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Intravascular Ultrasound Outperforms Angiography for Peripheral Artery Disease Treatment

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The study, called IVUS-DCB, is the first randomized controlled trial to demonstrate the clinical benefits of using IVUS in angioplasty procedures for peripheral artery disease (PAD), a condition in which plaque builds up in arteries in the legs. of patients who received IVUS and 70.1%

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Comparison of clinical outcomes of drug-coated balloons angioplasty vs. plain old balloons angioplasty for peripheral arterial disease: an umbrella meta-analysis

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

Traditional treatments like plain old balloon angioplasty (POBA) have limited success due to high restenosis rates. Drug-coated balloon angioplasty (DCBA) has emerged as a promising alternative, locally delivering antiproliferative drugs like paclitaxel to reduce restenosis. ResultsSixteen meta-analyses were included.

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Medtronic Releases Atherectomy Studies at VIVA 2024

DAIC

Venita Chandra, director of vascular surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, showed that DA followed by DCB achieved a significantly lower provisional stent rate with comparable safety and efficacy outcomes compared to standard predilatation prior to DCB, making it a viable alternative for treating long and highly calcified lesions.

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SCAI, SIR, and SVS Jointly Publish Proceedings from Multispecialty Peripheral IVUS Roundtable

DAIC

Improvements in outcomes following peripheral vascular intervention have lagged compared to other endovascular treatments, such as percutaneous coronary intervention. Ongoing collaboration among these specialties is paramount to improving outcomes for patients worldwide.” Tam, MD, MBA, FSIR.

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Abstract 4136687: VTRNA2-1 Promoter Methylation as a Prognostic Biomarker in Peripheral Artery Disease: Implications for Maternal Nutritional Influence

Circulation

This study investigates the association between VTRNA2-1 promoter methylation and clinical outcomes in PAD patients requiring revascularization.Hypothesis:VTRNA2-1 promoter methylation status is associated with clinical outcomes in PAD patients requiring revascularization.Methods:A total of 133 PAD patients requiring revascularization were enrolled.

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Outpatient vascular care : Good, bad or ugly?

Dr. Anish Koka

Most have gotten used to egregiously bad coverage of current events that fills the pages of today’s New York Times, but even by their now very low standards a recent telling of a story about peripheral artery disease was very bad. The Times also briefly touches on some other patients of Mustapha who had bad outcomes.

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Rise of the Lysenkoist Cardiologists

Dr. Anish Koka

Soviet biologist Trofim Lysenko famously rejected the objective reality of Mendelian genetics because it clashed with the Marxist philosophy that the environment, not genetics, was the primary determinant of outcomes. years of age, P <0.001), cerebral or peripheral artery disease (6.2% years of age versus 59.0±8.4