Arterial Motives

The Big Business of Clogged Arteries

Millions of Americans suffer from clogged arteries. But doctors have dangerous incentives to perform excessive and risky procedures.

Impact of Our Reporting

Senators Demand Answers About “Alarming” Reports of Excessive and Risky Artery Procedures on Veterans

by Annie Waldman

February 18, 2023, 5:00 am EST

11 stories published since 2023

This Researcher Warned of Unnecessary, Risky Vascular Procedures. She Was Called a “Nazi” and Accused of “Fratricide.”

by Annie Waldman

December 12, 2023, 5:10 am EST
How ProPublica and CareSet Investigated the Overuse of Vascular Procedures

by Annie Waldman, ProPublica, with data analysis by Alma Trotter and Fred Trotter, CareSet

December 12, 2023, 5:05 am EST
Thousands of Patients May Be Undergoing Vascular Procedures Too Soon or Unnecessarily

by Annie Waldman, ProPublica, with data analysis by Alma Trotter and Fred Trotter, CareSet

December 12, 2023, 5:00 am EST
Unstoppable: This Doctor Has Been Investigated at Every Level of Government. How Is He Still Practicing?

by Annie Waldman

August 9, 2023, 5:00 am EDT
¿Tiene una arteria bloqueada en la pierna? Esto es lo que debe saber.

por Annie Waldman

July 19, 2023, 7:15 am EDT
Cenas con bistec, representantes de ventas y procedimientos riesgosos: Dentro del gran negocio de las arterias obstruidas

por Annie Waldman

July 19, 2023, 7:05 am EDT
En el “salvaje oeste” de la atención vascular ambulatoria, los médicos pueden obtener grandes pagos a medida que los pacientes arriesgan la vida y las extremidades

por Annie Waldman

July 19, 2023, 7:00 am EDT
Blocked Artery in Your Leg? Here’s What You Should Know.

by Annie Waldman

June 30, 2023, 5:00 am EDT
In the “Wild West” of Outpatient Vascular Care, Doctors Can Reap Huge Payments as Patients Risk Life and Limb

by Annie Waldman

May 24, 2023, 5:00 am EDT
Steak Dinners, Sales Reps and Risky Procedures: Inside the Big Business of Clogged Arteries

by Annie Waldman

February 16, 2023, 5:00 am EST