What is bypass surgery? How it works and the risks

During bypass surgery, a surgeon connects healthy blood vessels to bypass a blocked artery. It is often needed for those with ...
Business Wire

PQ Bypass Receives IDE Approval to Initiate Study of First-of-its-Kind Procedure for Patients Suffering From Peripheral Artery Disease

SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--PQ Bypass, Inc., today announced it has received conditional approval of its investigational device exemption (IDE) from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ...
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PQ Bypass Announces First Patient Treated in Landmark DETOUR II Trial Evaluating New Treatment Approach for Clogged Leg Arteries

SUNNYVALE, Calif.-- (BUSINESS WIRE)--PQ Bypass, a clinical-stage medical technology company that has developed the DETOUR procedure, a novel treatment for long (>15 cm) superficial femoral artery (SFA ...
BioWorld

DETOUR2 shows Endologix superficial femoral artery bypass on track

One-year results of the DETOUR2 trial published in the Journal of Vascular Surgery demonstrate outstanding results for Endologix LLC’s percutaneous transmural arterial bypass system for treatment of ...
TCTMD

Angioplasty May Be Alternative to Surgery for Common Femoral Artery Disease

In patients with common femoral artery disease, balloon angioplasty plus stenting if needed achieves acceptable restenosis and target lesion revascularization (TLR) rates at 1 year. The results render ...
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Researchers say stenting the best treatment for blocked leg arteries

OAK BROOK, Ill. - Researchers at Brown Medical School in Providence, R.I., have reported that stent placement should be considered the standard of care for treating patients with abnormal circulation, ...
Healio

Percutaneous common femoral artery interventions viable in select patients

In select patients, common femoral artery stenting appears to be reasonably safe and effective, according to recent findings. In the longitudinal, intention-to-treat study, researchers reviewed a ...