Volume 4 - Issue 1 - Jan/Feb 2007
Feature
Original Research
09/05/2008
Carlo Dall’Olmo, MD, et al.
Michigan Vascular Center, Flint, Michigan
Carlo Dall’Olmo, MD, et al.
Michigan ...
The validity, cost effectiveness and benefits of screening for abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) in population-based studies have been clearly established. A number of large population-based, randomized screening trials have reported a...
The validity, cost effectiveness and benefits of screening for abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) in population-based studies have been clearly established. A number of large population-based, randomized screening trials have reported a...
The validity, cost effectiveness...
09/05/2008
Vascular Disease Management
Original Research
09/05/2008
Carotid angioplasty and stenting (CAS) is a less invasive alternative to conventional carotid endarterectomy (CEA). CEA remains the mainstay for treatment of obstructive carotid artery disease (CAD) based on randomized trials conducted with...
Carotid angioplasty and stenting (CAS) is a less invasive alternative to conventional carotid endarterectomy (CEA). CEA remains the mainstay for treatment of obstructive carotid artery disease (CAD) based on randomized trials conducted with...
Carotid angioplasty and stenting...
09/05/2008
Vascular Disease Management
Original Research
09/05/2008
Digital ischemia in the upper extremity, with ulceration and gangrene due to primary or secondary Raynaud’s phenomenon, may be a difficult problem for the hand surgeon to solve.
Digital ischemia in the upper extremity, with ulceration and gangrene due to primary or secondary Raynaud’s phenomenon, may be a difficult problem for the hand surgeon to solve.
Digital ischemia in the upper...
09/05/2008
Vascular Disease Management
Case Report
09/05/2008
Stroke is the third leading cause of death in the United States with an annual incidence of 700,000, resulting in 150,000 deaths. Extracranial atherosclerotic disease of the carotid arteries and aortic arch vessels account for more than 50%...
Stroke is the third leading cause of death in the United States with an annual incidence of 700,000, resulting in 150,000 deaths. Extracranial atherosclerotic disease of the carotid arteries and aortic arch vessels account for more than 50%...
Stroke is the third leading...
09/05/2008
Vascular Disease Management
Case Report
09/05/2008
A 66-year-old man presented with lifestyle-limiting, severe bilateral buttock and thigh claudication (Fontaine class IIb). Only resting ankle-brachial indices (ABI) were obtained at presentation and were normal (0.93 right and 0.91 left).
A 66-year-old man presented with lifestyle-limiting, severe bilateral buttock and thigh claudication (Fontaine class IIb). Only resting ankle-brachial indices (ABI) were obtained at presentation and were normal (0.93 right and 0.91 left).
A 66-year-old man presented with...
09/05/2008
Vascular Disease Management
Review
09/05/2008
Since the introduction of percutaneous transluminal renal angioplasty (PTRA) in 1978, endovascular management for renovascular disease has become the standard of care with the number of renal artery interventions performed increasing...
Since the introduction of percutaneous transluminal renal angioplasty (PTRA) in 1978, endovascular management for renovascular disease has become the standard of care with the number of renal artery interventions performed increasing...
Since the introduction of...
09/05/2008
Vascular Disease Management
Original Research
09/05/2008
Charles Botti, MD; Mitchell Silver, DO
Charles Botti, MD; Mitchell Silver, D...
The use of fluoroscopic imaging continues to increase during medical procedures. Fluoroscopic imaging plays a fundamental role in the diagnostic and treatment of cardiac and vascular disease. The cumulative operator and/or staff occupational...
The use of fluoroscopic imaging continues to increase during medical procedures. Fluoroscopic imaging plays a fundamental role in the diagnostic and treatment of cardiac and vascular disease. The cumulative operator and/or staff occupational...
The use of fluoroscopic imaging...
09/05/2008
Vascular Disease Management
Insights
Commentary
09/05/2008
The EPics 1 study reported by Dall’Olmo et al, in this issue of Vascular Disease Management reports on one surgical group’s evaluation of patients age 60 and older, both male and female, with a history of surgical, coronary revascularization...
The EPics 1 study reported by Dall’Olmo et al, in this issue of Vascular Disease Management reports on one surgical group’s evaluation of patients age 60 and older, both male and female, with a history of surgical, coronary revascularization...
The EPics 1 study reported by...
09/05/2008
Vascular Disease Management
Column
Editor's Corner
09/05/2008
At the dawn of a new year, it should come as no surprise that yet a further update on the status of carotid stenting (CAS) is warranted. Developments of the past several months appear to have triggered (or quickened the pace of) changes in...
At the dawn of a new year, it should come as no surprise that yet a further update on the status of carotid stenting (CAS) is warranted. Developments of the past several months appear to have triggered (or quickened the pace of) changes in...
At the dawn of a new year, it...
09/05/2008
Vascular Disease Management
