Invasive pressure-sensing diagnostic wires have been used for decades to evaluate coronary stenosis functional severity in order to overcome the known limitations of visual angiography-based lesion severity assessment.1
Note for readers: The online version of Tables 1-2 for this article differ from the print version. The numbers in Tables 1-2 have been updated as of Jan 12, 2021.
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Approximately 6.5 million people age 40 and older in the United States have peripheral artery disease.1 Femoral access has been the prevalent access site used to treat iliac and infrainguinal disease.
An arteriovenous (AV) fistula is an abnormal connection between a vein and an artery. This type of abnormal communication leads to redirection of the blood from the artery to the vein, which is from a high-pressure system towards a low-pressure…
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Calcific aortic valve disease is not only the most common valve disease in the elderly, it’s also the third leading cause of heart disease overall. For those affected, calcium starts to accumulate in their heart valves and vessels over time, until…
