Peripheral vascular disease

Cath Lab Spotlight

Cath Lab Spotlight: Rapid City Hospital Cardiac Catheterization Lab

02/03/2019

Cassie Brandsted, RN, Cath/EP Lab Manager, Todd Sorenson, RCSA, Cath/EP Lab Supervisor, Rapid City, South Dakota

Cassie Brandsted, RN, Cath/EP Lab Man...

We perform a vast array of procedures, ranging from coronary angiograms to peripheral and carotid angiograms with interventions, to TAVRs. All staff is trained to perform all procedures.

We perform a vast array of...

02/03/2019

Cath Lab Digest

News

First International Consensus on Fibromuscular Dysplasia

01/31/2019

The “First international consensus on the diagnosis and management of fibromuscular dysplasia” (FMD) has been published online in Vascular Medicine and the Journal of Hypertension.

The “First international...

01/31/2019

Cath Lab Digest

Tips and Techniques

Latest Research Looks to Enhance Treatment Options for CLI Patients

07/12/2017

Brenda Silva

A research round-up of the latest data and developments for treating critical limb ischemia showing clinical results worthy of consideration as potential therapies for advanced peripheral artery disease patients.

A research round-up of the...

07/12/2017

Vascular Disease Management

Tips and Techniques

Research Roundup From AMP (The Amputation Prevention Symposium)

05/05/2017

A summary of the research presented at the Amputation Prevention Symposium at the 2017 International Symposium on Endovascular Therapies (ISET) Meeting.

A summary of the research...

05/05/2017

Vascular Disease Management

Case Report

Innovative Use of Wingman Crossing Catheter for Inferior Vena Cava and Iliac Vein Occlusion

04/10/2017

Dum Piawa, DO and Vincent Varghese, DO

Division of Interventional Cardiology and Endovascular Medicine, Deborah Heart and Lung Center, Browns Mills, New Jersey

Dum Piawa, DO and Vincent Varghese, D...

Inferior vena cava (IVC) thrombosis can present progressively with symptoms of leg pain, swelling, ulcer formation, and impaired quality of life. The presence of an IVC filter is an independent risk factor for IVC thrombus formation. We...

Inferior vena cava (IVC)...

04/10/2017

Vascular Disease Management

Original Research

Ultrasound-Guided Gas Sclerotherapy

04/06/2017

Adalberto Urbina, MD

Urologico San Roman, Department of Phlebology, Caracas, Miranda, Venezuela

Adalberto Urbina, MD Urologico Sa...

Ultrasound-guided gas sclerotherapy (UGGS) is a new method for sclerosing varicose veins. The objective of this method is to increase sclerosant contact with the venous endothelium to obtain the best sclerosing effect, achieved by a depletion...

Ultrasound-guided gas...

04/06/2017

Vascular Disease Management

Clinical Review

Streamliner Multilayer Flow Modulator for Thoracoabdominal Aortic Pathologies: Recommendations for Revision of Indications and Contraindications for Use

04/06/2017

Sherif Sultan, MCh, MD, FRCS, PhD^1,2; Edel P. Kavanagh, BSc, PhD^1,2; Victor Costache, MD³; Mohamed Sultan, BA¹; Ala Elhelali BSc, MSc^1,4; Edward Diethrich, MD⁵; Fionnuala Jordan, PhD4; Niamh Hynes, MRCS, MMSc, MD^1,2

¹Western Vascular Institute, Galway, Ireland; ²Galway Clinic, Galway, Ireland; ³European Hospital Polisano, Romania; ⁴National University of Ireland – Galway, Galway, Ireland; ⁵Arizona Heart Institute, Phoenix, Arizona

Sherif Sultan, MCh, MD, FRCS, PhD1,2;...

The Streamliner Aortic Multilayer flow modulator (SMFM) proposes a physiological solution rather than a physical barrier for treatment of the aortic wall through its four-dimensional mechanism. The purpose of this review is to evaluate the...

The Streamliner Aortic...

04/06/2017

Vascular Disease Management

Editor's Corner

The Streamliner Multilayer Flow Modulator: A Revolutionary Idea That Defies Conventional Wisdom

04/06/2017

Craig Walker, MD

Cardiovascular Institute of the South, Houma, Louisiana

Craig Walker, MD Cardiovascular Inst...

This month, Dr Walker comments on the work of Sultan and colleagues who have submitted an article on the Streamliner Multilayer Flow Modulator (SMFM) for the treatment of thoracoabdominal and visceral aneurysmal diseases.

This month, Dr Walker comments...

04/06/2017

Vascular Disease Management

Review

Atherectomy in Peripheral Artery Disease: A Review

03/30/2017

Tariq M. Bhat, MD; Maxwell E. Afari, MD; Lawrence A. Garcia, MD

Tariq M. Bhat, MD; Maxwell E. Afari,...

The physiological force and shear stress from angioplasty and stenting have made peripheral arterial disease (PAD) treatment challenging. This article presents a review of the current literature for the atherectomy devices used in...

The physiological force and...

03/30/2017

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Research

The Peripheral RegIstry of Endovascular Clinical OutcoMEs (The PRIME Registry): Interim Analysis of the First 328 Subjects with Critical Limb Ischemia

03/15/2017

Jihad A Mustapha, MD¹; Fadi Saab, MD¹; Larry J Diaz-Sandoval, MD¹; Robert Beasley, MD²; Theresa N. McGoff, BA, BSN, RN¹; Sara Finton, BSN, RN¹; Carmen Heaney, BSN, RN¹; George Adams, MD³

¹Metro Health Hospital Wyoming, Michigan; ²Mount Sinai Medical Center, Miami, Florida; ³University of North Carolina REX Healthcare

Jihad A Mustapha, MD1; Fadi Saab, MD1...

Subjects with critical limb ischemia (CLI) have high 1-year amputation and mortality rates.The clinical profile and outcomes of CLI subjects were characterized using the PRIME registry and compared with previous literature to highlight the...

Subjects with critical limb...

03/15/2017

Vascular Disease Management