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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Study Exploring Optimization of Duplex Velocity Criteria for Diagnosis of Internal Carotid Artery (ICA) Stenosis Published Online Online first in Vascular Medicine, researchers from the Intersocietal ...

"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 ...

A multidisciplinary panel of cardiologists, vascular surgeons, radiologists, and other experts has issued appropriate use guidelines to help clinicians make decisions when ordering initial and ...

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 ...

HOLLYWOOD, FL - Clinicians seeking to pinpoint the location and severity peripheral artery disease in patients with critical limb ischemia (CLI) should tailor the test to the patient, keeping in mind ...

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.