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Cancer drug could be used to save the limbs of peripheral artery disease patients, pre-clinical study suggests

Medical Xpress - Cardiology

Researchers at the Heart Research Institute (HRI) have made a new discovery, finding an existing drug used to kill tumor cells in cancer patients could also be used to save the limbs of patients with blocked arteries in their legs.

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New Dodero Center at UH will Revolutionize Limb Salvage

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Led by Mehdi Shishehbor DO, MPH, PhD, interventional cardiologist and a pioneer in the field of limb preservation, the Dodero Center will revolutionize care for patients at risk of losing a leg due to peripheral artery disease and diabetes. For patients with no other options, amputation may become imminent.

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Scientists find cancer-like features in atherosclerosis, spurring opportunity for new treatment approaches

Science Daily - Heart Disease

Researchers have discovered that the smooth muscle cells that line the arteries of people with atherosclerosis can change into new cell types and develop traits similar to cancer that worsen the disease.

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Devices Flop for Severe PAD; CPR on LVAD Patients; Cancer Drugs for Heart Disease?

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(MedPage Today) -- For patients with peripheral artery disease (PAD) and chronic limb-threatening ischemia, drug-eluting stents and drug-coated balloons did not improve amputation-free survival compared with balloon angioplasty alone in the BASIL.

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AI Measures Fat Around the Heart, a Key to Predicting Heart Attacks

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Given this dismal outcome, the prognosis of CLTI is worse than most cancers.3,4 The global burden of peripheral artery disease. Decline in functional performance predicts later increased mobility loss and mortality in peripheral arterial disease. The global burden of peripheral artery disease.

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University Hospitals Receives Grant for New Limb Preservation Center

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Led by Mehdi Shishehbor DO, MPH, PhD, interventional cardiologist and a pioneer in the field of limb preservation, the Dodero Center will revolutionize care for patients at risk of losing a leg due to peripheral artery disease and diabetes. For patients with no other options, amputation may become imminent.

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Shockwave Medical Expands U.S. Peripheral IVL Portfolio with Enhanced Catheter

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The Shockwave E 8 catheter is designed to optimize the treatment of patients with calcified femoro-popliteal and below-the-knee peripheral artery disease (PAD), including patients with complex chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI). Food and Drug Administration (FDA).