A final option, less commonly used, is a technique called atherectomy. This treatment uses a device that cuts or grinds away the hardened deposition (atheroma) within the artery. Atherectomy is less ...

ProPublica reporters are looking into the booming business around peripheral artery disease, a condition that afflicts 6.5 million Americans over age 40. It’s caused when fatty plaque builds up in a ...

In adults with peripheral arterial disease, a directional atherectomy system significantly reduced vessel stenosis and plaque burden vs. an orbital atherectomy system, even after drug-coated balloon ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . DeRubertis and colleagues enrolled 102 patients (mean age, 70 years; 66% men) with femoropopliteal lesions 8 cm ...

Femoropopliteal arterial lesions are common in patients with symptomatic peripheral arterial disease (PAD) of the lower limbs, usually presenting with intermittent claudication. Cardiovascular risk ...

WASHINGTON, DC – OCTOBER 29, 2024 – Results from the large-scale randomized ECLIPSE trial found that a lesion preparation strategy of routine orbital atherectomy had similar outcomes compared with ...

ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. More than 6.5 million Americans have peripheral artery ...

Medtronic has recalled 95,110 HawkOne Directional Atherectomy Systems because of the risk of the guidewire within the catheter moving downward or prolapsing during use, which may damage the tip of the ...

A team of doctors from the Apollo main hospitals performed surgeries on two patients using orbital atherectomy, a novel therapy used for opening up calcified blocks ( plaques) before stenting, in ...

Evidence-based recommendations on percutaneous atherectomy of femoropopliteal arterial lesions with plaque excision devices. This involves using a special cutting device to remove excess debris inside ...