It is estimated that peripheral arterial disease (PAD) affects over 12 million Americans.1 Critical limb ischemia (CLI), which is characterized by rest pain with or without tissue loss, is the most severe end of the PAD spectrum. About 11% of patients with PAD have CLI.2 Treatment for CLI requires aggressive revascularization strategies to minimize the risk of amputation. The BASIL trial,…
Geoffrey D. Barnes, MD, MSc, FACC
Debabrata Mukherjee, MD, FACC
The ACC is leading the transformation of care by advocating for a quality driven health care system, provider stability, population health and the future of…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced on April 15 that Abbott/Thoratec Corp. is recalling the Heartmate II and Heartmate 3 Left Ventricular Assist…
∗Address for correspondence: Ms Cathleen Biga, American Coll ege of Cardiology, 2400 N Street, NW, Washington, DC 20037, USA. E-mail: E-mail Address: [email protected] As…
Join ACC President B. Hadley Wilson, MD, FACC (@HadleyWilsonMD), for his new Heart-to-Heart presidential chat series focused on ACC members and their inspiring work to…
Elizabeth A. Jackson, MD, FACC
Debabrata Mukherjee, MD, FACC
