Carotid percutaneous transluminal angioplasty/stenting has become an accepted treatment modality for carotid artery stenosis in high-risk patients. There has been an ongoing debate regarding which ...

Identification of renovascular disease in hypertensive patients remains important as correction of renal artery stenosis may improve blood pressure control or stabilise renal function. 1,2,3 ...

Online first in Vascular Medicine, researchers from the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC) Vascular Testing division report findings of their multi-centered study of duplex ultrasound for ...

"In Germany, a patient dies every 20 minutes from mostly vascular-related events caused by diabetes," said Berthold Amann, MD, conference president of the German Society for Angiology (DGA). He spoke ...

Duplex ultrasound is a non-invasive scan used to image the blood vessels of the body. It provides detailed information that helps to confirm the diagnosis and pattern of venous disease and determine ...

More and more offices are performing their own carotid ultrasounds. In light of recent guidelines published by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), who should have carotid imaging to ...

Lasers are one of the tools physicians can lean on to tackle plaque buildup on arterial walls, but current approaches carry a risk of complications and can be limited in their effectiveness. By ...

PAD Ticagrelor vs Clopidogrel A review of the 2016 American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology guidelines for management and diagnosis of peripheral arterial disease.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Rates of evaluation for peripheral arterial disease before amputation were low for Medicare beneficiaries from ...