Peripheral vascular disease

Vascular Disease

Renal Artery Fibromuscular Dysplasia

10/06/2019

Katharine Rainer, BA, Chandan Devireddy, MD, Bryan J. Wells, MD,

Division of Cardiology, Emory School of Medicine, Emory University,

Atlanta, Georgia

Katharine Rainer, BA, Chandan Devired...

While many physicians consider FMD to be rare, it may not be that uncommon, but rather, under-recognized.

While many physicians consider...

10/06/2019

Cath Lab Digest

CLI Perspectives

CLI Programs and Patient Care: A Nurse Perspective

10/06/2019

CLI Perspectives is headed by section editor J.A. Mustapha, MD, Advanced Cardiac & Vascular Centers for Amputation Prevention, Grand Rapids, Michigan.

J.A. Mustapha, MD, talks with Bailey Ann Estes, BSN, RN-BC, RNFA, CNOR, RCIS, Research Coordinator, Hendrick Medical Center, Abilene, Texas.

CLI Perspectives is headed by section...

This month, Dr. Jihad Mustapha interviews Bailey Estes, BSN, RN-BC, RNFA, CNOR, RCIS. She is a cardiac cath lab nurse and research coordinator at Hendrick Medical Center in Abilene, Texas. The team she works with is focused on treating...

This month, Dr. Jihad Mustapha...

10/06/2019

Cath Lab Digest

The No-Reflow Phenomenon in Below-the-Knee Vessels After Percutaneous Revascularization of the Superficial Femoral Artery

10/06/2019

Luai Alhazmi, MD¹; Muhammad Asif Mangi, MD¹; Mohammed Alyosif, MD²; Ehab Eltahawy, MD¹

Luai Alhazmi, MD1; Muhammad Asif Mang...

We report a patient presenting with diminished distal flow in all 3 below-the-knee vessels, despite successful recanalization and patency of the upstream SFA, and absence of significant residual stenosis. The diminished distal flow resolved...

We report a patient presenting...

10/06/2019

Cath Lab Digest

Peripheral Procedures Using CorPath Robotic-Assisted Intervention at Ohio Health

09/05/2019

Cath Lab Digest talks with John A. Phillips, MD, Medical Director: Endovascular Medicine, Riverside Methodist Hospital, OhioHealth Heart & Vascular Physicians, Columbus, Ohio.

Cath Lab Digest talks with John A. Ph...

I probably have 10-12 tibial cases under my belt. According to Corindus, in November 2018, we did the first tibial chronic total occlusion (CTO) with the system.

I probably have 10-12 tibial...

09/05/2019

Cath Lab Digest

Stenting the Popliteal Artery

09/05/2019

Cath Lab Digest talks with Erik G. Stilp, MD, FACC, RPVI, Ascension – Columbia St. Mary’s, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Cath Lab Digest talks with Erik G. St...

I hesitate to stent in the P2 and P3 segments of the popliteal, but the LifeStent Vascular Stent System (BD) is a nice option in those places, based off the level 1, rigorous ETAP trial data(1) (Endovascular Treatment of Atherosclerotic...

I hesitate to stent in the P2...

09/05/2019

Cath Lab Digest

Take Charge of CLI: Tools for Optimal CLI Revascularization

07/31/2019

Paul Michael, MD, Wound Management & Limb Preservation Center, JFK Medical Center, Palm Beach, Florida

Paul Michael, MD, Wound Management &a...

Treating end-stage peripheral arterial disease (PAD), better known as critical limb ischemia (CLI), is a daily challenge and requires what basketball player Kobe Bryant refers to as a persistent “Mamba Mentality”, defined as “constantly...

Treating end-stage peripheral...

07/31/2019

Cath Lab Digest

Case Report

Revascularization of Occluded Axillo-Femoral Bypass Graft by Transpedal and Transradial Approaches in Acute Limb Ischemia

07/31/2019

Hamza Malik¹, MS, OMS-1, Mark Chou¹, DO, Interventional Cardiology PGY 7, Farhan Ali², MD, MA, MPH, FACC, FSCAI, RPVI, Medical Director of Interventional Cardiology, Baylor Heart and Vascular Hospital, Fort Worth, Texas

Hamza Malik1, MS, OMS-1, Mark Chou1, ...

Percutaneous therapies for peripheral arterial disease (PAD) are continually evolving with advances in technology and experience.

Percutaneous therapies for...

07/31/2019

Cath Lab Digest

FDA Panel

The Future is Going to Be Drug-Coated or Drug-Eluting. We Need Individual Patient Data to Move Forward

07/31/2019

An interview with Konstantinos Katsanos, MSc, MD, PhD, EBIR, Assistant Professor, Interventional Radiology, School of Medicine, Patras University Hospital, Patras, Greece.

An interview with Konstantinos Katsan...

There seems to be some sort of heterogeneity between the mortality risk and the baseline patient characteristics. We need to be able to explore this more thoroughly before we make any decisions about how to continue using paclitaxel. We need...

There seems to be some sort of...

07/31/2019

Cath Lab Digest

FDA Panel

Perspectives on the Use of Paclitaxel-Eluting Balloons in the Lower Extremities

07/31/2019

An interview with Daniel Clair, MD, Chair of Surgery, Palmetto Health/USC Medical Group, Columbia, South Carolina.

An interview with Daniel Clair, MD, C...

Since a large portion of my practice consists of patients with complex lesions, I have continued to use these devices extensively and will plan to continue using them as I currently do.

Since a large portion of my...

07/31/2019

Cath Lab Digest

Case Report

Interventional Therapy of Complex Superficial Femoral Artery Disease Via Femoral-Femoral Crossover Graft

07/31/2019

Scott Baron¹, MD, FACC, FSCAI, Arvin Arthur, MD, FACC, FSCAI, Mohammed Nazir, RCIS, Mercy San Juan Medical Center, Carmichael, California

Scott Baron1, MD, FACC, FSCAI, Arvin ...

This case adds insight into the benefit of complementary endovascular technologies with difficult vascular surgery to improve outcomes in complex peripheral vascular disease.

This case adds insight into the...

07/31/2019

Cath Lab Digest