Volume 6 - Issue 3 - May/June 2009
Feature
Review
06/05/2009
Dahlöf, Søndergaard, Hannam
Dahlöf, Søndergaard, Hannam
During the last decade, patent foramen ovale (PFO) and intermittent or permanent right-to-left shunting of venous blood has been proposed to play a pathogenetic role in a number of disorders. This review covers the most common and sometimes...
During the last decade, patent foramen ovale (PFO) and intermittent or permanent right-to-left shunting of venous blood has been proposed to play a pathogenetic role in a number of disorders. This review covers the most common and sometimes...
During the last decade, patent...
06/05/2009
Vascular Disease Management
Review
06/05/2009
Anthony J. Comerota, MD
Jobst Vascular Center, The Toledo Hospital, Toledo, Ohio
Anthony J. Comerota, MD
Jobst Vascula...
The majority of physicians treat patients with iliofemoral deep venous thrombosis (DVT) with anticoagulation alone, despite a growing body of evidence that these patients suffer more severe postthrombotic morbidity and higher recurrence rates...
The majority of physicians treat patients with iliofemoral deep venous thrombosis (DVT) with anticoagulation alone, despite a growing body of evidence that these patients suffer more severe postthrombotic morbidity and higher recurrence rates...
The majority of physicians treat...
06/05/2009
Vascular Disease Management
Review
06/05/2009
Peter Sheehan, MD
Sheehan Health Management Corp., New York, New York
Peter Sheehan, MD
Sheehan Health Mana...
Peripheral neuropathy is the most prevalent complication of type 2 diabetes. The 2004 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey on lower extremity complications revealed that close to 10% of people with diabetes have PAD, but close to...
Peripheral neuropathy is the most prevalent complication of type 2 diabetes. The 2004 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey on lower extremity complications revealed that close to 10% of people with diabetes have PAD, but close to...
Peripheral neuropathy is the...
06/05/2009
Vascular Disease Management
Original Research
06/05/2009
Allen Jacobs, DPM
American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons, St. Louis, Missouri
Allen Jacobs, DPM
American College of...
Neuropathy affects 66% of patients with diabetes mellitus, of which the most common presentation is a diffuse peripheral symmetrical polyneuropathy. Only 10–20% of patients with diabetic neuropathy are affected by pain, paresthesia, or...
Neuropathy affects 66% of patients with diabetes mellitus, of which the most common presentation is a diffuse peripheral symmetrical polyneuropathy. Only 10–20% of patients with diabetic neuropathy are affected by pain, paresthesia, or...
Neuropathy affects 66% of...
06/05/2009
Vascular Disease Management
Original Research
06/05/2009
Nicolas W. Shammas, MD
Midwest Cardiovascular Research Foundation, Davenport, Iowa
Nicolas W. Shammas, MD
Midwest Cardio...
Distal embolization commonly occurs during peripheral percutaneous interventions. It is unknown how “significant” distal embolization requiring further pharmacologic and/or mechanical therapy affects intraprocedural variables, including...
Distal embolization commonly occurs during peripheral percutaneous interventions. It is unknown how “significant” distal embolization requiring further pharmacologic and/or mechanical therapy affects intraprocedural variables, including...
Distal embolization commonly...
06/05/2009
Vascular Disease Management
Insights
Commentary
06/05/2009
The situation is a bit counter intuitive, but probably not unique: widely-acknowledged progress in diagnostic methodology, leading to…less than optimal management for some patients! Can this be true?
The situation is a bit counter intuitive, but probably not unique: widely-acknowledged progress in diagnostic methodology, leading to…less than optimal management for some patients! Can this be true?
The situation is a bit counter...
06/05/2009
Vascular Disease Management
