Vascular access is the most commonly performed invasive procedure in medicine, with 200 million peripheral intravenous (PIV) catheters placed annually in U.S. hospitals to administer fluids, ...

Think of it as a preventative care measure for your arteries and veins: vascular screening. Not all vascular conditions have symptoms, so screening can ensure that blood vessels are healthy or, if ...

For patients undergoing coronary procedures via transfemoral access, ultrasound guidance decreases the combined outcome of major vascular complications or bleeding and is particularly valuable when ...

Surgeons at the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center (MEDVAMC) recently performed successful groundbreaking minimally invasive vascular procedures on two military Veterans. The surgeons performed the ...

Contrast enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) is superior to contrast magnetic resonance (MR) and computed tomography (CT), and offers ...

Some physicians may be overusing an invasive vascular procedure for patients with mild disease — making millions in the process, a ProPublica investigation into CMS data found. ProPublica worked with ...

LEOMINSTER — Longtime vascular surgeon and founding member of The Vascular Care Group, Dr. Stephen Hoenig recently completed a successful percutaneous femoral-popliteal artery bypass at its Merriam ...

A perfect storm is brewing in the world of medicine, as the wave of an aging population collides with a shortfall of future surgeons. Yet, the vascular surgery specialty in Central Massachusetts is ...

DUBLIN, May 6, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The "Vascular Access Devices and Accessories Market Report Suite | United States | 2020-2026 | Medsuite" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

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