01 febrero 2015

JOURNAL OF ENDOVASCULAR THERAPY. Dutch Randomized Trial Comparing Standard Catheter-Directed Thrombolysis and Ultrasound-Accelerated Thrombolysis for Arterial Thromboembolic Infrainguinal Disease (DUET)

A. Marjolein Schrijver, MD1 Marc van Leersum, MD2 Bram Fioole, MD, PhD3 Michel M. P. J. Reijnen, MD, PhD4 Arjan W. J. Hoksbergen, MD, PhD5 Anco C. Vahl, MD, PhD6 Jean-Paul P. M. de Vries, MD, PhD1

Purpose: To report the results of the Dutch randomized trial comparing standard catheter-directed and ultrasound-accelerated thrombolysis (UST) for the treatment of arterial thromboembolic occlusions.

01 febrero 2015

JOURNAL OF ENDOVASCULAR THERAPY. Pharmacomechanical Thrombolysis in the Management of Acute Inferior Vena Cava Filter Occlusion Using the Trellis-8 Device

Bernardino C. Branco, MD1 Miguel F. Montero-Baker, MD1,2 Eduardo Espinoza, MS3 Maite Gamero, MS3 Rodrigo Zea, MS3 Nicos Labropoulos, PhD, DIC, RVT4 Luis R. Leon Jr, MD1,2,3

Purpose: To evaluate the performance and safety of the Trellis-8 system, a pharmacomechanical thrombolysis infusion catheter, and adjunctive therapies in the treatment of symptomatic inferior vena cava (IVC) filter–related acute thrombotic occlusion.

01 febrero 2015

JOURNAL OF ENDOVASCULAR THERAPY. Impact of Renal Chimney Grafts on Anatomical Suitability for Endovascular Repair in Ruptured Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm

Nuno V. Dias, MD, PhD1 Adel Bin Jabr, MD1 Magnus Sveinsson, MD1 Katarina Björses, MD, PhD1 Martin Malina, MD, PhD1 Thorarinn Kristmundsson, MD, PhD1

Purpose: To evaluate the impact of renal chimney grafts on anatomical suitability for endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) in ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm (rAAA).

01 febrero 2015

JOURNAL OF ENDOVASCULAR THERAPY. Infective Etiology Affects Outcomes of Late Open Conversion After Failed Endovascular Aneurysm Repair

Danilo Menna, MD1 Laura Capoccia, MD, PhD1 Pasqualino Sirignano, MD1 Andrea Esposito, MD1 Massimo Rossi, MD1 Francesco Speziale, MD1

Purpose: To retrospectively review all patients undergoing late open conversion (LOC) after endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) in order to identify any clinical or technical predictors of poor outcome.

01 febrero 2015

JOURNAL OF ENDOVASCULAR THERAPY. Radiofrequency In Situ Fenestration for Aortic Arch Vessels During Thoracic Endovascular Repair

Leonard W. Tse, MD, FRCSC, MASc1 Thomas F. Lindsay, MDCM, MSc, FRCSC1 Graham Roche-Nagle, MD, MBA, FRCSI, EBSQ-VASC1 George D. Oreopoulos, MD, MSc, FRCSC1 Maral Ouzounian, MD, PhD, FRCSC1 Kong Teng Tan, MD, FRCS, FRCR, FRCPC1

Purpose: To report the first clinical application of a novel technique using radiofrequency puncture to create retrograde in situ fenestrations during thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR).

01 febrero 2015

JOURNAL OF ENDOVASCULAR THERAPY. Role of Stent Selection in the Incidence of Persisting Hemodynamic Depression After Carotid Artery Stenting

Csaba Csobay-Novák, MD1 Tamás Bárány, MD1 Endre Zima, MD, PhD1 Balázs Nemes, MD, PhD1 Péter Sótonyi, MD, PhD1 Béla Merkely, MD, DSc1 Kálmán Hüttl, MD, PhD1

Purpose: To investigate the possible role of stent selection and procedure-related vessel diameter changes in the development of persisting hemodynamic depression (PHD) and to demonstrate the effectiveness and safety of permanent pacemaker implantation in patients with refractory PHD.

01 febrero 2015

JOURNAL OF ENDOVASCULAR THERAPY. Bare Metal Stents for Treatment of Extracranial Internal Carotid Artery Aneurysms

Janna C. Welleweerd, MD1 Gert Jan de Borst, MD, PhD1 Daphne de Groot, MD, PhD1 Joost A. van Herwaarden, MD, PhD1 Rob T. H. Lo, MD1 Frans L. Moll, MD, PhD1

Purpose: To examine the long-term outcomes of bare metal stent placement for exclusion of extracranial internal carotid artery (ICA) aneurysms.

01 febrero 2015

JOURNAL OF ENDOVASCULAR THERAPY. Direct Percutaneous Carotid Access for Carotid Angioplasty and Stenting

Patrice Bergeron, MD1

Purpose: To describe a direct percutaneous carotid access technique for carotid artery stenting (CAS) that circumvents the potential for embolization that can occur during catheter manipulation in the aortic arch during femoral access.

01 febrero 2015

JOURNAL OF ENDOVASCULAR THERAPY. Stent Placement vs. Balloon Angioplasty for Popliteal Artery Treatment. Two-Year Results of a Prospective, Multicenter, Randomized Trial

Aljoscha Rastan, MD1 Hans Krankenberg, MD2 Iris Baumgartner, MD3 Erwin Blessing, MD4 Stefan Müller-Hülsbeck, MD5 Ernst Pilger, MD6 Dierk Scheinert, MD7 Johannes Lammer, MD8 Ulrich Beschorner, MD1 Elias Noory, MD1 Franz-Josef Neumann, MD1 Thomas Zeller, MD1

Purpose: To investigate the 2-year technical and clinical results of primary nitinol stent placement in comparison with percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) in the treatment of de novo lesions of the popliteal artery.

01 febrero 2015

JOURNAL OF ENDOVASCULAR THERAPY. Gender-Related Long-term Outcome of Primary Femoropopliteal Stent Placement for Peripheral Artery Disease

Konstantinos Stavroulakis, MD1 Konstantinos P. Donas, MD, PhD1 Giovanni Torsello, MD1 Nani Osada, PhD1 Eva Schönefeld, MD1

Purpose: To evaluate gender-related long-term outcomes in patients undergoing stent treatment of femoropopliteal peripheral artery disease.

01 febrero 2015

JOURNAL OF ENDOVASCULAR THERAPY. Vascular Response After Zilver PTX Stent Implantation for Superficial Femoral Artery Lesions. Serial Optical Coherence Tomography Findings at 6 and 12 Months

Yusuke Tomoi, MD1 Shoichi Kuramitsu, MD1 Yoshimitsu Soga, MD1 Hideaki Aihara, MD2 Kenji Ando, MD1 Masakiyo Nobuyoshi, MD1

Purpose: To compare the vascular response after paclitaxel-coated nitinol drug-eluting stent (Zilver PTX) implantation for superficial femoral artery lesions after 6 and 12 months using optical coherence tomography (OCT)

01 febrero 2015

JOURNAL OF ENDOVASCULAR THERAPY. Development and Validation of a New Scoring System to Predict Wound Healing After Endovascular Therapy in Critical Limb Ischemia With Tissue Loss

Norihiro Kobayashi, MD1 Keisuke Hirano, MD1 Masatsugu Nakano, MD, PhD1 Toshiya Muramatsu, MD1 Reiko Tsukahara, MD, PhD1 Yoshiaki Ito, MD1 Hiroshi Ishimori, MD, PhD1 Masahiro Yamawaki, MD, PhD1 Motoharu Araki, MD1 Hideyuki Takimura, MD1 Yasunari Sakamoto, MD1

Purpose: To develop a scoring system to predict wound healing in critical limb ischemia (CLI) patients treated with endovascular therapy (EVT).

01 febrero 2015

JOURNAL OF ENDOVASCULAR THERAPY. Paclitaxel-Releasing Balloon in Femoropopliteal Lesions Using a BTHC Excipient

Dierk Scheinert, MD1 Karl-Ludwig Schulte, MD2 Thomas Zeller, MD3 Johannes Lammer, MD4 Gunnar Tepe, MD5

Purpose: To evaluate the safety and efficacy of the novel Passeo-18 Lux paclitaxel-coated balloon compared with the Passeo-18 uncoated balloon in patients with symptomatic de novo or restenotic femoropopliteal lesions.

01 febrero 2014

JOURNAL OF ENDOVASCULAR THERAPY. Paclitaxel-Eluting Balloon vs. Standard Angioplasty to Reduce Recurrent Restenosis in Diabetic Patients With In-Stent Restenosis of the Superficial Femoral and Proximal Popliteal Arteries: The DEBATE-ISR Study

Francesco Liistro, MD1⇑ Paolo Angioli, MD1 Italo Porto, MD, PhD1 Lucia Ricci, MD2 Kenneth Ducci, MD1 Simone Grotti, MD1,3 Giovanni Falsini, MD1 Giorgio Ventoruzzo, MD1 Filippo Turini, MD1 Guido Bellandi, MD1 Leonardo Bolognese, MD1

Purpose: To test the ability of a drug-eluting balloon (DEB) to reduce recurrent in-stent restenosis (ISR) in diabetic patients with femoropopliteal stents.

01 febrero 2014

JOURNAL OF ENDOVASCULAR THERAPY. Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty With Drug-Eluting Balloons for Salvage of Infrainguinal Bypass Grafts

Enrique M. San Norberto, MD⇑ James H. Taylor, MD Santiago Carrera, MD Carlos Vaquero, MD

Purpose: To evaluate the safety and feasibility of using drug-eluting balloons (DEBs) in the treatment of infrainguinal bypass graft stenoses.