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How to Prevent Peripheral Artery Disease

AMS Cardiology

However, when these arteries become narrowed or blocked conditions like Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) can emerge, posing a threat to our overall health. Understanding Peripheral Artery Disease Peripheral artery disease or PAD is a condition in which plaque builds up in the arteries that lead to the legs and feet.

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

DAIC

Encouraged by the early clinical results, Efemoral Medical is now developing an additional device for treating below-the-knee (infrapopliteal) arteries in patients with CLTI. Diseased human arteries are most simply, reliably, and successfully treated with drug-eluting, balloon-expandable stents," said Lewis B.

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Abstract 4139108: Identifying Predictors of Durable Treatment Response among Patients with Claudication; A Secondary Analysis of the CLEVER Trial

Circulation

Background:Symptomatic peripheral artery disease (PAD) is prevalent and targeted therapies include optimal medical care (OMC), supervised exercise therapy (SET) and revascularization (ST). Although most PAD trials focus on objective outcomes, improvement in quality of life is important to the patient.