vascular intervention

Case Report

'Balloon-on-String' Thrombus: Inferior Vena Cava Thrombus Extending Into Right Atrium Post Inferior Vena Cava Filter Placement

12/04/2016

Y. Vijayachandra Reddy, MD, DM, MRCP, CCDS, FACC, FCSI; V.S. Yogeeswari, DNB Cardiology; Rajeshwari Nayak, DNB Cardiology

Apollo Hospitals, Chennai, India

Y. Vijayachandra Reddy, MD, DM, MRCP,...

The authors present a case of recurrent deep-vein thrombosis, with a thrombus extending from an IVC filter placed at the level of the renal vein to the right atrium, giving a “balloon-on-string” appearance.

The authors present a case of...

12/04/2016

Vascular Disease Management

Clinical Review

Explaining the Discrepancy Between Lower Patency and Higher Limb Salvage Rates After Revascularization for Critical Limb Ischemia

10/31/2016

Carly N. Richards, MD; Peter A. Schneider, MD

Division of Vascular Therapy, Kaiser Foundation Hospital and Department of Surgery, Tripler Army Medical Center, Honolulu, Hawaii

Carly N. Richards, MD; Peter A. Schne...

Limb salvage rates that are consistently superior to patency rates for CLI patients have prompted some to question whether perfusion really matters. The authors explore the discrepancy and find that the difference can be explained by several...

Limb salvage rates that are...

10/31/2016

Vascular Disease Management

Clinical Review

Small Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms: Should We Wait?

07/28/2015

George Galyfos, MD, PhD; Grigorios Voulalas, MD, PhD; Ioannis Stamatatos, MD, MSc; Stavros Kerasidis, MD, MSc; Ioannis Stefanidis, MD, MSc; Sotirios Giannakakis, MD, PhD; Georgios Kastrisios, MD; Georgios Geropapas, MD, MSc; Gerasimos Papacharalampous, MD; Chrisostomos Maltezos, MD, PhD

Department of Vascular Surgery, KAT General Hospital, Athens, Greece

George Galyfos, MD, PhD; Grigorios Vo...

This review aims to collect and present all available research data on the development and progress of small abdominal aortic aneurysms.

This review aims to collect and...

07/28/2015

Vascular Disease Management

Interim Data From the VISION OCT Image-Guided Atherectomy Trial

07/01/2015

Jennifer Ford

At the 2015 New Cardiovascular Horizons meeting, Vascular Disease Management spoke with VISION trial investigator Patrick Muck, MD, and Avinger founder and CEO John B. Simpson, MD, about the VISION trial and the Pantheris system.

At the 2015 New Cardiovascular...

07/01/2015

Vascular Disease Management

Advanced Techniques for Complicated IVC Filter Retrievals: A Clinical Perspective

01/01/2015

Retrieval rates for inferior vena cava filters is low, despite the risks associated with longer dwell times. The authors describe various retrieval techniques for challenging filter removal cases.

Retrieval rates for inferior...

01/01/2015

Vascular Disease Management

Advanced Techniques for Complicated IVC Filter Retrievals: A Clinical Perspective

01/01/2015

Kush Shah MD, MBA¹; Michael O’Neill, MD²; Ami Vakharia, MD²; Reginald Baker, MD²; Jason Salsamendi, MD²; Govindarajan Narayanan, MD²

¹University of Miami School of Medicine; ²Jackson Memorial Hospital Department of Radiology, Miami, Florida

Kush Shah MD, MBA1; Michael O’Neill, ...

Retrieval rates for inferior vena cava filters is low, despite the risks associated with longer dwell times. The authors describe various retrieval techniques for challenging filter removal cases.

Retrieval rates for inferior...

01/01/2015

Vascular Disease Management

Case Report

Postpartum Ruptured Splenic Artery Aneurysm Treated by Coil Embolization

05/03/2013

Steven J. Foster, BSc, BEd (Hons), MBBS

Department of Surgery, Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital, Herston, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

Steven J. Foster, BSc, BEd (Hons), MB...

This short report demonstrates a case of postpartum rupture of a splenic artery aneurysm (SAA) in a multiparous Jehovah’s Witness patient with an advanced health directive declining all blood products. Following transfer to a tertiary...

This short report demonstrates a...

05/03/2013

Vascular Disease Management

Case Report

Stenting for Brachial Artery Dissection and Stenosis

04/03/2013

Bradley D. Stauber, DO¹; Arvin Arthur, MD²; Scott Baron, MD²

¹Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon; ²Mercy San Juan Medical Center, Carmichael, California

Bradley D. Stauber, DO1; Arvin Arthur...

A 79-year-old woman with a history of coronary artery disease and hypertension 10 months post 2-vessel coronary artery bypass surgery presented with pain, numbness, and weakness in her right hand that had been increasing in severity for...

A 79-year-old woman with a...

04/03/2013

Vascular Disease Management

Original Research

Endovascular Management of Splanchnic Aneurysms

01/08/2013

George Koshy Chiramel, MD

Christian Medical College Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India

George Koshy Chiramel, MD Christi...

This retrospective study included all cases of aneurysms involving the splanchic arteries referred to one hospital department for endovascular treatment over a period of more than 10 years.

This retrospective study...

01/08/2013

Vascular Disease Management

Review

ASTRAL and Beyond: Who is Appropriate to Consider for Renal Artery Revascularization?

02/01/2011

Prof. Philip A. Kalra

ASTRAL and the four randomized, controlled trials preceding have shown that unselected revascularization in atherosclerotic renovascular disease is not an appropriate intervention. Despite this, there are clinical situations where renal...

ASTRAL and the four randomized,...

02/01/2011

Vascular Disease Management