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A Clinical Trial Is Testing an Investigational Treatment for 'Peripheral Artery Disease' that Uses a Patient's Own Stem Cells
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"PERIPHERAL-ARTERY DISEASE"--OR "P-A-D"--OCCURS WHEN ARTERIES IN THE
LEGS AND FEET DON'T RECEIVE ENOUGH BLOOD-FLOW. LEFT UNTREATED, IT CAN
LEAD TO "CRITICAL-LIMB ISCHEMIA"--OR "C-L-I"--A POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING
CONDITION THAT MAY RESULT IN AMPUTATION. DOCTORS ARE CURRENTLY
CONDUCTING A CLINICAL-TRIAL FOR THIS CONDITION. DOCTOR MICHAEL
MURPHY--FROM THE "INDIANA UNIVERSITY 'DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY'"--EXPLAINS...
(MURPHY):
"'C-L-I' IS A
DEBILITATING CONDITION THAT AFFECTS NEARLY ONE-MILLION AMERICANS.
IN THE 'MOBILE'-STUDY, WE'RE TESTING AN INVESTIGATIONAL TREATMENT
THAT USES A PATIENT'S OWN STEM-CELLS, TO HELP IMPROVE BLOOD-FLOW TO THE
LEGS. OUR PRIMARY GOAL IS TO FIND AN ALTERNATIVE TO AMPUTATION."
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SYMPTOMS OF "C-L-I" INCLUDE CONSTANT LEG- AND FOOT-PAIN, AND SORES THAT
WON'T HEAL. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE "MOBILE"-STUDY--AND THE RISKS
ASSOCIATED WITH THE INVESTIGATIONAL TREATMENT--VISIT
"P-A-D-STUDY"-DOT-ORG, OR CALL 877-788-3972.
