Peripheral arterial disease

Original Contribution

Acute Procedural Outcomes of Orbital Atherectomy for the Treatment of Profunda Femoris Artery Disease: Subanalysis of the CONFIRM Registries

12/15/2017

Michael S. Lee, MD¬π; Pratyaksh K. Srivastava, MD¬π; Saif Al Yaseen, MD¬π; Daniel Heikali, MD¬π; John Hollowed, MD¬π; Ehtisham Mahmud, MD²

Michael S. Lee, MD¬π; Pratyaksh K. S...

We compared the angiographic outcomes of patients treated with orbital atherectomy for profunda femoris artery and superficial femoral artery disease from the CONFIRM I-III registries.

We compared the angiographic...

12/15/2017

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Research

A Multi-Regional Physician Survey of Peripheral Artery Disease: Implications for Improved Awareness and Expedited Referral

06/08/2017

Brad J. Martinsen, PhD

Cardiovascular Systems, Inc., St. Paul, Minnesota

Brad J. Martinsen, PhD Cardiovascula...

Our aim was to determine awareness of PAD treatment options and referral of patients at high risk of PAD to specialty care via a cross-sectional online survey of 500 clinicians from across the United States.

Our aim was to determine...

06/08/2017

Vascular Disease Management

Original Contribution

First Case of Robotic Percutaneous Vascular Intervention for Below-the-Knee Peripheral Arterial Disease

10/28/2016

Omid Behnamfar, MD; Ali Pourdjabbar, MD; Ethan Yalvac, MD; Ryan Reeves, MD; Ehtisham Mahmud, MD

Omid Behnamfar, MD; Ali Pourdjabbar,...

Although the feasibility and safety of robotically assisted peripheral vascular intervention (PVI) for iliac and femoral peripheral arterial disease (PAD) have been demonstrated, robotic PVI for below-the-knee disease has never been reported....

Although the feasibility and...

10/28/2016

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

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

Original Contribution

Impact of Advanced Age on Procedural and Acute Angiographic Outcomes in Patients Treated for Peripheral Artery Disease With Orbital Atherectomy: A CONFIRM Registries Subanalysis

07/30/2015

Michael S. Lee, MD¹; Robert Beasley, MD²; George L. Adams, MD, MHS³

Michael S. Lee, MD1; Robert Beasley,...

Data on the outcomes of elderly patients with peripheral arterial disease (PAD) who undergo orbital atherectomy are limited. This analysis compares the procedural and acute angiographic outcomes of PAD patients treated with orbital...

Data on the outcomes of elderly...

07/30/2015

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Reentry-Catheter Assisted SAFARI Technique

06/29/2015

Zaheed Tai, MD¹ and Arthur Lee, MD²

Zaheed Tai, MD1 and Arthur Lee, MD2 ...

Reentry catheters have become an important tool in the treatment of chronic total occlusion of the peripheral vasculature. The authors describe an alternative strategy to achieve success with the use of Outback and Pioneer reentry catheters...

Reentry catheters have become an...

06/29/2015

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Recanalization of Popliteal and Infrapopliteal Chronic Total Occlusions Using Viance and CrossBoss Crossing Catheters: A Multicenter Experience From the XLPAD Registry

01/09/2015

Salil Sethi, MD, MPH¹; Atif Mohammad, MD²; S. Hinan Ahmed, MD¹; Samir Germanwala, MD³;
Karan Sarode, MA²; Carolina Ortiz-Lopez, MD¹; Subhash Banerjee, MD²; Anand Prasad, MD¹

Salil Sethi, MD, MPH1; Atif Mohammad...

This study examines the acute procedural success of novel devices that facilitate either true lumen or subintimal navigation across popliteal and below-the-knee (BTK) CTOs. Viance and CrossBoss catheters were associated with an overall 70%...

This study examines the acute...

01/09/2015

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Case Report

Rare Case of Bilateral Common Iliac Vein Compression by Arterial Stents and Calcification

11/05/2012

Jon C. George , MD, MBA;

May–Thurner syndrome is a rare condition involving compression of the left iliac vein by the right common iliac artery. Rarely, iliac vein compression syndromes are found to be right-sided and even more rarely bilateral. We present a rare...

May–Thurner syndrome is a rare...

11/05/2012

Vascular Disease Management

Case Report

Tibial Interventions: Tips, Tricks, and Assessing Endpoints

09/06/2012

In this manuscript, we review the indications and techniques for tibial endovascular intervention and present a 79-year-old male patient with a right great toe ulcer that had been present for 6 weeks. Alternatives for intervention and...

In this manuscript, we review...

09/06/2012

Vascular Disease Management

Case Report

An Innovative Approach to Facilitate True Lumen Re-entry from Subintimal Track in Chronic Total Occlusions

10/05/2011

Jon C. George, MD

As technology and expertise continue to expand in the endovascular treatment of peripheral arterial disease, revascularization rates are progressively improving. An integral component of this success is due to the development of re-entry...

As technology and expertise...

10/05/2011

Vascular Disease Management