Millions of Americans suffer from clogged arteries. But doctors have dangerous incentives to perform excessive and risky procedures. Four years ago, researchers warned the Centers for Medicare and ...

ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. More than 6.5 million Americans have peripheral artery ...

Drawing on his love of fly-fishing, he developed a balloon catheter that removes blood clots from patients’ limbs in a ...

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 ...

With a focus on innovation, Mount Carmel’s heart and vascular teams have debuted several new, highly advanced surgical procedures for heart and vascular patients over the past year. One example of ...

Vascular surgeon Nicolas Mouawad of McLaren Bay Region is the first in the country to use the SEISMIQ Intravascular ...

SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--In National Harbor, MD at the Society for Vascular Surgery's 2019 Vascular Annual Meeting, vascular surgeon Alexandros Mallios, M.D. of Institut ...

“A great advantage at the Regional Medical Center is our capacity and ability to choose the best course of treatment for vascular patients – whether it be open surgery or an endovascular procedure. We ...

Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death and disability in the United States. This has been the case for decades and as of 2024, nearly half of Americans have a cardiovascular condition, ...

The median age in Great Falls is a little over 39 years old, and with a majority population being over the age of 21, heart ...

Four years ago, researchers warned the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services that some doctors were overusing — potentially even abusing — invasive vascular procedures, increasing patients' ...