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1. Renal-Artery-Stenosis Surveillance (pdf file)
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   June 01, 2012 - i CER-Update # 5: Comparative Effectiveness of Management Strategies for Renal Artery Stenosis … Revascularization versus medical therapy for renal-artery stenosis. … The management of renal artery atherosclerosis for renal salvage: does stenting help? … Primary stenting for atherosclerotic renal artery stenosis. [Review] [35 refs]. … Renal artery stenting slows the rate of renal function decline.

2. Coronary-Artery-Stenting Executive (pdf file)
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   February 01, 2013 - Intravascular Diagnostic Procedures and Imaging Techniques Versus Angiography Alone in Coronary Artery … Stenting: Comparative Effectiveness Review Executive Summary Background Coronary artery disease … (CAD) involves narrowing (stenosis) of one or more of the epicardial coronary arteries. … While angiography is the standard technique for the anatomic imaging of coronary arteries, it only … to evaluate physiological stenosis, especially in nonleft main disease lesions and small coronary arteries

3. Peripheral-Artery-Disease-Treatment Executive (pdf file)
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   May 01, 2013 - artery disease (PAD) refers to chronic narrowing or atherosclerosis of the lower extremities1 and … cryoplasty, drug-coated, cutting, and standard angioplasty balloons are available for use in peripheral arteries … stents are available, but drug-eluting stents are not currently approved for treating peripheral arteries … Project Title: Treatment Strategies for Patients With Peripheral Artery Disease. … Treatment Strategies for Patients With Peripheral Artery Disease.

4. Noninvasive Testing for Coronary Artery Disease (pdf file)
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   January 15, 2015 - inflammatory cells, smooth muscle cells, and connective tissue) builds up within the walls of damaged arteries … Plaque formation can result in the partial or complete blockage of coronary arteries and as a result … BP = blood pressure; CABG = coronary artery bypass graft; CAD = coronary artery disease; DM = diabetes … and then an X-ray and computer are used to create 3D (three- dimensional) pictures of the heart and arteries … CCTA is able to image blockages and narrowing of the arteries without the use of a catheter.

5. Coronary Artery Disease | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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6. Carotid Artery Disease | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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7. Peripheral-Artery-Disease-Treatment Research-Protocol (pdf file)
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   January 31, 2013 - lower-extremity arteries due to atherosclerotic or thromboembolic disease.1 However, in practice, the … cryoplasty, drug-coated, cutting, and standard angioplasty balloons are available for use in peripheral arteries … /surgery"[Mesh] OR "Popliteal Artery/surgery"[Mesh] OR "tibial arteries/surgery"[Mesh Terms] OR "arteries … /surgery"[Mesh] OR "Popliteal Artery/surgery"[Mesh] OR "tibial arteries/surgery"[Mesh Terms] OR "arteries … Protocol A1_20130131 Peripheral-Artery-Disease_Amended Protocol A1_20130131.2 Peripheral-Artery-Disease_Amended

8. Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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9. Hypertension-Pulmonary-Arterial Executive (pdf file)
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   April 01, 2013 - patients screening tests may be used to identify patients with asymptomatic elevation of pulmonary artery … when challenged with a short-acting pulmonary vasodilator, will experience a drop in mean pulmonary artery … We found that echocardiography estimates of pulmonary artery pressures (sPAP, TG, and TRV) and pulmonary … Second, echocardiographic estimates of sPAP often over- or under-estimate pulmonary artery pressure … diastolic pressure PASP pulmonary artery systolic pressure PCWP pulmonary capillary wedge pressure

10. Hypertension-Pulmonary-Arterial Research-Protocol (pdf file)
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    January 30, 2013 - catheterization is currently the gold standard for diagnosing PAH because it confirms elevated pulmonary artery … An echocardiogram is a noninvasive test that provides an estimate of pulmonary artery pressures at rest … A small subset of patients with PAH, when tested, will experience a drop in mean pulmonary artery pressure … Patient outcome efficacy: Intermediate-term outcomes  Hemodynamic parameters such as pulmonary artery … Estimating pulmonary artery pressures by echocardiography in patients with emphysema.

11. CER 5 Renal Artery Stenosis NSD SJ Clean (pdf file)
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    June 24, 2014 - CER 5 Renal Artery Stenosis NSD SJ Clean … Renal Artery Stenosis … Nomination Summary Document Results of Topic Selection Process & Next Steps § The topic, Renal Artery … Comparative Effectiveness of Management Strategies for Renal Artery Stenosis: 2007 Update. … For patients with atherosclerotic renal artery stenosis in the modern management era (i.e., since JNC

12. Renal Artery Stenosis Update | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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13. Noninvasive Testing for Coronary Artery Disease | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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14. Treatment Strategies for Patients With Peripheral Artery Disease | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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15. Comparative Effectiveness of Percutaneous Coronary Interventions and Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting for Coronary Artery Disease | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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16. Comparative Effectiveness of Percutaneous Coronary Interventions and Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting for Coronary Artery Disease | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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17. Comparative Effectiveness of Management Strategies for Renal Artery Stenosis | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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18. Intravascular Diagnostic Procedures and Imaging Techniques Versus Angiography Alone in Coronary Artery Stenting: Comparative Effectiveness Review | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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19. Noninvasive Testing for Coronary Artery Disease | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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20. Treatment Strategies for Patients With Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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