New research links the use of stents and balloons coated with the drug paclitaxel to an increased risk of lower-leg amputation shortly following surgery. The study was conducted by Greek researcher Konstantinos Katsanos, who previously found an increased mortality risk in paclitaxel-treated patients.
Peripheral artery disease (PAD) patients who receive balloons and stents coated with the drug paclitaxel may have a higher risk of death or lower-leg amputation following surgery, a study published in the February issue of the Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology reports.
The study was conducted by Konstaninos Katsanos, a researcher at Patras University Hospital in Rion, Greece. Katsanos also conducted a...
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Philips says the expansion of its facility in Reedsville, PA, will not only boost its capacity to produce AI-enabled ultrasounds that are used in hospitals across the US but will also create 120 well-paying jobs.
A government-backed program is working on improving the ability to run dementia clinical trials in the UK, and access to trials for participants.
