01 junio 2014

CARDIOVASCULAR AND INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY. Semiautomatic Sizing Software in Emergency Endovascular Aneurysm Repair for Ruptured Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms

Jorik J. Reimerink, Henk A. Marquering, Anco Vahl, Willem Wisselink, Michiel A. Schreve, Diederick W. De Boo, Jim A. Reekers, Dink A. Legemate, Ron Balm

Purpose: In emergency endovascular repair (EVAR) of ruptured aneurysms of the aorta (rAAA), anatomical suitability must be determined. Semiautomatic three-dimensional assessment of the aortoiliac arteries has the potential to standardise measurements. This study assesses the fitness for purpose of such a semiautomatic approach for rAAA and determined interobserver agreement on suitability.

01 junio 2014

JOURNAL OF ENDOVASCULAR THERAPY. Feasibility of Endovascular Recanalization of Occluded Infrapopliteal Drug-Eluting Stents

Stavros Spiliopoulos, MD, PhD, EBIR; Vasiliki Theodosiadou, MD; George Fragkos, MD; Athanasios Diamantopoulos, MD, PhD; Konstantinos Katsanos, MD, MSc, PhD, EBIR; Dimitrios Siablis, MD, PhD, EBIR; and Dimitrios Karnabatidis, MD, PhD, EBIR

Purpose: To investigate the safety and feasibility of percutaneous endovascular recanalization of late total occlusions of infrapopliteal drug-eluting stents (DES).

01 junio 2014

JOURNAL OF ENDOVASCULAR THERAPY. Angioplasty of the Superior Gluteal Artery in 34 Patients With Buttock Claudication

Michel Batt, MD; Jean Baqué, MD; Florian Ajmia, MD; and Maxime Cavalier, MD

Purpose: To evaluate the performance of balloon angioplasty in the treatment of superior gluteal artery (SGA) lesions and the factors influencing results.

01 junio 2014

JOURNAL OF ENDOVASCULAR THERAPY. Endovascular Treatment of Persistent Sciatic Artery Aneurysm With the Multilayer Stent

Pietro Modugno, MD; Mariangela Amatuzio, MD; Carlo Maria De Filippo, MD; Enrico Maria Centritto, MD; Antonio Pierro, MD; and Luigi Inglese, MD

Purpose: To describe the successful management of a symptomatic persistent sciatic artery (PSA) aneurysm using the Multilayer Aneurysm Repair System (MARS).

01 junio 2014

JOURNAL OF ENDOVASCULAR THERAPY. Outcome After Preservation of Infected Abdominal Aortic Endografts

Konstantinos G. Moulakakis, MD; George S. Sfyroeras, MD; Spyridon N. Mylonas, MD; George Mantas, MD; Anastasios Papapetrou, MD; Constantine N. Antonopoulos, MD; John D. Kakisis, MD; and Christos D. Liapis, MD

Purpose: To review the published outcomes of aortic endograft infection treated with preservation of the stent-graft.

01 junio 2014

JOURNAL OF ENDOVASCULAR THERAPY. PEACE I All-Comers Registry: Patency Evaluation After Implantation of the 4-French Pulsar-18 Self-Expanding Nitinol Stent in Femoropopliteal Lesions

Michael Lichtenberg, MD; Oliver Kolks, MD; Birgit Hailer, MD; Wilhelm-Friedrich Stahlhoff, MD; Christiane Tiefenbacher, MD; Claus Nolte-Ernsting, MD; Jawed Arjumand, MD; and Guenther Wittenberg, MD

Purpose: To evaluate the 1-year patency of the 4-F Pulsar-18 self-expanding nitinol stent for treatment of femoropopliteal occlusive disease in a national, prospective, multicenter, all-comers registry.

01 junio 2014

JOURNAL OF ENDOVASCULAR THERAPY. Five-Year Prognosis After Endovascular Therapy in Claudicant Patients With Iliofemoral Artery Disease

Takashi Miura, MD; Yoshimitsu Soga, MD; Yusuke Miyashita, MD; Osamu Iida, MD; Daizo Kawasaki, MD; Keisuke Hirano, MD; Kenji Suzuki, MD; and Uichi Ikeda, MD

Purpose: To examine the prognosis of patients with intermittent claudication who received treatment with endovascular techniques.

01 mayo 2014

CATHETERIZATION AND CARDIOVASCULAR INTERVENTIONS. Transpedal access after failed anterograde recanalization of complex below-the-knee and femoropoliteal occlusions in critical limb ischemia

Zoltán Ruzsa MD, PHD1,2,*, Balázs Nemes MD, PHD1, Zoltán Bánsághi MD2,3, Károly Tóth MD2, Ferenc Kuti MD2, Slavka Kudrnova MD1, Balázs Berta MD1, Kálmán Hüttl MD, DSC1 andBéla Merkely MD, DSC1

Background: Successful angioplasty is one of the main factor of limb salvage during critical limb ischemia. In complex femoropopliteal to infrapopliteal occlusions, an anterograde recanalization attempt can fail in up to 20% of the cases. The purpose of this dual center pilot study was to evaluate the acute success and clinical impact of retrograde transpedal access for retrograde below-the-knee and femoropopliteal chronic total occlusions after failed anterograde attempt and to access the late complications at the puncture site.

01 mayo 2014

CATHETERIZATION AND CARDIOVASCULAR INTERVENTIONS. Tibio-pedal arterial minimally invasive retrograde revascularization in patients with advanced peripheral vascular disease: The TAMI technique, original case series

J.A. Mustapha MD*, Fadi Saab MD, Theresa McGoff BSN, Carmen Heaney BSN, Larry Diaz-Sandoval MD, Matthew Sevensma DO andBarbara Karenko DO

Background: A tibial-pedal access method is needed for patients with advanced peripheral artery disease (PAD) unable to tolerate common femoral artery (CFA) access and intervention due to body habitus or comorbidities. This is the first case series reporting an alternative technique to revascularize such patients. Using ultrasound (US) and the tibio-pedal arterial minimally invasive retrograde revascularization (TAMI) technique, operators accessed, and revascularized the lower extremity completely via tibial-pedal arterial access.

01 abril 2014

JACC: CARDIOVASCULAR INTERVENTIONS. Drug-Eluting Balloons for the Treatment of the Superficial Femoral Artery In-Stent Restenosis. 2-Year Follow-Up

Vittorio Virga, MD∗; Eugenio Stabile, MD, PhD†; Giancarlo Biamino, MD‡; Luigi Salemme, MD‡; Angelo Cioppa, MD‡; Giuseppe Giugliano, MD†; Tullio Tesorio, MD‡; Linda Cota, MD‡; Grigore Popusoi, MD‡; Armando Pucciarelli, MD‡; Giovanni Esposito, MD, PhD‡; Bruno Trimarco, MD†; Paolo Rubino, MD‡

Objectives: The aim of this prospective registry was to evaluate the safety and efficacy at 2-year follow-up of the use of drug-eluting balloons (DEBs) for the treatment of superficial femoral artery (SFA) in-stent restenosis (ISR).

01 marzo 2014

JACC: CARDIOVASCULAR INTERVENTIONS. Percutaneous Treatment of a Complex Saccular Aortic Pseudoaneurysm With Covered Stenting After Subclavian Artery Translocation

Cecilia Craviari∗; Nathaniel W. Taggart, MD∗; Frank Cetta, MD∗; Donald J. Hagler, MD∗; Thomas C. Bower, MD‡; Daniel A. Mauriello, MD∗; Jonathan N. Johnson, MD∗

A 44-year-old woman presented to our institution for evaluation of an expanding aortic saccular pseudoaneurysm. She had a history of an end-end repair of coarctation of the aorta at 4 years of age. At 29 years of age, she received a diagnosis of a pseudoaneurysm measuring 10 mm at the site of the previous repair. Since that time, the pseudoaneurysm had doubled in size. She also had a history of hypertension and had been treated with atenolol.

01 abril 2014

JACC. Survival Effects of Inferior Vena Cava Filter in Patients With Acute Symptomatic Venous Thromboembolism and a Significant Bleeding Risk

Alfonso Muriel, MSc∗; David Jiménez, MD, PhD†; Drahomir Aujesky, MD‡; Laurent Bertoletti, MD§; Herve Decousus, MD§; Silvy Laporte, MD, PhD§; Patrick Mismetti, MD, PhD§; Francisco J. Muñoz, MD‖; Roger Yusen, MD¶; Manuel Monreal, MD, PhD#

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to investigate the survival effects of inferior vena cava filters in patients with venous thromboembolism (VTE) who had a significant bleeding risk.

01 mayo 2014

JOURNAL OF VASCULAR SURGERY. Factors that influence perforator thrombosis and predict healing with perforator sclerotherapy for venous ulceration without axial reflux

Misaki M. Kiguchi, MD, MBA , Eric S. Hager, MD , Daniel G. Winger, MS , Stanley A. Hirsch, MD , Rabih A. Chaer, MD , Ellen D. Dillavou, MD

Objective: Refluxing perforators contribute to venous ulceration. We sought to describe patient characteristics and procedural factors that (1) impact rates of incompetent perforator vein (IPV) thrombosis with ultrasound-guided sclerotherapy (UGS) and (2) impact the healing of venous ulcers (CEAP 6) without axial reflux.

01 mayo 2014

JOURNAL OF VASCULAR AND INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY. Endovascular Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair Using Transvenous Intravascular US Catheter Guidance in Patients with Chronic Renal Failure

Alexander Belenky, MD , Eli Atar, MD , Dan E. Orron, MD , Sergey Litvin, MD , Michael Knizhnik, MD , Mazal Almog, RN , Ida Tsadik, PE , Igor Manevych, MD , Menashe Haddad, MD

Purpose: To describe the transvenous application of intracardiac echocardiography (ICE) for guidance during endovascular aortic repair (EVAR).

01 mayo 2014

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF VASCULAR AND ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY. Graft Durability and Fatigue after In Situ Fenestration of Endovascular Stent Grafts Using Radiofrequency Puncture and Balloon Dilatation

L.A. Eadie , G. Soulez , M.W. King , L.W. Tse

Objectives: In situ fenestration of endovascular stent grafts is a technique that is becoming more common, as it has the advantages of decreased cost, increased availability, and more anatomic configuration than other methods of branch revascularization. However, a significant concern is the short- and long-term durability of the stent graft fabric during and after fenestration.