Critical limb ischemia

Editor's Corner

The Merits of Supervised Exercise in Critical Limb Ischemia

05/21/2019

Craig Walker, MD

Cardiovascular Institute of the South, Houma, Louisiana

Craig Walker, MD Cardiovascular I...

Dr Walker comments on an article by Fahad Younas, MD, and R. Kevin Rogers, MD, on “Supervised Exercise in Critical Limb Ischemia.”

Dr Walker comments on an article...

05/21/2019

Vascular Disease Management

Case Report

The Nature of Dissections in Infrapopliteal Arteries: Insights from Intravascular Ultrasound Imaging

04/18/2019

Nicolas W Shammas, MD; W John Shammas, BS; Ehrin Armstrong, MD; Qais Radaideh, MD; Gail A Shammas, BS, RN

The Midwest Cardiovascular Research Foundation, Davenport, Iowa

Nicolas W Shammas, MD; W John Shammas...

Shammas and colleagues discuss how treatment of infrapopliteal arteries can be challenging due to the presence of medial calcinosis and fibrotic rings.

Shammas and colleagues discuss...

04/18/2019

Vascular Disease Management

Interim Results of the PROMISE I Trial to Investigate the LimFlow System of Percutaneous Deep Vein Arterialization for the Treatment of Critical Limb Ischemia

02/24/2019

J.A. Mustapha, MD¹; Fadi A. Saab, MD¹; Daniel Clair, MD²; Peter Schneider, MD³

J.A. Mustapha, MD1; Fadi A. Saab, MD...

Our objective was to investigate the efficacy and safety of LimFlow percutaneous deep vein arterialization device in no-option CLI patients.

Our objective was to investigate...

02/24/2019

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Research

Single Access Versus Dual Antegrade and Retrograde Access Approach for Chronic Total Occlusion Recanalization in Complex Peripheral Arterial Disease

02/22/2019

Joji J. Varghese, MD¹; Bailey Ann Estes, RN-C¹; Brad J. Martinsen, PhD²; Zsuzsanna Igyarto, PhD²; Jihad A. Mustapha, MD³

¹Hendrick Medical Center, Abilene, Texas;²Cardiovascular Systems, Inc., St. Paul, Minnesota; ³Advanced Cardiac & Vascular Amputation Prevention Centers, Grand Rapids, Michigan

Joji J. Varghese, MD1; Bailey Ann Est...

In this study, researchers evaluated the efficacy and safety of initial dual antegrade and retrograde access approach compared with single antegrade or retrograde approach for crossing any level of CTO.

In this study, researchers...

02/22/2019

Vascular Disease Management

Case Report

Silent Coronary Ischemia in a Patient With Critical Limb Ischemia: Diagnosis and Management Using Coronary CT-Derived Fractional Flow Reserve (FFRCT)

02/22/2019

Dainis Krievins, MD, PhD; Edgars Zellans MD; Gustavs Latkovskis MD, PhD; Ligita Zvaigzne MD; Peteris Stradins MD, PhD; Indulis Kumsars MD, PhD; Roberts Rumba MD and Andrejs Erglis MD, PhD

The University of Latvia, Pauls Stradins Clinical University Hospital, Riga, Latvia

Dainis Krievins, MD, PhD; Edgars Zell...

Krievins and colleagues describe the successful management of a patient with CLI and femoral pseudoaneurysm who was found to have severe silent coronary ischemia by pre-operative coronary CT angiogram and FFRCT assessment.

Krievins and colleagues describe...

02/22/2019

Vascular Disease Management

CLI Perspectives

Did You Know Critical Limb Ischemia (CLI) Survival is Lower Than Heart Failure, Stroke and Most Cancers?

01/08/2019

Jihad A. Mustapha, MD, FACC, FSCAI

Founding Board Member, CLI Global Society

Jihad A. Mustapha, MD, FACC, FSCAI F...

Critical limb ischemia (CLI) represents the most aggressive form of peripheral vascular disease, with a lower survival rate than heart failure, stroke and most cancers. Yet inadequate attention is often given to a CLI diagnosis, with little...

Critical limb ischemia (CLI)...

01/08/2019

Cath Lab Digest

CLI Perspectives

Reflections on the 8th Annual AMPutation Prevention Symposium (AMP)

10/07/2018

J.A. Mustapha, MD, Founder and Director, AMPutation Prevention Symposium, Founding Board Member, CLI Global Society; Advanced Cardiac and Vascular Amputation Prevention Centers, Grand Rapids, Michigan.

J.A. Mustapha, MD, Founder and Direct...

It was exciting to see complex CLI cases performed by some of the best CLI operators in the world, who were able to show us extreme, unique approaches to treat complex disease from the groin to the toes.

It was exciting to see complex...

10/07/2018

Cath Lab Digest

Editor's Corner

Effectively Screening PAD Patients for CLI

09/13/2018

Craig Walker, MD

Cardiovascular Institute of the South, Houma, Louisiana

Craig Walker, MD Cardiovascular Inst...

Craig Walker, MD, provides comment on Dainis Krievins and colleagues' submission about the high prevalence of asymptomatic ischemia-producing coronary stenosis in patients with critical limb ischemia.

Craig Walker, MD, provides...

09/13/2018

Vascular Disease Management

Case Report

Excimer Laser Atherectomy for Chronic Femoropopliteal Artery Occlusion Following Failed Femoropopliteal Bypass

07/16/2018

Hui Liu, Ju He, Xiaofeng Li, Sen Yang

Department of Vascular Surgery, Nankai University, Affiliated First Central Hospital, Tianjin, China

Hui Liu, Ju He, Xiaofeng Li, Sen Yang...

The prevalence of PAD has increased significantly due to increased life expectancy along with the epidemic of other cardiovascular risk factors such as diabetes, and it is estimated to soon affect ≥30% of elderly patients.

The prevalence of PAD has...

07/16/2018

Vascular Disease Management

Case Report

Endovascular Treatment of a Severe Calcified Popliteal Artery Lesion by Endovascular Lithoplasty and Drug-Coated Balloon Angioplasty in a Patient With Critical Limb Ischemia and Chronic Kidney Disease

06/25/2018

Konstantinos Stavroulakis, MD; Theodosios Bisdas, MD, PhD; Efthymios Beropoulis, MD

Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, University of Münster, Germany, and Department of Vascular Surgery, St. Franziskus-Hospital GmbH, Münster, Germany

Konstantinos Stavroulakis, MD; Theodo...

The authors report a case of a patient who presented at our institution with CLI (Rutherford class 5) and chronic kidney disease stage IV.

The authors report a case of a...

06/25/2018

Vascular Disease Management