01 diciembre 2012

CIRCULATION: CARDIOVASCULAR INTERVENTIONS. Paclitaxel-Coated Balloons Reduce Restenosis After Femoro-Popliteal Angioplasty

Michael Werk, MD, Thomas Albrecht, MD, Dirk-Roelfs Meyer, MD, Mohammed Nabil Ahmed, MD, Andrea Behne, MD, Ulrich Dietz, MD, Götz Eschenbach, MD, Holger Hartmann, MD, Christian Lange, MD, Beatrix Schnorr, DVM, Heiner Stiepani, MD, Giuseppe Biondi Zoccai, MD and Enrique Lopez Hänninen, MD

Background—Peripheral percutaneous transluminal angioplasty is fraught with a substantial risk of restenosis and reintervention. A drug-eluting balloon (DEB) based on a novel coating was compared with uncoated balloons in patients undergoing femoro-popliteal percutaneous transluminal angioplasty.

01 diciembre 2012

JOURNAL OF ENDOVASCULAR THERAPY. Evaluation of the 6-F ExoSeal Vascular Closure Device in Antegrade Femoral Artery Punctures

Daniel Maxien , MD; Barbara Behrends ; Karla M. Eberhardt , MD; Tobias Saam , MD; Sven F. Thieme , MD; Maximilian F. Reiser , MD; and Marcus Treitl , MD

Purpose: To evaluate the safety, comfort, and efficacy of an extravascularly deployed bioabsorbable plug–based vascular closure device (VCD) for sealing 6-F antegrade access sites in patients requiring peripheral endovascular intervention.

01 noviembre 2012

JVIR. Correlation of the Diameter of the Left Common Iliac Vein with the Risk of Lower-extremity Deep Venous Thrombosis

Stephanie Carr, BS , Keith Chan, MD , Jarrett Rosenberg, PhD , William T. Kuo, MD , Nishita Kothary, MD , David M. Hovsepian, MD , Daniel Y. Sze, MD, PhD , Lawrence V. Hofmann, MD

Purpose: Compression of the left common iliac vein (CIV; LCIV) is a known risk factor for lower-extremity deep vein thrombosis (DVT). This study was performed to model the probability of DVT based on LCIV diameter and apply this to a quantitative DVT risk factor scoring system. Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology Volume 23, Issue 11 , Pages 1467-1472, November 2012. Copyright © 2012 SIR. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

01 noviembre 2012

JVIR. Ultrasound-accelerated vs Standard Catheter-directed Thrombolysis—A Comparative Study in Patients with Iliofemoral Deep Vein Thrombosis

Reginald Baker, MD , Shaun Samuels, MD , James F. Benenati, MD , Alex Powell, MD , Heiko Uthoff, MDemail address

Purpose: To compare the thrombolytic efficacy and safety of standard catheter-directed thrombolysis (CDT) and ultrasound (US)-accelerated thrombolysis (UAT) for the treatment of iliofemoral deep vein thrombosis (DVT). Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology Volume 23, Issue 11 , Pages 1460-1466, November 2012. Copyright © 2012 SIR. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

13 septiembre 2012

CIRCULATION. Association of Mild to Moderate Chronic Kidney Disease With Venous Thromboembolism. Pooled Analysis of Five Prospective General Population Cohorts

Bakhtawar K. Mahmoodi, MD, PhD; Ron T. Gansevoort, MD, PhD; Inger Anne Næss, MD, PhD; Pamela L. Lutsey, PhD, MPH; Sigrid K. Brækkan, PhD; Nic J.G.M. Veeger, PhD; Ellen E. Brodin, MD, PhD; Karina Meijer, MD, PhD; Yingying Sang, MSc; Kunihiro Matsushita, MD, PhD; Stein I. Hallan, MD, PhD; Jens Hammerstrøm, MD, PhD; Suzanne C. Cannegieter, MD, PhD; Brad C. Astor, PhD, MPH; Josef Coresh, MD, PhD; Aaron R. Folsom, MD, MPH; John-Bjarne Hansen, MD, PhD; Mary Cushman, MD, MSc

Background—Recent findings suggest that chronic kidney disease (CKD) may be associated with an increased risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE). Given the high prevalence of mild-to-moderate CKD in the general population, in depth analysis of this association is warranted. Circulation. 2012; 126: 1964-1971 Published online before print September 13, 2012, doi: 10.1161/​CIRCULATIONAHA.112.113944. Copyright © 2012 American Heart Association, Inc. All rights reserved.

01 agosto 2012

JOURNAL OF ENDOVASCULAR THERAPY. Spontaneous Rupture of the Visceral Abdominal Aorta: Endovascular Management Using the Periscope Graft Technique

Konstantinos O. Papazoglou, MD, PhD; Christos D. Karkos, MD, FRCS, PhD, EBIR; Ioakeim T. Giagtzidis, MD; Thomas E. Kalogirou, MD, MSc; and Andreas Eliescu, MD

Purpose: To describe the endovascular management of a spontaneous rupture of the visceral abdominal aorta. Journal of Endovascular Therapy August 2012, Vol. 19, No. 4, pp. 558-562

01 agosto 2012

JOURNAL OF ENDOVASCULAR THERAPY. Fenestrated Endovascular Aneurysm Repair: Graft Complexity Does Not Predict Outcome

Matt J. Metcalfe, MD, FRCS; Peter J. Holt, PhD, FRCS; Robert J. Hinchliffe, MD, FCRS; Robert Morgan, FRCR; Ian M. Loftus, MD, FRCS; and Matt M. Thompson, MD, FRCS

Purpose: To evaluate the outcomes of endografts designed with renal fenestrations alone vs. more complex designs that accommodate mesenteric arteries in a consecutive series of patients with pararenal aortic aneurysms undergoing endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR). Journal of Endovascular Therapy August 2012, Vol. 19, No. 4, pp. 528-535

01 agosto 2012

JOURNAL OF ENDOVASCULAR THERAPY. Use of Combined Thoracic and Abdominal Endografts for Proximal Severe Neck Angulation in Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms

Roberto Silingardi, MD; Antonio Lauricella, MD; Sebastiano Tasselli, MD; Giulia Trevisi Borsari, MD; Njila Mistral Klend Sasha, MD; and Gioacchino Coppi, MD

Purpose: To evaluate endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) of abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA) with severe neck angulation (SNA) utilizing a thoracic endograft placed proximal to a bifurcated endograft. Journal of Endovascular Therapy August 2012, Vol. 19, No. 4, pp. 517-524

01 agosto 2012

JOURNAL OF ENDOVASCULAR THERAPY. Endovascular Repair of External Carotid Artery Disease

George N. Kouvelos, MD; Andreas C. Koutsoumpelis, MD; Chris Klonaris, MD, PhD; and Miltiadis I. Matsagkas, MD, PhD

Purpose: To review the literature on the endovascular management of external carotid artery (ECA) disease. Journal of Endovascular Therapy August 2012, Vol. 19, No. 4, pp. 504-511

01 agosto 2012

JOURNAL OF ENDOVASCULAR THERAPY. Use of the 8-F Angio-Seal Vascular Closure Device in Large-Caliber Arteriotomies

Shawn N. Sarin, MD; Raj K. Shah, MD; Albert Chun, MD; Andrew Akman, MD; Subodh Arora, MD; Rodeen Rahbar, MD; Richard Neville, MD; and Anthony C. Venbrux, MD

Purpose: To evaluate the feasibility and safety of using the 8-F Angio-Seal vascular closure device (VCD) to seal large-caliber (>8-F) access sites during percutaneous endovascular interventions. Journal of Endovascular Therapy August 2012, Vol. 19, No. 4, pp. 497-500

01 agosto 2012

JOURNAL OF ENDOVASCULAR THERAPY. Orbital Atherectomy as an Adjunct to Debulk Difficult Calcified Lesions Prior to Mesenteric Artery Stenting

Jesse M. Manunga, MD, and Gustavo S. Oderich, MD

Purpose: To describe a technique in which percutaneous orbital atherectomy is used to debulk heavily calcified superior mesenteric artery (SMA) occlusions as an adjunct in patients undergoing angioplasty and stenting. Journal of Endovascular Therapy August 2012, Vol. 19, No. 4, pp. 489-494

01 agosto 2012

JOURNAL OF ENDOVASCULAR THERAPY. Comparison of Orbital Atherectomy Plus Balloon Angioplasty vs. Balloon Angioplasty Alone in Patients With Critical Limb Ischemia: Results of the CALCIUM 360 Randomized Pilot Trial

Nicolas W. Shammas, MD, MS; Russell Lam, MD; Jihad Mustapha, MD; Jonathan Ellichman, MD; Gaurav Aggarwala, MD; Ernesto Rivera, MD; Khusrow Niazi, MD; and Nilesh Balar, MD

Purpose: To evaluate the role of orbital atherectomy in calcified infrapopliteal arteries in patients with critical limb ischemia compared to balloon angioplasty (BA) alone. Journal of Endovascular Therapy August 2012, Vol. 19, No. 4, pp. 480-488

01 junio 2012

JOURNAL OF ENDOVASCULAR THERAPY. Zotarolimus-Eluting Stent for the Treatment of Recurrent, Severe Carotid Artery In-Stent Stenosis in the TARGET-CAS Population

Lukasz Tekieli, MD, PhD; Piotr Pieniazek, MD, PhD; Piotr Musialek, MD, DPhil; Anna Kablak-Ziembicka, MD, PhD; Tadeusz Przewlocki, MD, PhD; Mariusz Trystula, MD, PhD; Zbigniew Moczulski, MD; Karolina Dzierwa, MD; Piotr Paluszek, MD; and Piotr Podolec, MD, PhD

Purpose: To evaluate the safety and efficacy of a balloon-mounted drug-eluting stent (DES) for recurrent carotid in-stent stenosis (ISS). Journal of Endovascular Therapy June 2012, Vol. 19, No. 3, pp. 316-324

01 junio 2012

JOURNAL OF ENDOVASCULAR THERAPY. Endovascular Treatment of Popliteal Artery Segments P1 and P2 in Patients With Critical Limb Ischemia: Initial Experience Using a Helical Nitinol Stent With Increased Radial Force

Jan P. Goltz, MD; Christian O. Ritter, MD; Richard Kellersmann, MD; Detlef Klein, MD; Dietbert Hahn, MD; and Ralph Kickuth, MD

Purpose: To evaluate efficacy, safety, and midterm patency of a helical, self-expanding nitinol stent after failed percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) of popliteal artery segments P1 and P2 in patients with chronic critical limb ischemia (CLI) or lifestyle-limiting claudication. Journal of Endovascular Therapy June 2012, Vol. 19, No. 3, pp. 450-456

01 junio 2012

JOURNAL OF ENDOVASCULAR THERAPY. TEVAR for Ruptured Mycotic Aneurysm in a Patient With a Left Ventricular Assist Device

Efrem Civilini, MD; Luca Bertoglio, MD; Enrico Rinaldi, MD; and Roberto Chiesa, MD

Purpose: To report endovascular treatment of a ruptured mycotic aneurysm in a patient with previous cardiac surgery, a cardioverter-defibrillator, and an intrathoracic left ventricular assist device (LVAD). Journal of Endovascular Therapy June 2012, Vol. 19, No. 3, pp. 370-372