Critical limb ischemia

Alternative Arterial Access in the Endovascular Management of Critical Limb Ischemia

05/11/2020

Hady Lichaa, MD, FACC, FSCAI, FSVM, RPVI, Interventional Cardiovascular Specialist, Ascension Saint Thomas Heart, Murfreesboro and Nashville, Tennessee

Hady Lichaa, MD, FACC, FSCAI, FSVM, R...

We suggest approaching the important topic of alternative arterial access with the following questions: 1) WHAT is it?; 2) WHY is it needed?; 3) WHERE are the access sites?; 4) HOW safe is it?

We suggest approaching the...

05/11/2020

Cath Lab Digest

Cutting-Edge Perspectives

Drug-Eluting Technologies Below the Knee: From Current Data to Future Research

04/21/2020

Nicolas W Shammas, MD

Midwest Cardiovascular Research Foundation, Davenport, Iowa

Nicolas W Shammas, MD Midwest Car...

Dr. Nicolas Shammas interviews Dr. Fadi A. Saab about the complexity of critical limb ischemia, as well as current and future treatment approaches.

Dr. Nicolas Shammas interviews...

04/21/2020

Vascular Disease Management

Original Research

High Prevalence of Asymptomatic Ischemia-Producing Coronary Stenosis in Patients With Critical Limb Ischemia: Anatomic and Functional Assessment With Coronary CT-Derived Fractional Flow Reserve (FFRCT)

03/12/2020

Dainis Krievins, MD¹; Edgars Zellans, MD¹; Andrejs Erglis, MD¹; Ligita Zvaigzne, MD¹; Aigars Lacis, MD¹; Sanda Jēgere, MD¹; Indulis Kumsars, MD¹; Gustavs Latkovskis, MD¹; Peteris Stradins, MD¹; Christopher K. Zarins, MD²

¹University of Latvia, Pauls Stradins Clinical University Hospital, Riga, Latvia; and ²HeartFlow, Inc., Redwood City, California

Dainis Krievins, MD1; Edgars Zellans,...

CLI patients with no cardiac history undergoing limb salvage surgery have a high prevalence of asymptomatic ischemia-producing coronary stenosis, which may put them at increased risk.

CLI patients with no cardiac...

03/12/2020

Vascular Disease Management

Commentary

Commentary Regarding Katsanos et al's Meta-Analysis: The Lessons Learned Should Impose Prudence and Caution

01/14/2020

Francesco Liistro, MD

San Donato Hospital, Arezzo, Italy

Francesco Liistro, MD San D...

Francesco Liistro, MD, comments on the meta-analysis presented by Katsanos et al.

Francesco Liistro, MD, comments...

01/14/2020

Vascular Disease Management

Interview

The ASPREE Trial and the Epidemic of CLI in Elderly Patients

01/03/2020

Mahmood Razavi, MD

Director of Clinical Trials Center, St. Joseph Heart & Vascular Center, Irvine, California

Mahmood Razavi, MD Director of Cl...

Mahmood Razavi, MD, reviewed the ASPREE trial and its implications for patients with CLI at the 2019 AMPutation Prevention Symposium in Chicago, Illinois. What were the goals of the ASPREE trial?

Mahmood Razavi, MD, reviewed the...

01/03/2020

Vascular Disease Management

Interview

Hypertension and Hyperlipidemia Treatment in CLI Patients

01/03/2020

Lawrence Garcia, MD

St. Elizabeth's Medical Center, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts

Lawrence Garcia, MD St. Elizabeth...

Lawrence Garcia, MD, discusses hypertensive therapy for CLI patients, as well as the importance of managing CLI patients from a global perspective.

Lawrence Garcia, MD, discusses...

01/03/2020

Vascular Disease Management

Tips and Techniques

Understanding the Tibial-Pedal Arterial Anatomy: Practical Points for Current Clinical Presentations

12/04/2019

Vlad Adrian Alexandrescu, MD, PhD¹; Arnaud Kerzmann, MD²; Ross Melvin, DO³; Augustin Limgba, MD³

¹Department / Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, Princess Paola Hospital, Marche-en-Famenne, IFAC-Vivalia,Belgium; Consultant in the Cardio-Vascular and Thoracic Department, CHU Sart-Tilman Hospital, Liège, Belgium; ²Department / Thoracic and Cardio-Vascular Surgery, CHU Sart-Tilman Hospital, Liège, Belgium;^.3Department / Interventional Cardiology, Cardiovascular Institute of the South, Houma, Louisiana

Vlad Adrian Alexandrescu, MD, PhD1; A...

Alexandrescu and colleagues review the main anatomical features describing infra-popliteal arterial vasculature with, and without, ischemic impairment, in accordance with practical clinical issues encountered in daily practice.

Alexandrescu and colleagues...

12/04/2019

Vascular Disease Management

Case Report

Multilevel CTO Crossing and Treatment

12/04/2019

Mason D. Nagel, BS¹; George Adams, MD, MHS, FACC²

¹NCSU of Raleigh, North Carolina ;²UNC Rex Hospital of Raleigh, North Carolina

Mason D. Nagel, BS1; George Adams, MD...

Nagel and Adams describe a case that utilizes a personalized approach for access, crossing, and treatment in order to achieve the best outcomes for the patient.

Nagel and Adams describe a case...

12/04/2019

Vascular Disease Management

Vascular Disease

Treating From Below: A Physician Perspective on Pedal Access and the Lutonix® 018 DCB

11/05/2019

Cath Lab Digest talks with Kousta Foteh, MD, Memorial Hermann Northeast Hospital, Humble, Texas.

Cath Lab Digest talks with Kousta Fot...

We have a “limb salvage team” at the hospital that includes a vascular surgeon, a podiatrist, a wound care specialist, and a hospitalist, who manages all the comorbidities of the patient.

We have a “limb salvage team” at...

11/05/2019

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