Trends and Factors Associated With Peripheral Vascular Interventions for the Treatment of Claudication From 2011 to 2022: A National Medicare Cohort Study.

Chen DunDavid P StonkoSanuja Bose Alana C Keegan Katherine M McDermottKranti C RumallaJames H BlackCorey A KalbaughMartin A MakaryCaitlin W Hicks

Published in: Journal of the American Heart Association (2024)

The use of tibial PVI and atherectomy for the treatment of claudication has increased dramatically in in ambulatory surgical center/office-based laboratory settings, non-White patients, and resulting in a significant increase in health care charges. There is a critical need to improve the delivery of value-based care for the treatment of claudication.

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