Lower extremity bypass procedures restore function and prevent amputation in many patients with severe peripheral arterial occlusive disease. The regular postoperative use of aspirin offers the ...

If you have peripheral artery disease (PAD), bypass surgery can help. Learn more about PAD, bypass surgery, and the risks and recovery process of this treatment.

Outcomes of bypass surgery to repair blocked arteries in the legs tend to be better in the roughly one-in-five people who have inherited a specific genetic variation from both parents, according to a ...

In the study, advanced disease accounted for up to half the effect of race on odds for amputation after lower extremity bypass, which is also known as a revascularization.

New clinical practice guidelines have been released that recommend expanding the use of arteries from the chest and forearm rather than using veins from the leg when performing coronary artery ...

Dr. Christopher Stout, a vascular surgeon at Mercy, is one of the first doctors in the country to perform a new type of artery-blockage surgery in the leg by entering the patient's wrist with a ...

In 2016–2017 academic year the fellows will also rotate on vascular medicine. This will allow focused time to learn interpretation of vascular studies and management of nonoperative vascular disease.

They found that survival free of amputation after leg bypass surgery for severely reduced blood flow to the legs (i.e., critical limb ischemia) is lower in diabetics than non-diabetics, and death ...