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PQ Bypass Announces First Patient Treated in Landmark DETOUR II Trial Evaluating New Treatment Approach for Clogged Leg Arteries PIVOTAL Trial Now Underway in the United States for First-of-its-Kind ...

Performing open bypass surgery to restore circulation for people with a severe form of peripheral artery disease (PAD) -- a condition that limits blood flow to the legs and feet -- resulted in better ...

ANN ARBOR, MI – The same drugs that help millions of heart patients can also aid people who have painful blockages in the blood vessels of their legs, new research from the University of Michigan ...

A new study published in The BMJ shows that people who had surgery to improve blood flow in their legs under spinal or epidural anesthesia were less likely to die than those who were given general ...

New Johns Hopkins research suggests that people who undergo minimally invasive placement of stents to open clogged leg arteries are significantly less likely than those who have conventional bypass ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Patients with diabetes fare worse than their non-diabetic counterparts after leg bypass surgery to restore restricted blood flow to the legs due to hardening of the leg ...

(BPT) – Frequent leg cramps, leg pain when walking and slow-to-heal sores on your feet are annoying, but did you know they can also be symptoms of a serious disease? Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) ...

MILPITAS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Silicon Valley-based medical device company PQ Bypass announced today the 100th patient in the DETOUR2 Clinical Trial, which evaluates the safety and effectiveness ...

Because Joe Greene suffered from heart disease, it also meant he could be a candidate to develop peripheral arterial disease, a blockage of the arteries supplying blood to the arms and legs. Battling ...

A drug-coated stent from Indiana-based Cook Medical, the maker of devices for minimally invasive medical procedures, was more effective than standard therapy for patients with blockages in an ...