Volume 4 - Issue 5 - Sept/Oct 2007
Column
Editor's Corner
09/05/2008
The article "Review of Current Thoracic Endografts with or Pending FDA Approval" by Wang and Milner is a timely current-status report on TEVAR technologies, and constitutes an excellent foundation for this issue’s editorial.
The article "Review of Current Thoracic Endografts with or Pending FDA Approval" by Wang and Milner is a timely current-status report on TEVAR technologies, and constitutes an excellent foundation for this issue’s editorial.
The article "Review of Current...
09/05/2008
Vascular Disease Management
Editor's Corner
09/05/2008
Atherothrombosis is a systemic disease of large- and medium-sized arteries, including the coronary, aorta, and peripheral arteries. The clinical manifestations depend on the size of the vessel and the regional circulation involved and include...
Atherothrombosis is a systemic disease of large- and medium-sized arteries, including the coronary, aorta, and peripheral arteries. The clinical manifestations depend on the size of the vessel and the regional circulation involved and include...
Atherothrombosis is a systemic...
09/05/2008
Vascular Disease Management
Feature
Review
09/05/2008
Currently, there are several thoracic endografts available for the treatment of descending thoracic aortic aneurysms. They are the TAG device made by WL Gore, the TX2 device by Cook, Inc., the Talent and Valiant devices by Medtronic , and the...
Currently, there are several thoracic endografts available for the treatment of descending thoracic aortic aneurysms. They are the TAG device made by WL Gore, the TX2 device by Cook, Inc., the Talent and Valiant devices by Medtronic , and the...
Currently, there are several...
09/05/2008
Vascular Disease Management
Original Contribution
09/05/2008
Acute coronary syndromes and ischemic strokes develop suddenly and often unpredictably in patients with vascular disease. In the majority of patients, these clinical scenarios result from either rupture of a thin-cap fibroatheroma or...
Acute coronary syndromes and ischemic strokes develop suddenly and often unpredictably in patients with vascular disease. In the majority of patients, these clinical scenarios result from either rupture of a thin-cap fibroatheroma or...
Acute coronary syndromes and...
09/05/2008
Vascular Disease Management
Case Report
09/05/2008
Most patients described in the literature with spontaneous rectus sheath hematomas are on a form of medical anticoagulant therapy or have a bleeding diathesis. The indication for angiography includes persistent bleeding and hemodynamic...
Most patients described in the literature with spontaneous rectus sheath hematomas are on a form of medical anticoagulant therapy or have a bleeding diathesis. The indication for angiography includes persistent bleeding and hemodynamic...
Most patients described in the...
09/05/2008
Vascular Disease Management
Case Report
09/05/2008
Aneurysms of the splenic artery are the third most common intra-abdominal aneurysms, with aneurysms of the aorta and iliac arteries being most and second most common, respectively. However, splenic artery aneurysms, with an incidence as high...
Aneurysms of the splenic artery are the third most common intra-abdominal aneurysms, with aneurysms of the aorta and iliac arteries being most and second most common, respectively. However, splenic artery aneurysms, with an incidence as high...
Aneurysms of the splenic artery...
09/05/2008
Vascular Disease Management
Case Report
09/05/2008
Distal protection devices are being utilized with increasing frequency in percutaneous treatment of atherosclerotic renal vascular disease. Early interventions utilized either a distal balloon occlusive device or filter wire to prevent...
Distal protection devices are being utilized with increasing frequency in percutaneous treatment of atherosclerotic renal vascular disease. Early interventions utilized either a distal balloon occlusive device or filter wire to prevent...
Distal protection devices are...
09/05/2008
Vascular Disease Management
