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ORIGINAL CONTRIBUTION

Histopathologic Characterization of Chronic Total Occlusions by Directional Atherectomy: The HIPACT Study

06/01/2021

Haris Umer Usman, MD, MS¹; Vincent Varghese, DO¹; Sean Janzer, MD²; Jon C. George, MD²

Haris Umer Usman, MD, MS1; Vincent V...

Chronic total occlusions (CTOs) and long lesions have been associated with higher reocclusion rates in femoropopliteal arteries and increased need for revascularization. While several studies have analyzed atherectomy samples, no study to...

Chronic total occlusions (CTOs)...

06/01/2021

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

The Amputation Prevention Center at Rose Medical Center

06/02/2020

Cath Lab Digest talks with Sameer Mehta, MD, Heather Harris, Cardiovascular Director, and Andrew Burke, Lab Supervisor, Denver, Colorado.

Cath Lab Digest talks with Sameer Meh...

“We have seen a proliferation of wound care centers, but still felt there was a lack specifically for the patients with diabetic wounds and critical limb ischemia.”

“We have seen a proliferation of...

06/02/2020

Cath Lab Digest

Evidence Corner

Effects of Stents or Prostanoids on Critical Limb Ischemia

04/03/2020

Laura Bolton

Summarized herein, 2 Cochrane reviews clarify the quality and quantity of evidence of the effects on CLI-related outcomes comparing percutaneous transluminal angioplasty, a procedure for opening infrapopliteal arteries by inflating an...

Summarized herein, 2 Cochrane...

04/03/2020

Wounds

Videos

Update on PAU and IMH: When Is TEVAR Indicated?

02/12/2020

Frank Criado, MD, updates the audience on important conditions affecting the thoracic aorta.

Frank Criado, MD, updates the...

02/12/2020

Vascular Disease Management

The Market Reacts Quickly: Changes in Paclitaxel Vascular Device Purchasing Within the Ascension Healthcare System

10/14/2019

Peter P. Monteleone, MD^1,2; Subhash Banerjee, MD³; Priya Kothapalli, MD^1,2; Ariel Dora Stern, PhD⁴; Daniel Fehder, PhD⁵; Ron Ginor, MD⁶; Dominic Vollmar¹; Edward T. A. Fry, MD^1,7; Mark J. Pirwitz, MD^1,2

Peter P. Monteleone, MD1,2; Subhash ...

A meta-analysis of trials in endovascular therapy suggested an increased mortality associated with treatment exposure to paclitaxel. We analyzed how this controversy impacted device purchasing and related utilization patterns in the period...

A meta-analysis of trials in...

10/14/2019

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

CLI

Using Near Infrared Spectroscopy Imaging to Manage Critical Limb Ischemia

09/03/2019

Sandeep Gopalakrishnan, MS, PhD, DAPWCA; Jonathan A. Niezgoda, MA; Brandon C. Hoffman, BS; Awais Siddique, MD; and Jeffrey A. Niezgoda, MD, FACHM, MAPWCA, CHWS

Sandeep Gopalakrishnan, MS, PhD, DAPW...

Near infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) has the potential to monitor tissue oxygenation to manage critical limb ischemia (CLI). These authors demonstrate the technique in a 54-year-old woman who experienced significant incisional and digit tissue...

Near infrared spectroscopy...

09/03/2019

Today's Wound Clinic

Case Report

Pedal Revascularization: Extending the Limits of Endovascular or Surgical Means to Prevent Amputation

06/29/2019

Gi-Ann Acosta, BS; Richard Neville, MD

Inova Heart and Vascular Institute, Falls Church, Virginia

Gi-Ann Acosta, BS; Richard Neville, M...

I this case, rather than opting for amputation in a patient with CLI not amenable to open bypass surgery or endovascular therapy, a novel open surgical approach was used to revascularize the pedal arteries.

I this case, rather than opting...

06/29/2019

Vascular Disease Management

Editor's Corner

FFRCT May Herald a Paradigm Change in Evaluating Patients for Critical Myocardial Ischemia

02/22/2019

Craig Walker, MD

Cardiovascular Institute of the South, Houma, Louisiana

Craig Walker, MD Cardiovascular I...

Dr. Walker comments on the case report by Krievins and colleagues on the utilization of fractional flow reserve-computed tomography (FFRCT) to identify critical myocardial ischemia in a patient with no cardiac symptoms.

Dr. Walker comments on the case...

02/22/2019

Vascular Disease Management