Peripheral intervention

Technology Pulse

The Drug-Coated Balloon: Not Just a Balloon

11/05/2014

J.A. Mustapha, MD, Larry J. Diaz-Sandoval, MD, Fadi Saab, MD, Metro Health Hospital, Wyoming, Michigan

J.A. Mustapha, MD, Larry J. Diaz-Sand...

The DCB represents a technology that is able to carry and deliver an anti-proliferative drug to the arterial wall at the same time the mechanical treatment is provided to the obstructive atherosclerotic plaque. Understanding this apparently...

The DCB represents a technology...

11/05/2014

Cath Lab Digest

Review

Atherectomy in the Treatment of Lower-Extremity Peripheral Artery Disease: A Critical Review

09/30/2013

Girish R. Mood, MD; Juyong Lee, MD, PhD; Lawrence A. Garcia, MD

St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center, Tufts University School of Medicine, Division of Interventional Cardiology and Vascular Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts

Girish R. Mood, MD; Juyong Lee, MD, P...

Treatment with atherectomy for symptoms of lower extremity disease has now been shown to be effective in re-establishing blood flow with minimal vessel trauma and may serve as an alternative to a stent-first approach.

Treatment with atherectomy for...

09/30/2013

Vascular Disease Management