SMH Among First To Offer Breakthrough PAD Treatment
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Sarasota Memorial Hospital is the first hospital on Florida’s Gulf Coast and among the first in the nation to offer a breakthrough treatment for peripheral artery disease (PAD). Avinger’s Pantheris Lumivascular atherectomy system is an image-guided therapy that allows physicians, for the first time, to see and remove plaque simultaneously during atherectomy, a minimally invasive procedure used for years to cut plaque away from the artery and restore blood flow. Recently approved by the FDA, the device minimizes risk of damage to the artery walls and fundamentally alters how physicians can treat PAD.
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