Nonetheless, Chatrathi said, his peers—kings of a past era of stenting heart vessels—have found a new way to use their skills. Or perhaps I should say a new place: the legs. Ignoring guidelines of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force that clearly state that there is no evidence to support screening for peripheral artery disease,2,3 many of them do a test to see if there are any blockages in the leg arteries, and then follow up with a procedure to improve circulation. Heart stenting nationwide was on the decline. But leg is the new heart.
