Peripheral vascular disease

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

Fractional Flow Reserve to Assess Hemodynamics in Peripheral Arteries

08/29/2015

Instead of using vasoactive drugs, which may have side effects, to induce a hyperemic state and therefore demonstrate gradients, it may be useful to create a hyperemic state by simple external cuff compression of the calf for a minute to...

Instead of using vasoactive...

08/29/2015

Vascular Disease Management

A Novel Simple Technique Using Hyperemia to Enhance Pressure Gradient Measurement of the Lower Extremity During Peripheral Intervention

08/29/2015

Issam Koleilat, MD; Bruce Gray, MD

Greenville Health System, Greenville, South Carolina

Issam Koleilat, MD; Bruce Gray, MD ...

Pressure-wire gradient detection with and without provocative hyperemia testing using this novel approach may prove to be a useful adjunct in the diagnosis and treatment of lower-extremity occlusive disease.

Pressure-wire gradient detection...

08/29/2015

Vascular Disease Management

Interim Data From the VISION OCT Image-Guided Atherectomy Trial

07/01/2015

Jennifer Ford

At the 2015 New Cardiovascular Horizons meeting, Vascular Disease Management spoke with VISION trial investigator Patrick Muck, MD, and Avinger founder and CEO John B. Simpson, MD, about the VISION trial and the Pantheris system.

At the 2015 New Cardiovascular...

07/01/2015

Vascular Disease Management

Original Contribution

Comparison of Diabetic and Non-Diabetic Patients Undergoing Endovascular Revascularization for Peripheral Arterial Disease

02/24/2015

Michael S. Lee, MD¹; Seung-Woon Rha, MD, PhD^2*; Seung Kyu Han, MD³; Byoung Geol Choi, BS²; Se Yeon Choi, BS²; Jabar Ali, MD²; Shaopeng Xu, MD²; Harris Abdullah Ngow, MD²; Jae Joong Lee, MD²; Kwang No Lee, MD²; Ji Bak Kim, MD²; Sunki Lee, MD²; Jin Oh Na, MD²; Cheol Ung Choi, MD²; Hong Euy Lim, MD²; Jin Won Kim, MD²; Eung Ju Kim, MD²; Chang Gyu Park, MD²; Hong Seog Seo, MD²; Jeremy Kong, BS¬π; Dong Joo Oh, MD²

Michael S. Lee, MD1; Seung-Woon Rha,...

This study assessed the clinical outcomes of diabetic versus non-diabetic patients with peripheral arterial disease who underwent peripheral transluminal angioplasty (PTA). Diabetic patients were found to more frequently present with critical...

This study assessed the clinical...

02/24/2015

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Automated Carbon Dioxide Digital Angiography for Lower-Limb Arterial Disease Evaluation: Safety Assessment and Comparison With Standard Iodinated Contrast Media Angiography

01/09/2015

Filippo Scalise, MD¹; Eugenio Novelli, PhD²; Carla Auguadro, MD¹; Valentina Casali, MD¹;
Mariella Manfredi, MD¹; Romano Zannoli, PhD, EngD³

Filippo Scalise, MD1; Eugenio Novell...

Carbon dioxide digital subtraction angiography is a valuable and safe alternative to traditional iodinated contrast media for evaluating CLI patients. This 40-patient study supports that this modality should be considered as the standard...

Carbon dioxide digital...

01/09/2015

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Caridi Digital Subtraction Angiography TN

Endovascular Techniques

Carbon Dioxide Digital Subtraction Angiography (CO2 DSA)

09/30/2014

James G. Caridi, MD, FSIR¹; Kyung J. Cho, MD²; Christian Fauria, MD, MSW, MPH¹; Navid Eghbalieh, MD¹

¹Tulane University Medical Center, New Orleans, Louisiana; ²University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, Michigan

James G. Caridi, MD, FSIR1; Kyung J. ...

This paper describes the history and technique of CO2 angiography for vascular procedures.

This paper describes the history...

09/30/2014

Vascular Disease Management

Case Report

Ocelot With Wildcat in a Complicated Superficial Femoral Artery Chronic Total Occlusion

07/26/2014

Soundos K. Moualla, MD, FACC, FSCAI; Richard R. Heuser, MD, FACC, FACP, FESC, FSCAI

Phoenix Heart Center, Phoenix, Arizona

Soundos K. Moualla, MD, FACC, FSCAI; ...

The authors present a case of long left SFA chronic occlusion in a very high-risk operable candidate that was successfully recanalized utilizing the Ocelot and Wildcat CTO crossing devices (Avinger).

The authors present a case of...

07/26/2014

Vascular Disease Management

Image-Guided Intravascular Crossing of Chronic Total Occlusions

07/26/2014

Dedicated crossing tools have been developed to help cross CTOs with the goal of true intraluminal crossing rather than subintimal crossing. It is reasoned that true luminal crossing may facilitate improved outcomes when atherectomy devices...

Dedicated crossing tools have...

07/26/2014

Vascular Disease Management