Volume 5 - Issue 5 - Sept/Oct 2008
Column
Editor's Corner
09/17/2008
By all accounts, leg ischemia caused by below-the-knee (BTK) arterial occlusive arterial lesions is an important and frequent form of atherosclerotic vascular disease. Until the recent past, BTK revascularization was long considered a “sacred...
By all accounts, leg ischemia caused by below-the-knee (BTK) arterial occlusive arterial lesions is an important and frequent form of atherosclerotic vascular disease. Until the recent past, BTK revascularization was long considered a “sacred...
By all accounts, leg ischemia...
09/17/2008
Vascular Disease Management
New Techniques
09/17/2008
Reductions in systemic vascular resistance and increased cardiac output are thought to help maintain tissue oxygen delivery during hypoxia. Here we discuss the rationale for creating arteriovenous (AV) shunts in humans and we describe novel...
Reductions in systemic vascular resistance and increased cardiac output are thought to help maintain tissue oxygen delivery during hypoxia. Here we discuss the rationale for creating arteriovenous (AV) shunts in humans and we describe novel...
Reductions in systemic vascular...
09/17/2008
Vascular Disease Management
Feature
Case Report
09/17/2008
Osteochondromas, or exostoses, are the most common form of benign bone tumor, representing about 20–50% of all benign and 10–15% of all bone tumors. Patients rarely develop vascular complications.
We report two cases of vascular...
Osteochondromas, or exostoses, are the most common form of benign bone tumor, representing about 20–50% of all benign and 10–15% of all bone tumors. Patients rarely develop vascular complications.
We report two cases of vascular...
Osteochondromas, or exostoses,...
09/17/2008
Vascular Disease Management
Case Report
09/17/2008
We report a case of acute renal failure secondary to bilateral renal artery stenosis presenting with anuria and well-controlled blood pressure. Renal function improved following percutaneous transluminal angioplasty and stenting.
We report a case of acute renal failure secondary to bilateral renal artery stenosis presenting with anuria and well-controlled blood pressure. Renal function improved following percutaneous transluminal angioplasty and stenting.
We report a case of acute renal...
09/17/2008
Vascular Disease Management
Case Report
09/17/2008
Most traumatic thoracic aortic disruptions occur in the proximal descending thoracic aorta. A significant number of patients with thoracic aortic pathology are found to have disease adjacent to the origin of the great vessels.
Most traumatic thoracic aortic disruptions occur in the proximal descending thoracic aorta. A significant number of patients with thoracic aortic pathology are found to have disease adjacent to the origin of the great vessels.
Most traumatic thoracic aortic...
09/17/2008
Vascular Disease Management
Review
09/17/2008
Although the use of stents is common in other peripheral vessels, the application of stents remains highly controversial in the infrapopliteal bed (BTK). In general, infrapopliteal stent implantation is reserved for cases with a suboptimal...
Although the use of stents is common in other peripheral vessels, the application of stents remains highly controversial in the infrapopliteal bed (BTK). In general, infrapopliteal stent implantation is reserved for cases with a suboptimal...
Although the use of stents is...
09/17/2008
Vascular Disease Management
Original Research
09/17/2008
Data are limited regarding the efficacy of percutaneous mechanical thrombectomy (PMT) for the treatment of acute lower extremity (LE) ischemia. The current study was undertaken to evaluate the results following PMT for occluded LE bypass...
Data are limited regarding the efficacy of percutaneous mechanical thrombectomy (PMT) for the treatment of acute lower extremity (LE) ischemia. The current study was undertaken to evaluate the results following PMT for occluded LE bypass...
Data are limited regarding the...
09/17/2008
Vascular Disease Management
