non-viral biologic agent didn't improve wound healing

<乌鸦传媒>Peripheral Vascular Tx Reasonable in Severe PAD

Amputation often avoided after endovascular intervention

<乌鸦传媒>AHA: Evolocumab's Absolute Benefit Greater in PAD Patients

Symptomatic PAD yields bigger bang for PCSK9 big bucks

<乌鸦传媒>Entresto Boosts Sex in HF; Venom Antidote to Xa Drugs; Guilty Plea for FH Vagueness

Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine

<乌鸦传媒>CANTOS to Headline ESC

August's European Society of Cardiology meeting lineup released

<乌鸦传媒>Local Steroid Injection Shuts Down Leg Inflammation after PAD Tx

Make way for dexamethasone, other drugs targeted to the adventitia

<乌鸦传媒>For PAD, Walking Tolerance Boosted With Simple Calf Stretching

Better vascular endothelial function tied to more walking ability

<乌鸦传媒>Below-Ankle Interventions Promising for Foot Salvage

97% technical success in patients with severe PAD

<乌鸦传媒>Cath Lab Recap: Killer Pacemakers; Heart Monitoring Underwear

Interventional cardiology news to note

<乌鸦传媒>TCT: Novel Drug-Coated Balloon Promising for Periphery

Stellarex beat angioplasty alone in fairly complex PAD population trial

<乌鸦传媒>PAD Thrombectomy System Checks Out for Safety, Efficacy

No device-related adverse events in small arterial occlusion trial

<乌鸦传媒>TCT: Drug-Coated PAD Balloon Results Durable

Superiority maintained at 2 years in IN.PACT SFA trial

<乌鸦传媒>Teach Patients How to Communicate Symptoms Better

Patients should learn the eight characteristics of a symptom

<乌鸦传媒>CardioBreak: Modern Bloodletting, a New Statin Strategy

Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine.

<乌鸦传媒>Doctor's Memoir Exposes Dark Side of Medicine

Sandeep Jauhar puts his life on stark display to illustrate harmful financial intrusions into medicine in his newest book.

<乌鸦传媒>Zilver Stent Recalled, System May Break

Cook Medical's Zilver PTX drug-eluting stent for peripheral artery disease has been recalled because of a defect in its associated delivery system, the company and the FDA said.

<乌鸦传媒>Cardio Notes: Stress Test Finds Heart Disease in Seniors

Researchers are taking a second look at the accuracy of treadmill exercise testing for women over 65. Also this week, the birth of a subspecialty for adults with congenital heart disease and leg artery stenting.

<乌鸦传媒>Early VTE Therapy OK After Brain Bleed

HOUSTON --The risk of re-bleeding after intracranial hemorrhage did not increase when patients received early prophylaxis for venous thromboembolism (VTE), a retrospective review showed.

<乌鸦传媒>Big BP Variation Between Arms Raises Red Flag

A substantial difference in blood pressure from one arm to the other could be a warning sign for overall cardiovascular and mortality risk, a meta-analysis determined.

<乌鸦传媒>Cardiologist Who Revealed Echo Errors Out of a Job

MILWAUKEE -- A cardiologist whose research at a national medical meeting revealed that other doctors at her hospital were misreading a substantial number of diagnostic echocardiograms has been fired by that hospital, the Journal Sentinel and 乌鸦传媒 have learned.

<乌鸦传媒>Blood Clots Linked to Alzheimer's and Vascular Dementias

MANCHESTER, England 芒鈧€� Spontaneous cerebral blood clots were detected at similar rates in patients with Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia, suggesting a common pathology and a potentially preventable or treatable cause for some dementias, researchers here said.

<乌鸦传媒>ACC: Coronary Artery Disease Patients Should Have Low LDL Goal

ATLANTA, March 10 - For all patients with stable coronary artery disease (CAD), the goal of therapy should be to get LDL cholesterol lower than 70 mg/dL, said Christie Ballantyne, M.D., director of the center for cardiovascular disease prevention at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston.