Critical limb ischemia

The Current State of Endovascular Intervention for Peripheral Arterial Disease

10/03/2015

Rigved V. Tadwalkar, MD, MS; Michael S. Lee, MD

UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, California

Rigved V. Tadwalkar, MD, MS; Michael ...

The continued study of modalities for peripheral arterial disease complemented by refinements in technique for new devices foreshadows a bright future for new endovascular approaches in the treatment of PAD.

The continued study of...

10/03/2015

Vascular Disease Management

CLI Perspectives

Pre-CLI: The Transformative Space Between PAD and CLI

05/28/2015

J.A. Mustapha, MD, Metro Health Hospital, Wyoming, Michigan

J.A. Mustapha, MD, Metro Health Hospi...

One should stop and think about the course of transformation from PAD to CLI, and if there is any indication that these transformations occur during a time when the patient is no longer a claudicant, but not yet technically diagnosed as CLI.

One should stop and think about...

05/28/2015

Cath Lab Digest

CLI Perspectives

Low-Profile Peripheral Balloons in Infrainguinal Disease

04/03/2015

CLI Perspectives is headed by section editor J.A. Mustapha, MD, Metro Health Hospital, Wyoming, Michigan. This month, J.A. Mustapha, MD, interviews Thomas P. Davis, MD, FACC, Director, Cardiac Catheterization Lab; Director, Peripheral Interventions and Disease, St. John Hospital and Medical Center, Detroit, Michigan. Dr. Davis, a pioneer in peripheral vascular revascularization, discusses the value of specialty balloons in infrainguinal disease.

CLI Perspectives is headed by section...

This month Dr. Mustapha interviews Dr. Tom Davis, MD who is a pioneer in peripheral vascular revascularization. He shares with us the value of specialty balloons in infrainguinal disease.

This month Dr. Mustapha...

04/03/2015

Cath Lab Digest

CLI Perspectives

Looking at the Multi-Level Disease of Critical Limb Ischemia (CLI)

02/26/2015

CLI Perspectives is headed by section editor J.A. Mustapha, MD, Metro Health Hospital, Wyoming, Michigan.

CLI Perspectives is headed by section...

This month, Dr. Mustapha interviews: Larry J. Diaz-Sandoval, MD, Metro Health Hospital, Wyoming, Michigan; Fadi Saab, MD, Metro Health Hospital, Wyoming, Michigan; and George Adams, MD, Director of Cardiovascular and Peripheral Vascular...

This month, Dr. Mustapha...

02/26/2015

Cath Lab Digest

Meeting Update

VEITHSymposium — Should We Attempt an Endovascular Procedure on all CLI Patients with a CTO?

02/03/2015

Cath Lab Digest talks with:

Enrico Ascher, MD, on when we should treat critical limb ischemia patients with bypass surgery;

Cath Lab Digest talks with: Enrico A...

Too many of us are jumping on the bandwagon to say that all limb salvage procedures, and all patients who have claudication, are candidates for endovascular procedures. However, there are a substantial number of patients where endovascular...

Too many of us are jumping on...

02/03/2015

Cath Lab Digest

CLI Perspectives

CLI PERSPECTIVES: Alternative Access for CTOs in CLI

02/03/2015

CLI Perspectives is headed by section editor J.A. Mustapha, MD,

Metro Health Hospital, Wyoming, Michigan.

This month, J.A. Mustapha, MD, interviews Andrej Schmidt, MD, Department of Angiology, Leipzig Heart Center, Leipzig, Germany.

CLI Perspectives is headed by section...

Dr. Andrej Schmidt, cardiologist and angiologist from Leipzig, Germany, pioneered many of the new access techniques that have led to increases in procedural success rates. Chronic total obstruction (CTO) crossing is a major obstacle...

Dr. Andrej Schmidt, cardiologist...

02/03/2015

Cath Lab Digest

Original Research

Prevalence, Incidence, and Outcomes of Critical Limb Ischemia in the US Medicare Population

02/08/2013

Onur Baser, MS, PhD

STATinMED Research/The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan

Onur Baser, MS, PhD STATinMED Resear...

This study aimed to assess annual prevalence and incidence of critical limb ischemia and associated outcomes in elderly persons in the United States.

This study aimed to assess...

02/08/2013

Vascular Disease Management

Case Report

Managing Thrombosis and Lower Limb Ischemia Using Directional Atherectomy and Balloon Angioplasty

10/09/2012

Jon C. George , MD, MBA;

A 71-year-old male underwent bilateral renal artery stenting via the right femoral artery and received an Angio-Seal vascular closure device (St. Jude Medical) for access site hemostasis upon completion of the case. Two weeks later, he...

A 71-year-old male underwent...

10/09/2012

Vascular Disease Management

Case Report

Use of Vascular Closure Device After Access of Common Femoral Artery Through an Existing Stent

05/01/2012

Jon C. George , MD, MBA;

A 91-year-old male with history of peripheral vascular disease and existing stent in the common femoral artery presented with contralateral critical limb ischemia. Our case demonstrates the successful closure of a femoral access site through...

A 91-year-old male with history...

05/01/2012

Vascular Disease Management

Original Research

Mid-Term Results of Subintimal Angioplasty for Critical Limb Ischemia: 5-Year Outcomes

09/07/2011

Sherif Sultan, MD

Compare effectiveness of subintimal angioplasty versus bypass surgery for TASC C and D femoropopliteal lesions. Of 1076 patients referred with pulmonary vascular disease from 2002 to 2007, 206 SIAs in 190 patients and 128 bypass grafts in 119...

Compare effectiveness of...

09/07/2011

Vascular Disease Management