Critical limb ischemia

CLI Perspectives

Trailblazing the Path Towards High Quality Care and Improved Cardiovascular Outcomes: Welcome to SCAI 2016!

04/05/2016

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

This month, Dr. Mustapha interviews Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) President Elect Kenneth Rosenfield, MD, MHCDS, Section Chief Vascular Medicine & Intervention, Institute for Heart, Vascular & Stroke Care, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.

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SCAI has been traditionally known as a meeting with an emphasis on coronary interventions; however, the program features different tracks.

SCAI has been traditionally...

04/05/2016

Cath Lab Digest

CLI Perspectives

The Value of Peripheral Vascular Fellowship Programs

01/31/2016

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

This month, Dr. Mustapha interviews Peter A. Soukas, MD, FACC, FSVM, FSCAI, FACP, RPVI, Director, Vascular Medicine & Interventional PV Lab, Director, Brown Vascular & Endovascular Medicine Fellowship Program, The Miriam & Rhode Island Hospitals, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Warren Alpert School of Medicine, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island.

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The scope and breadth of endovascular therapies for the treatment of PV disease has exploded over the past decade and mandates, I believe, a dedicated year of specialized training to have adequate case volumes and range of experience to deal...

The scope and breadth of...

01/31/2016

Cath Lab Digest

A Step Forward: The Use of the CrossLock Catheter in a Patient With Critical Limb Ischemia and a Popliteal Occlusion

12/30/2015

Richard R. Heuser, MD; Kerry Zang, MD, DPM; Arthur J. Mollen, DO

Richard R. Heuser, MD; Kerry Zang, M...

We present the case of an elderly lady with resting leg pain and a complex total occlusion of the popliteal artery that we approached with the CrossLock catheter.

We present the case of an...

12/30/2015

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

CLI Perspectives

International Experience Offers Insights Into CLI Treatment: Sharing the Leipzig Interventional Course (LINC) for the Endovascular Specialist

11/03/2015

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

This month, Dr. Mustapha interviews LINC Course Director Dierk Scheinert, MD. Professor Scheinert is Head of the Department of Medicine, Angiology and Cardiology at Park-Krankenhaus Leipzig and Head of the Department of Angiology at the University of Leipzig, Heart Center, Germany.

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LINC is viewed as one of the largest and most comprehensive peripheral meetings in the world. This reputation is rightfully gained, as LINC has provided tremendous value over the years to physicians’ daily practice.

LINC is viewed as one of the...

11/03/2015

Cath Lab Digest

Original Contribution

Subanalysis of the CONFIRM Registries: Acute Procedural Outcomes in Claudicant and Critical Limb Ischemia Patients With Varying Levels of Calcification Treated for Peripheral Arterial Disease With Orbital Atherectomy

10/30/2015

George L. Adams, MD, MHS¹; Tony Das, MD²; Michael S. Lee, MD³; Robert Beasley, MD⁴; Jihad Mustapha, MD⁵

George L. Adams, MD, MHS1; Tony Das,...

This analysis compares the procedural outcomes of PAD patients treated with orbital atherectomy stratified by Rutherford class and acute angiographic outcomes of these patients stratified by degree of lesion calcification.

This analysis compares the...

10/30/2015

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Meeting Update

5th Annual AMPutation Prevention Symposium Hosts Nation’s Largest Gathering of Clinicians Dedicated to Preventing CLI Amputations

10/05/2015

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

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

This year’s record attendance included nearly 800 participants from 42 states and 19 countries, representing the nation’s largest gathering of clinicians dedicated to preventing unnecessary amputations due to critical limb ischemia (CLI).

This year’s record attendance...

10/05/2015

Cath Lab Digest

CLI Perspectives

The Exciting Educational Programs and Offerings at VIVA 2015

10/05/2015

CLI Perspectives is headed by section editor J.A. Mustapha, MD, Metro Health Hospital, Wyoming, Michigan. This month, Dr. Mustapha interviews D. Chris Metzger, MD, FACC, Co-Medical Director, Wellmont CVA Heart Institute, Kingsport, Tennessee.

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I first learned about CLI and its implications at VIVA years ago and have watched the evolving education pertaining to CLI growing.

I first learned about CLI and...

10/05/2015

Cath Lab Digest

Data From the EASE Atherectomy Trial: An Interview With Tom Davis, MD

10/03/2015

At the 5th Annual Amputation Prevention Symposium, Vascular Disease Management spoke with Thomas Davis, MD, about the Endovascular Atherectomy Safety and Effectiveness (EASE) trial, an FDA-approved Investigational Device Exemption (IDE)...

At the 5th Annual Amputation...

10/03/2015

Vascular Disease Management

Data From the EASE Atherectomy Trial: An Interview With Tom Davis, MD

10/03/2015

At the 5th Annual Amputation...

10/03/2015

Vascular Disease Management

The Current State of Endovascular Intervention for Peripheral Arterial Disease

10/03/2015

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