Laser device and balloon for blocked lower-leg arteries
Part of Heart & circulation clinical trials.
This study compares a laser-like device (Auryon) used with balloon angioplasty to balloon angioplasty alone for treating blocked arteries in the lower leg. The goal is to improve blood flow and reduce leg pain or help heal wounds.
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Who can take part
- You are 18 or older and expected to live at least one more year.
- You have severe leg pain at rest or non-healing sores on your foot (Rutherford class 4 or 5).
- The narrowed artery is in your lower leg (below the knee), not a previously treated graft.
- The blockage is at least 50% narrowed and between 5 and 30 cm long.
- You have not had any procedure on the same leg in the last 30 days.
- You have not had a heart attack or stroke in the last 60 days.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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