critical limb ischemia

Interview

A Comprehensive Approach to Critical Limb Ischemia: An Interview With Carlos Mena, MD

07/26/2014

At the 15th annual New Cardiovascular Horizons meeting in New Orleans, Dr. Mena presented information on below-the-knee endovascular solutions as well as laser therapy for in-stent restenosis. Vascular Disease Management spoke with Dr. Mena...

At the 15th annual New...

07/26/2014

Vascular Disease Management

Case Report

Ocelot With Wildcat in a Complicated Superficial Femoral Artery Chronic Total Occlusion

07/26/2014

Richard R. Heuser , MD, FACC, FACP, FESC, FSCAI;

Soundos K. Moualla , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

The authors present a case of long left SFA chronic occlusion in a very high-risk operable candidate that was successfully recanalized utilizing the Ocelot and Wildcat CTO crossing devices (Avinger).

The authors present a case of...

07/26/2014

Vascular Disease Management

Clinical Editor's Corner

Image-Guided Intravascular Crossing of Chronic Total Occlusions

07/26/2014

Craig M. Walker , MD, FACC, FACP, FSCAI, FCCP;

Dedicated crossing tools have been developed to help cross CTOs with the goal of true intraluminal crossing rather than subintimal crossing. It is reasoned that true luminal crossing may facilitate improved outcomes when atherectomy devices...

Dedicated crossing tools have...

07/26/2014

Vascular Disease Management

Case Series

Endovascular Management of Drug-Eluting Balloons in the Lower Limbs

11/27/2013

Caroline Clezar , MD;

Fabrizzio Souza , MD;

Nicolle Cassola , MD;

Caroline Benze , MD;

Andre Milani , MD;

Felipe Nasser , PhD;

Breno Boueri Affonso , PhD, MD;

Jorge Amorim , PhD;

Fausto Miranda Jr., PhD;

New drug-eluting balloon technologies offer the hope of significant reductions of such problems, enhancing the results of angioplasty while, at the same time, providing the opportunity for avoidance of a permanent metal stent implant.

New drug-eluting balloon...

11/27/2013

Vascular Disease Management