01 marzo 2014

JOURNAL OF VASCULAR SURGERY. Lower extremity arterial reconstruction for critical limb ischemia in diabetes

Enzo Ballotta, MD , Antonio Toniato, MD , Giacomo Piatto, MD , Franco Mazzalai, MD , Giuseppe Da Giau, MD

Background: The impact of diabetes mellitus on the technical and clinical outcomes of infrainguinal arterial reconstruction (IAR) for critical limb ischemia (CLI) remains controversial. This study analyzed the outcome of IAR in diabetic patients with CLI over a 17-year period.

01 febrero 2014

JOURNAL OF VASCULAR SURGERY. Gender-specific 30-day outcomes after carotid endarterectomy and carotid artery stenting in the Society for Vascular Surgery Vascular Registry

Jeffrey Jim, MD , Ellen D. Dillavou, MD , Gilbert R. Upchurch Jr., MD , Nicholas H. Osborne, MD , Christopher T. Kenwood, MS , Flora S. Siami, MPHemail address , Rodney A. White, MD , Joseph J. Ricotta II, MD , SVS Outcomes Committee

Objective: Although the optimal treatment of carotid stenosis remains unclear, available data suggest that women have higher risk of adverse events after carotid revascularization. We used data from the Society for Vascular Surgery Vascular Registry to determine the effect of gender on outcomes after carotid endarterectomy (CEA) and carotid artery stenting (CAS). Methods

01 febrero 2014

JOURNAL OF ENDOVASCULAR THERAPY. Long-Term Outcomes of Endovascular Therapy for Aortoiliac Bifurcation Lesions in the Real-AI Registry

Hideaki Aihara , MD; Yoshimitsu Soga , MD; Osamu Iida , MD; Kenji Suzuki , MD; Junichi Tazaki , MD; Yoshiaki Shintani , MD; Yusuke Miyashita , MD on behalf of the REAL-AI Registry Investigators

Purpose: To report long-term outcomes of endovascular therapy (EVT) for aortoiliac bifurcation lesions.

01 febrero 2014

JOURNAL OF ENDOVASCULAR THERAPY. Nitinol Self-Expanding Stents vs. Balloon Angioplasty for Very Long Femoropopliteal Lesions

Ehrin J. Armstrong , MD, MSc; Haseeb Saeed , MD; Bejan Alvandi , BS; Satinder Singh , MD; Gagan D. Singh , MD; Khung Keong Yeo , MBBS; David Anderson , BA; Gregory G. Westin , BA; David L. Dawson , MD; William C. Pevec , MD; and John R. Laird , MD

Purpose: To compare the patency rates and clinical outcomes of balloon angioplasty vs. nitinol stent placement for patients with short (≤150 mm) as compared to long (>150 mm) femoropopliteal (FP) occlusive lesions.

01 febrero 2014

JOURNAL OF ENDOVASCULAR THERAPY. Early Recoil After Balloon Angioplasty of Tibial Artery Obstructions in Patients With Critical Limb Ischemia

Frederic Baumann , MD; Jacqueline Fust; Rolf Peter Engelberger , MD; Ulrike Hügel , MD; Do-Dai Do , MD; Torsten Willenberg , MD; Iris Baumgartner , MD; and Nicolas Diehm , MD

Purpose: To assess the extent of early recoil in patients with critical limb ischemia (CLI) undergoing conventional tibial balloon angioplasty.

01 febrero 2014

JOURNAL OF ENDOVASCULAR THERAPY. Photoablation Using the Turbo-Booster and Excimer Laser for In-Stent Restenosis Treatment: Twelve-Month Results From the PATENT Study

Andrej Schmidt , MD; Thomas Zeller , MD; Horst Sievert , MD; Hans Krankenberg , MD; Giovanni Torsello , MD; Matthew A. Stark , PhD; and Dierk Scheinert , MD

Purpose: To evaluate the performance of the Turbo Elite laser catheter in combination with the Turbo-Booster guiding catheter for the treatment of femoropopliteal in-stent restenosis (ISR).

01 febrero 2014

JOURNAL OF ENDOVASCULAR THERAPY. Revascularization of Lower Extremity Chronic Total Occlusions With a Novel Intraluminal Recanalization Device: Results of the ReOpen Study

Marc Bosiers , MD; Juan Diaz-Cartelle , MD; Dierk Scheinert , MD; Patrick Peeters , MD; and Keith D. Dawkins , MD

Purpose: To report outcomes of a multicenter, nonrandomized study evaluating the safety and effectiveness of a guidewire-mounted mechanical recanalization device with a rotating distal tip (TruePath) in facilitating the crossing of infrainguinal chronic total occlusions (CTOs).

01 febrero 2014

JOURNAL OF ENDOVASCULAR THERAPY. One-Year Outcomes Following Repair of Thoracoabdominal Aneurysms With the Multilayer Flow Modulator: Report From the STRATO Trial

Claude D. Vaislic , MD; Jean Noël Fabiani , MD, PhD; Sidney Chocron , MD, PhD; Jacques Robin , MD; Victor S. Costache , MD; Jean-Pierre Villemot , MD, PhD; Jean Marc Alsac , MD; Pascal N. Leprince , MD, PhD; Thierry Unterseeh , MD; Eric Portocarrero , MD; Yves Glock , MD, PhD; and Hervé Rousseau , MD, PhD on behalf of the STRATO Investigators Group

Purpose: To evaluate endovascular repair of type II and III thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms (TAAA) using the Multilayer Flow Modulator (MFM) in patients with contraindications for open surgery and fenestrated stent-grafts.

01 febrero 2014

JOURNAL OF ENDOVASCULAR THERAPY. Addressing Persistent False Lumen Flow in Chronic Aortic Dissection: The Knickerbocker Technique

Tilo Kölbel , MD, PhD; Sebastian W. Carpenter , MD; Christina Lohrenz , MD; Nikolaos Tsilimparis , MD; Axel Larena-Avellaneda , MD, PhD; and Eike Sebastian Debus , MD, PhD

Purpose: To describe an innovative technique to occlude distal backflow into a false lumen aneurysm by controlled rupture of the dissection membrane after stent-graft implantation.

01 febrero 2014

JOURNAL OF ENDOVASCULAR THERAPY. Chimney and Periscope Grafts to Facilitate Endovascular Treatment of Aortic Transection in a Patient With Aberrant Right Subclavian Artery

Sandra Vicente , MD; Michael Glenck , MD; Dieter Mayer , MD; Frank J. Veith , MD; Mario Lachat , MD; and Felice Pecoraro , MD

Purpose: To report the use of parallel grafts to extend the proximal landing zone for stent-graft repair of aortic transection involving an aberrant right subclavian artery (ARSA).

01 febrero 2014

JOURNAL OF ENDOVASCULAR THERAPY. Impact of Long-Term Warfarin Treatment on EVAR Durability: A Meta-Analysis

Miltos K. Lazarides , MD, FEBVS; George S. Georgiadis , MD; Dimitrios G. Charalampidis , MD; George A. Antoniou , MD, PhD; Efstratios I. Georgakarakos , MD; and George Trellopoulos , MD

Purpose: To evaluate whether postoperative long-term oral anticoagulation affects the durability of endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) and whether it is associated with an increased incidence of endoleak and subsequent need for reintervention.

01 febrero 2014

JOURNAL OF ENDOVASCULAR THERAPY. Aortouni-iliac Endografting as an Alternative Salvage Procedure to Open Conversion in Failed Endovascular Aneurysm Repair

Alexander M. Prusa , MD; Andreas G. Wibmer , MD; Richard Nolz , MD; Maria Schoder , MD; Johannes Lammer , MD; Peter Polterauer , MD; Georg Kretschmer , MD; and Harald Teufelsbauer , MD

Purpose: To present a single-center experience with failed EVAR requiring conversions comparing open surgery to a minimally invasive procedure modifying the existing stent-graft into an aortouni-iliac (AUI) configuration.

01 febrero 2014

JOURNAL OF ENDOVASCULAR THERAPY. Treatment of Type I Endoleaks Using Transcatheter Embolization With Onyx

Karla Maria Eberhardt , MD; Mojtaba Sadeghi-Azandaryani , MD; Stefanie Worlicek , MD; Thomas Koeppel , MD; Maximilian F. Reiser , MD, FRCR; and Marcus Treitl , MD, EBIR

Purpose: To report a single-center experience with transcatheter embolization of type I endoleaks using the liquid embolic agent Onyx, an ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymer.

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; and Carlos Vaquero , MD

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

01 marzo 2014

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF VASCULAR AND ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY. Safety of Chronic Anticoagulation Therapy After Endovascular Abdominal Aneurysm Repair (EVAR)

P. De Rangoemail address , F. Verzini , G. Parlani , E. Cieri , G. Simonte , L. Farchioni , G. Isernia , P. Cao

Objective: Current data supporting the effect of anticoagulation drug use on aneurysm sealing and the durability of endovascular abdominal aneurysm repair (EVAR) are conflicting. This study assessed the safety of chronic anticoagulation therapy after EVAR.