Patient outcomes after lower limb revascularization have improved over the past decade in England, according to a study published Jan. 9 in Circulation. The authors found that the estimated one-year risk of major amputation reduced from 5.7 percent to 3.9 percent following endovascular revascularization, and from 11.2 percent to 6.6 percent following surgical revascularization. In addition, the one-year risk of death also reduced, from 9.5 percent to 6.0 percent following endovascular revascularization, and from 11.1 percent to 6.4 percent following surgical revascularization. The authors conclude that "these trends suggest overall improvements in the outcomes for patients with severe peripheral artery disease during a period of centralization and specialization of vascular surgical services in the U.K." Read more on ACC.org.