You may need open vascular reconstruction surgery if you have a damaged or blocked blood vessel. It can be performed as an elective or emergency surgery. Open vascular reconstruction involves using a ...

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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 ...

Vascular surgery is a surgical specialty that treats conditions that affect your vascular system. Your vascular system includes your arteries and veins. Vascular surgeons use medical treatments, ...

Veteran vascular surgeon Dr. Justin Parden brings complex, stroke- and limb-saving procedures to UAB St. Vincent’s Chilton, ...

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Society for Vascular Surgery® Vascular Quality Initiative® (SVS VQI) clinical registry announced today it has now collected over one million procedures in its database.

EL PASO, Texas -- An El Paso vascular surgeon saved a man's life by slicing his throat. And it all happened while the patient was awake. Jack Hall likes to joke that he lived to tell the tale. "I was ...

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 ...

Frailty is a good indicator for which surgery patients may develop adverse outcomes following their procedure, but current frailty screenings are underutilized. Researchers at Baylor College of ...

Why UAB: I chose UAB Vascular due to the incredible case volumes, case diversity, and various levels of complexities seen in the patient population. UAB Vascular serves a tremendous area that is ...

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' ...