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 ...
People with painful artery disease in their legs can now be helped by a breakthrough surgery that widens their blood vessels. The first such operation in Europe took place last week at the Freeman ...
A leg bypass surgery may be necessary if fatty deposits have clogged a blood vessel, impeding blood flow through the leg. During this surgery, doctors will create a new pathway for blood to travel. If ...
Data from the PROMISE III trial suggest that chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI) patients with no other treatment ...