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Intravascular Ultrasound Outperforms Angiography for Peripheral Artery Disease Treatment

DAIC

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.

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Oscillometric measurement of the ankle-brachial index and the estimated carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity improves the sensitivity of an automated device in screening peripheral artery disease

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

We aimed to compare the sensitivity and specificity of different ankle-brachial index (ABI), toe-brachial index (TBI), and ecfPWV measurement methodologies to evaluate their contribution to peripheral artery disease (PAD) screening. Results ROC analysis exhibited a sensitivity/specificity of 70.6%/98.1%

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Intravascular Ultrasound during Endovascular Intervention for Peripheral Artery Disease, By Severity, Location, Device, and Procedure

The American Journal of Cardiology

Publication date: Available online 12 June 2024 Source: The American Journal of Cardiology Author(s): Ashish Kumar, Mariam Shariff, Monil Majmundar, John M. Stulak, Nandan Anavekar, Abhishek Deshmukh, Riyaz Bashir

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Philips Enrolls First Patient in Clinical Trial for Integrated Single-Device to Treat PAD

DAIC

The goal of this pivotal study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of using this device that integrates laser atherectomy and intravascular lithotripsy in a single device to treat complex, calcified lesions in a single procedure for patients with peripheral artery disease (PAD), restoring blood flow to their legs.

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Medtronic Releases Atherectomy Studies at VIVA 2024

DAIC

PTA+DCB, P Key findings include: · One-year primary patency (freedom from both clinically driven target lesion revascularization and duplex ultrasound-derived restenosis) did not differ between groups, despite the significant difference in baseline calcification. · DA+DCB versus 5.9% versus 21.1%, P =0.014). 3 · One-year rates of TLR (16.6%

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

DAIC

The roundtable provided a unique opportunity to identify knowledge gaps and discuss how IVUS can enhance our understanding and treatment of peripheral arterial and deep venous pathology." Participants agreed that treatment standards, formal training programs and global quality metrics remain needed to improve patient care.

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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. A second opinion from another physician at another facility resulted in a normal ultrasound.