intermittent claudication

Commentary

Ultrasound-Guided Tibial Pedal Arterial Access: Growing Alternative Strategy in the Treatment Of Complex Peripheral Artery Disease

06/29/2015

Jihad A. Mustapha, MD and Larry J. Diaz-Sandoval, MD

Jihad A. Mustapha, MD and Larry J. Di...

Editorial commentary discusses the Kwan et al study and warns that a strategy of puncturing one or two tibial-pedal arteries may not be necessarily recommended as a “routine” approach in patients with end-stage renal disease and diabetes.

Editorial commentary discusses...

06/29/2015

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Feasibility and Safety of Routine Transpedal Arterial Access for Treatment of Peripheral Artery Disease

06/29/2015

Tak W. Kwan, MD^1,2; Sooraj Shah, MD²; Nicholas Amoroso, MD²; Ravi Diwan, MD^1,2; Parth Makker, MD²; Justin A. Ratcliffe, MD²; Moinakhtar Lala, MD²; Yili Huang, DO²; Aravinda Nanjundappa, MD³; Ramesh Daggubati, MD⁴; Samir Pancholy, MD⁵; Tejas Patel, MD⁶

Tak W. Kwan, MD1,2; Sooraj Shah, MD2...

This study demonstrates the feasibility and safety of transpedal arterial access for lower-extremity angiography and intervention using ultrasound assessment of the pedal arteries before the procedure and at 1-month follow-up.

This study demonstrates the...

06/29/2015

Journal of Invasive Cardiology