Volume 9 - Issue 6 - June 2012
Insights
Interview
05/29/2012
Dr. Sherif Sultan explores the latest treatments for aortic aneurysm at the Veith Symposium 2011. Read more at Vascular Disease Management.
Dr. Sherif Sultan explores the latest treatments for aortic aneurysm at the Veith Symposium 2011. Read more at Vascular Disease Management.
Dr. Sherif Sultan explores the...
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Vascular Disease Management
Interview
05/29/2012
PE is an undertreated disease in the United States. There are approximately 600,000 cases of pulmonary embolism per year and about 60,000 deaths per year in the U.S. Many of those cases go undiagnosed but of those that are diagnosed, most are...
PE is an undertreated disease in the United States. There are approximately 600,000 cases of pulmonary embolism per year and about 60,000 deaths per year in the U.S. Many of those cases go undiagnosed but of those that are diagnosed, most are...
PE is an undertreated disease in...
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Vascular Disease Management
Feature
Review
05/29/2012
Abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA) are an important form of cardiovascular disease. Since the 1950s when surgical techniques for resection and graft replacement were developed, definitive treatment has been available.
Abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA) are an important form of cardiovascular disease. Since the 1950s when surgical techniques for resection and graft replacement were developed, definitive treatment has been available.
Abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA)...
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Vascular Disease Management
Review
05/29/2012
Fernando F. Gallardo, Sr., MD
Division of Vascular Surgery, A Coruña, Galicia, Spain
Fernando F. Gallardo, Sr., MD
Divisio...
EVAR is considered relatively safe and effective for treating infrarenal AAA. In patients with favorable anatomy, it is widely considered the therapy of choice among clinicians. The indications for EVAR are expanding, particularly in...
EVAR is considered relatively safe and effective for treating infrarenal AAA. In patients with favorable anatomy, it is widely considered the therapy of choice among clinicians. The indications for EVAR are expanding, particularly in...
EVAR is considered relatively...
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Vascular Disease Management
Case Report
05/29/2012
Transplanted renal artery stenosis is the most common vascular complication of transplanted kidney, which causes refractory hypertension and can result in allograft dysfunction, presenting with renal insufficiency and failure. We present a...
Transplanted renal artery stenosis is the most common vascular complication of transplanted kidney, which causes refractory hypertension and can result in allograft dysfunction, presenting with renal insufficiency and failure. We present a...
Transplanted renal artery...
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ABSTRACT: Endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) is considered relatively safe and effective for treating infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA). In patients with favorable anatomy, it is widely considered the therapy of choice among...
ABSTRACT: Endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) is considered relatively safe and effective for treating infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA). In patients with favorable anatomy, it is widely considered the therapy of choice among...
ABSTRACT: Endovascular aneurysm...
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Vascular Disease Management
Column
Clinical Editor's Corner
05/29/2012
This past January, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) convened a meeting of the Medicare Evidence Development & Coverage Advisory Committee (MEDCAC) to review available evidence on the various clinical strategies for the...
This past January, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) convened a meeting of the Medicare Evidence Development & Coverage Advisory Committee (MEDCAC) to review available evidence on the various clinical strategies for the...
This past January, the Centers...
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