Medical Xpress - Cardiology

AUGUST 20, 2024

Cardiologists have long known that platelets can become "hyperreactive" to cause abnormal clotting that blocks arteries and contributes to heart attack, stroke, and poor blood flow (peripheral artery disease) in the legs of millions of Americans.

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DAIC

MAY 16, 2024

A new joint guideline from the American Heart Association (AHA), the American College of Cardiology (ACC) and nine other medical societies reports early diagnosis and treatment of peripheral artery disease is essential to improve outcomes and reduce amputation risk, heart attack, stroke and death for people with Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD).

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Science Daily - Heart Disease

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Having a heart attack significantly increases the risk of developing other serious long-term health conditions, a major new study shows. Up to a third of patients went on to develop heart or kidney failure, 7% had further heart attacks and 38% died from any cause within the nine-year study period.

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DAIC

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

The global burden of peripheral artery disease. Decline in functional performance predicts later increased mobility loss and mortality in peripheral arterial disease. J Am Heart Assoc. The global burden of peripheral artery disease. J Vasc Surg. 2023;77:1119-26. J Am Coll Card.

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Heart BMJ

MARCH 12, 2024

The study aims to evaluate the applicability in the real world of randomised clinical trials (RCT) on antithrombotic treatment in patients with cardiovascular disease (CVD) and peripheral artery disease (PAD).

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DAIC

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

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). PAD affects more than eight million people aged 40 and older in the United States.

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CardiacWire

MAY 10, 2024

A study in the Journal of Vascular Surgery revealed that adding FFRCT assessments to patient workups prior to peripheral artery disease surgeries has a massive impact on coronary artery disease detection, treatments, and long-term outcomes.

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