Surgical Procedures, Operative: News and Research on Angioplasty

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Orbital atherectomy no better than balloon angioplasty

For patients with severely calcified coronary lesions, routine treatment with orbital atherectomy prior to drug-eluting stent implantation does not yield greater minimal stent area or reduce the rate of target vessel failure ...

PAD: The other arterial disease

The body has two types of artery systems: the coronary artery system, which relates to the heart, and peripheral artery system, which involves the arteries carrying oxygenated blood to the arms, legs and brain.