01 noviembre 2015

JOURNAL OF VASCULAR SURGERY. Outcomes of polytetrafluoroethylene-covered stent versus bare-metal stent in the primary treatment of severe iliac artery obstructive lesions

Michele Piazza, MD, Francesco Squizzato, MD, Gaya Spolverato, MD, Luca Milan, MD, Stefano Bonvini, MD, Mirko Menegolo, MD, Franco Grego, MD, Michele Antonello, MD

Objective: This study compared early and midterm outcomes of polytetrafluoroethylene-covered stents (CSs) vs bare-metal stents (BMSs) in the primary treatment of severe TransAtlantic Inter-Society Consensus for the Management of Peripheral Arterial Disease (TASC II) C and D iliac artery obstructive lesions.

01 noviembre 2015

JOURNAL OF VASCULAR SURGERY. Results of the ROADSTER multicenter trial of transcarotid stenting with dynamic flow reversal

Christopher J. Kwolek, MD, Michael R. Jaff, DO, J. Ignacio Leal, MD, L. Nelson Hopkins, MD, Rasesh M. Shah, MD, Todd M. Hanover, MD, Sumaira Macdonald, MD, Richard P. Cambria, MD

Objective: This report presents the 30-day results of the Safety and Efficacy Study for Reverse Flow Used During Carotid Artery Stenting Procedure (ROADSTER) multicenter trial and evaluates the safety and efficacy of ENROUTE Transcarotid NPS (Silk Road Medical Inc, Sunnyvale, Calif), a novel transcarotid neuroprotection system that provides direct surgical common carotid access and cerebral embolic protection via high-rate flow reversal during carotid artery stenting (CAS).

01 noviembre 2015

JOURNAL OF VASCULAR SURGERY. Treatment of iliac artery bifurcation aneurysms with the second-generation straight iliac bifurcated device

Andreas G. Loth, MD, Guido Rouhani, MD, Sameer A. Gafoor, MD, Horst Sievert, MD, PhD, Wolf J. Stelter, MD, PhD

Background: There are few long term studies to show the safety and efficacy of iliac artery aneurysm exclusion, especially in regards to the straight iliac branched device. The objective of our study was to add our data with a mean follow-up of 32 months to the existing data available.

01 octubre 2015

JOURNAL OF VASCULAR SURGERY. Evaluation of the Zenith low-profile abdominal aortic aneurysm stent graft

Jonathan Sobocinski, MD, PhD, Florent Briffa, MD, Peter J. Holt, MD, FRCS, Teresa Martin Gonzalez, MD, Rafaëlle Spear, MD, PhD, Richard Azzaoui, MD, Blandine Maurel, MD, PhD, Stéphan Haulon, MD, PhD

Background: Low-profile (LP) stent grafts are now commercially available in Europe for endovascular aortic aneurysm repair (EVAR). In this study the midterm outcomes and characteristics of patients treated with this last generation of stent grafts were compared with a cohort of patients treated with “standard-profile” (SP) stent grafts.

01 octubre 2015

JOURNAL OF VASCULAR SURGERY. Performance of the Endurant stent graft in patients with abdominal aortic aneurysms independent of their morphologic suitability for endovascular aneurysm repair based on instructions for use

Konstantinos P. Donas, MD, Giovanni Torsello, MD, Kristin Weiss, MD, Theodosios Bisdas, MD, Markus Eisenack, MD, Martin Austermann, MD

Objective: The aim of this study was to prospectively evaluate the early and late 7-year experience with the Endurant bifurcated stent graft system (Medtronic, Santa Rosa, Calif) in patients with abdominal aortic aneurysms.

01 octubre 2015

JOURNAL OF VASCULAR SURGERY. Management of late main-body aortic endograft component uncoupling and type IIIa endoleak encountered with the Endologix Powerlink and AFX platforms

Afshin A. Skibba, MD, James R. Evans, MD, David Tyler Greenfield, MD, Heesuk Richard Yoon, MD, Tony Katras, MD, Kenneth Ouriel, MD, Daniel S. Rush, MD

Objective: Junctional component separation producing type IIIa endoleak after endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair (EVAR) is an uncommon but serious complication requiring unanticipated reinterventions. This retrospective study analyzed main-body EVAR component uncoupling and type IIIa endoleaks encountered with Powerlink and AFX (Endologix Inc, Irvine, Calif) endografts during an 8-year period.

01 octubre 2015

JOURNAL OF VASCULAR SURGERY. Multicenter retrospective investigation into migration of fenestrated aortic stent grafts

Andrew England, PhD, Marta García-Fiñana, PhD, Richard G. McWilliams, FRCR, EBIR, Collaborator

Objective: Fenestrated stent grafts are subject to the same hemodynamic forces that have resulted in migration of standard infrarenal stent grafts. Outcome data for fenestrated endovascular aneurysm repair consist of short-term and midterm efficacy studies where migration was generally poorly investigated. This study investigated the migration of fenestrated stent grafts in patients treated by fenestrated endovascular aneurysm repair in the United Kingdom.

01 octubre 2015

JOURNAL OF VASCULAR SURGERY. Aneurysmal degeneration of the thoracoabdominal aorta after medical management of type B aortic dissections

Christopher A. Durham, MD, Nathan J. Aranson, MD, Emel A. Ergul, MS, Linda J. Wang, MD, Virendra I. Patel, MD, MPH, Richard P. Cambria, MD, Mark F. Conrad, MD, MMSc

Background: Patients with uncomplicated type B aortic dissections who are managed medically are at risk of aortic aneurysmal degeneration over time. However, the effect of improvement in antihypertensive medications and stricter blood pressure control is unknown. The goal of this study was to determine the rate of aneurysmal degeneration in a contemporary cohort of patients with medically treated type B dissection.

01 octubre 2015

JOURNAL OF VASCULAR SURGERY. Three-year outcome of the heparin-bonded Viabahn for superficial femoral artery occlusive disease

Bahar Golchehr, MD, Rombout Kruse, MD, PhD, Laurens A. van Walraven, MD, Mare M.A. Lensvelt, MD, PhD, Clark J. Zeebregts, MD, PhD, Michel M.P.J. Reijnen, MD, PhD

Objective: Self-expanding covered stents for superficial femoral artery (SFA) occlusive disease have undergone an evolution during the years. Early results of the latest generation, the heparin-bonded Viabahn (W. L. Gore & Associates, Flagstaff, Ariz) with a contoured proximal edge, were promising, with reported 1-year primary patency rates of 73% to 78% in long lesions. The aim of this study was to present the 3-year outcome of the heparin-bonded Viabahn for SFA occlusive disease.

01 octubre 2015

JOURNAL OF VASCULAR SURGERY. Lesion complexity drives the cost of superficial femoral artery endovascular interventions

Karen L. Walker, MD, Brian W. Nolan, MD, Jesse A. Columbo, MD, Eva M. Rzucidlo, MD, Philip P. Goodney, MD, Daniel B. Walsh, MD, Benjamin J. Atkinson, BA, Richard J. Powell, MD

Objective: Patients who undergo endovascular treatment of superficial femoral artery (SFA) disease vary greatly in lesion complexity and treatment options. This study examined the association of lesion severity and cost of SFA stenting and to determine if procedure cost affects primary patency at 1 year.

01 agosto 2015

JOURNAL OF ENDOVASCULAR THERAPY. An Endovascular-First Approach to the Treatment of Critical Limb Ischemia Results in Superior Limb Salvage Rates

Nedal Katib, MB BCh, BAO1 Shannon D. Thomas, BSc Med (Hons), MBBS, FRACS1,2,3 Andrew F. Lennox, MBBS, MSc, FRACS1,3 Jia-Lin Yang, MBBS, Med, PhD2,4 Ramon L. Varcoe, MBBS, MS, FRACS1,2,3

Purpose: To evaluate the effect of a shift to a primary endovascular revascularization (ER) strategy for patients presenting with critical limb ischemia (CLI) after a change in staff at our center in 2008 altered our revascularization strategy.

01 agosto 2015

JOURNAL OF ENDOVASCULAR THERAPY. Effectiveness of Viabahn in the Treatment of Superficial Femoral Artery Occlusive Disease. A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Lei Zhang, MD1 Junmin Bao, MD1 Zhiqing Zhao, MD1 Qingsheng Lu, MD1 Jian Zhou, MD2 Zaiping Jing, MD, PhD1

Purpose: To evaluate the effectiveness of the Viabahn stent-graft in the treatment of superficial femoral artery (SFA) occlusive disease.

01 agosto 2015

JOURNAL OF ENDOVASCULAR THERAPY. Laser Atherectomy for Treatment of Femoropopliteal In-Stent Restenosis

Ehrin J. Armstrong, MD, MSc1 Thejasvi Thiruvoipati, MD1 Kundai Tanganyika, MD1 Gagan D. Singh, MD2 John R. Laird, MD2

Purpose: To investigate if laser atherectomy with adjunctive balloon angioplasty can improve endovascular treatment outcomes for femoropopliteal in-stent restenosis (ISR).

01 agosto 2015

JOURNAL OF ENDOVASCULAR THERAPY. Two Blades-Up Runs Using the JetStream Navitus Atherectomy Device Achieve Optimal Tissue Debulking of Nonocclusive In-Stent Restenosis Observations From a Porcine Stent/Balloon Injury Model

Nicolas W. Shammas, MD, MS1 Nicole Aasen, MS2 Lynn Bailey, AS3 Jay Budrewicz, BS3 Trent Farago, BSME2 Gary Jarvis, MS2

Purpose: To determine the number of runs with blades up (BU) using the JetStream Navitus to achieving optimal debulking in a porcine model of femoropopliteal artery in-stent restenosis (ISR).

01 agosto 2015

JOURNAL OF ENDOVASCULAR THERAPY. Comparative Assessment of Guidewire and Microcatheter vs a Crossing Device–Based Strategy to Traverse Infrainguinal Peripheral Artery Chronic Total Occlusions

Subhash Banerjee, MD1,2 Karan Sarode, MA1 Apurva Patel, MD3 Atif Mohammad, MD1,2 Roosha Parikh, MD3 Ehrin J. Armstrong, MD4 Shirling Tsai, MD1,2 Nicolas W. Shammas, MD5 Emmanouil S. Brilakis, MD, PhD1,2

Purpose: To compare success rates of a guidewire and microcatheter strategy vs the use of specialized crossing devices to traverse infrainguinal peripheral artery chronic total occlusions (CTOs).