Critical limb ischemia

Case Report

Robotic-Assisted Revascularization of the Posterior Tibial Artery in the Treatment of Peripheral Vascular Disease

09/16/2019

John A. Phillips, MD

Medical Director, Endovascular Medicine, Riverside Methodist Hospital, Columbus, Ohio

John A. Phillips, MD Medical Dire...

This report describes the use of the CorPath GRX Robotic System to improve the safety of the interventionalist during percutaneous balloon angioplasty of an occluded posterior tibial artery.

This report describes the use of...

09/16/2019

Vascular Disease Management

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

FDA Panel

Drug-Coated Balloon Use Must Be Individualized to Our Patients

06/28/2019

Robert E. Beasley, MD, FSIR, FSCAI

Director, Vascular/Interventional Radiology Lab and Evanescence Vein Center, Mount Sinai Medical Center, Miami Beach, Florida.

Robert E. Beasley, MD, FSIR, FSCAI ...

VDM talks with Robert E. Beasley, MD, FSIR, FSCAI, Director, Vascular/Interventional Radiology Lab and Evanescence Vein Center, Mount Sinai Medical Center, Miami Beach, Florida.

VDM talks with Robert E....

06/28/2019

Vascular Disease Management

FDA Panel

Accepting the Risk of Treatment with Drug-Coated Balloons

06/22/2019

Frank J. Veith, MD

Professor of Surgery, New York University-Langone Medical Center and The Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine; The William J. von Liebig Chair in Vascular Surgery; Cleveland, Ohio and New York, New York; Founder and Chairman of VEITHsymposium

Frank J. Veith, MD Professor of S...

VDM talks with Frank J. Veith, MD, Professor of Surgery, New York University-Langone Medical Center and The Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine; The William J. von Liebig Chair in Vascular Surgery; Cleveland, Ohio and New York, New...

VDM talks with Frank J. Veith,...

06/22/2019

Vascular Disease Management

Case Report

Exotic Access for a Bilateral Above-Knee Amputee With Critical Limb Ischemia

06/14/2019

Gabriel T. Brandner, BS¹; George L. Adams, MD, MHS, FACC²; Rachel C. Hurst, BS¹; Mason Nagel, BS³

¹Duke University, Durham, North Carolina; ²Rex Hospital, Raleigh, North Carolina; ³North Carolina State University of Raleigh, North Carolina

Gabriel T. Brandner, BS1; George L. A...

In the case herein, procedural success — defined by stenosis reduction and distal reperfusion of bilateral stumps — was dependent upon gaining arterial access through exotic techniques and crossing the CTOs.

In the case herein, procedural...

06/14/2019

Vascular Disease Management

Endovascular Techniques

Toxic Metal Chelation With Edetate Disodium in a Patient With Diabetes and Critical Limb Ischemia

06/14/2019

Francisco Ujueta, MD¹; Gervasio A. Lamas, MD^1,2

¹Department of Medicine, Mount Sinai Medical Center, Miami Beach, Florida;²Columbia University Division of Cardiology, Mount Sinai Medical Center, Miami Beach, Florida

Francisco Ujueta, MD1; Gervasio A. La...

We offered a regimen of 50 TACT infusions to an individual with ‘no treatment option’ for revascularization and scheduled for major amputation. The patient was able to avoid amputation with improvement in his quality of life.

We offered a regimen of 50 TACT...

06/14/2019

Vascular Disease Management

CLI Perspectives

Infrainguinal Revascularization Modalities

06/07/2019

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 Jason M. Ricci, MD, Michigan Heart & Vascular Specialists, Petoskey, Michigan.

CLI Perspectives is headed by section...

How many years have you been performing complex critical limb ischemia (CLI) revascularization?

How many years have you been...

06/07/2019

Cath Lab Digest

Case Report

Focusing on Amputation Prevention in a Challenging PAD Anatomical Subset

05/21/2019

Enrique Hernandez, MD; Ivan Montoya, MD; Yohandy Fuentes, DPM, PGY II

Hyperbaric & Wound Care Center at Mercy Hospital, Miami, Florida

Enrique Hernandez, MD; Ivan Montoya, ...

The authors present a technique by gaining direct needle access retrograde into the proximal SFA occlusion using extravascular ultrasound with the goal of both increasing the probability of success and shortening procedural time.

The authors present a technique...

05/21/2019

Vascular Disease Management

Endovascular Techniques

Supervised Exercise in Critical Limb Ischemia

05/21/2019

Fahad Younas, MD; R. Kevin Rogers, MD

Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Section of Vascular Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado

Fahad Younas, MD; R. Kevin Rogers, MD...

Currently prescribed supervised exercise for PAD patients with claudication may not be practical for CLI patients. Alternative exercise regimens (cycling, strength training, and upper-arm ergometry) might be considered for patients with CLI.

Currently prescribed supervised...

05/21/2019

Vascular Disease Management