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Lipid Management in Peripheral Artery Disease: A Focus on Recent and Evolving Data

American College of Cardiology

Peripheral artery disease (PAD) is a prevalent and severe form of atherosclerotic vascular disease, affecting >230 million people worldwide.

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New Guidelines on Peripheral Artery Disease Issued by American Heart Association, American College of Cardiology and Leading Medical Societies

DAIC

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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Dissolving Stent Approved for Peripheral Artery Disease Below the Knee

Med Page Today

(MedPage Today) -- The FDA approved the Esprit BTK everolimus-eluting scaffold system for chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI) below the knee, Abbott announced on Monday. This system represents the first drug-eluting resorbable scaffold with.

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New studies reveal underrepresentation of women and Hispanic population in the treatment of peripheral artery disease

Medical Xpress - Cardiology

New study findings underscore gaps in clinical trial representation of women and Hispanics for peripheral artery disease (PAD) and chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI) research. All studies were presented today at the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions (SCAI) 2024 Scientific Sessions.

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Coming of Age for Device Therapy in Peripheral Artery Disease

The New England Journal of Medicine

Peripheral artery disease affects approximately 10 million people in the United States and more than 230 million people globally.1 1 Atherosclerotic occlusive disease involving the leg reduces ambulatory function.

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Management of peripheral arterial disease in the context of a multidisciplinary limb program

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

Peripheral artery disease (PAD) continues to increase in prevalence worldwide due to risk factors such as advanced age, diabetes mellitus, and obesity. Critical limb ischemia (CLTI) is the advanced form of PAD that can result in a lack of healing and limb loss as the most devastating consequence.

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Revascularization enhances quality of life for patients with chronic limb threatening ischemia

Science Daily - Heart Disease

Over 200 million people around the world experience peripheral artery disease (PAD) -- a condition caused by the narrowing of the blood vessels from the heart to the lower limbs that leads to pain when walking -- and for roughly 1-in-10 this advances to chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI), an advanced form of PAD.