Anwar Zaitoun, MD

Clinical Images

Superficial Femoral Artery Aneurysm as a Cause of Deep Vein Thrombosis Treated With a Covered Stent

10/26/2018

Deep vein thrombosis due to superficial femoral artery aneurysm is an extremely rare condition that develops due to aneurysm direct compression of a segment of the venous system. We present a female patient who had recently undergone a left...

Deep vein thrombosis due to...

10/26/2018

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Clinical Images

Caught in Time: When IVC Filters Save Lives

11/28/2017

Nikhil V. Ambulgekar , MD;

Anwar Zaitoun , MD;

Saroj Neupane , MD;

Andrew Boshara , MD;

Antonious Attallah , MD;

IVC filters are indicated in patients with venous thromboembolic disease in whom anticoagulation is a contraindication. This case highlights the importance of IVC filter placement in patients with extensive proximal deep vein thromboses in...

IVC filters are indicated in...

11/28/2017

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Infrainguinal CTO Recanalization Assessed by Intravascular Ultrasound: Results of the CENTRAL Study

10/15/2016

Anwar Zaitoun , MD;

James T. Torey , PA-C, PA;

Thomas P. Davis , MD, FACC;

Thomas A. LaLonde , MD;

John Runyon , MD;

Jihad A. Mustapha , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

CENTRAL was a prospective, multicenter, 100 patient study designed to evaluate the ability of a recanalization catheter system to cross chronic total occlusions (CTOs) of the superficial femoral artery while staying within the central vessel...

CENTRAL was a prospective,...

10/15/2016

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Case Report

The Roundabout Way to Save a Foot: Utilization of Pedal Access for Limb Salvage

10/30/2017

Andrew Boshara , MD;

Antonious Attallah , MD;

Anwar Zaitoun , MD;

The authors describe an important technique to consider in the face of chronic total occlusions in patients with severe PAD in whom limb salvage is desired and who would otherwise be considered too high a surgical risk.

The authors describe an...

10/30/2017

Vascular Disease Management

Original Research

The Association of Gender With Quality of Health in Peripheral Arterial Disease Following Peripheral Vascular Intervention

10/17/2017

Rajendra H. Mehta , MD, MS;

Sudarshan Paudel , MD;

Saif Al-Najafi , MD;

Thaer Musa , MD;

Dawn Light , RN;

Anwar Zaitoun , MD;