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).

01 agosto 2015

JOURNAL OF ENDOVASCULAR THERAPY. Targeted True Lumen Re-Entry With the Outback Catheter Accuracy, Success, and Complications in 100 Peripheral Chronic Total Occlusions and Systematic Review of the Literature

Panagiotis Kitrou, MD, PhD1 Aneeta Parthipun, BSc (Hons), MBBS, FRCR1 Athanasios Diamantopoulos, MD, PhD1 Ioannis Paraskevopoulos, MD, PhD1 Narayan Karunanithy, MRCS, FRCR, EBIR1 Konstantinos Katsanos, MSc, MD, PhD, EBIR1

Purpose: To report a single-center experience with the Outback re-entry device for targeted distal true lumen re-entry during subintimal recanalization of chronic total occlusions (CTOs) and compare the results with a systematic review of the literature.

01 agosto 2015

JOURNAL OF ENDOVASCULAR THERAPY. Rheolytic Pharmacomechanical Thrombectomy for the Management of Acute Limb Ischemia. Results From the PEARL Registry

Daniel A. Leung, MD1 Lawrence R. Blitz, MD2 Teresa Nelson, MS3 Ali Amin, MD, RVT4 Peter A. Soukas, MD5 Aravinda Nanjundappa, MD, RVT6 Mark J. Garcia, MD1 Robert Lookstein, MD7 Eugene J. Simoni, MD8

Purpose: To present the results of rheolytic pharmacomechanical thrombectomy (PMT) for the management of acute limb ischemia (ALI) as reported in the PEARL Registry (PEripheral Use of AngioJet Rheolytic Thrombectomy with a variety of catheter Lengths).

01 agosto 2015

JOURNAL OF ENDOVASCULAR THERAPY. Foot Embolization During Limb Salvage Procedures in Critical Limb Ischemia Patients Successfully Managed With Mechanical Thromboaspiration

Roberto Gandini, MD1 Stefano Merolla, MD1 Fabrizio Chegai, MD1 Costantino Del Giudice, MD2 Matteo Stefanini, MD1 Enrico Pampana, MD1

Purpose: To illustrate the use of a mechanical thromboaspiration device originally designed for clot retrieval in acute stroke in the treatment of acute distal embolism occurring during percutaneous revascularization of the femoropopliteal and below-the-knee arterial segments.

01 agosto 2015

JOURNAL OF ENDOVASCULAR THERAPY. A Novel Bubble-Mixture Method to Improve Dynamic Images in Carbon Dioxide Angiography

Te-I Chang, MD1 Chih-Yang Chan, MD, PhD2 Shing-Kuan Su, RN2 Shoei-Shen Wang, MD, PhD2 I-Hui Wu, MD2,3

Purpose: To present a novel method of preparing carbon dioxide (CO2) for contrast enhancement.

01 agosto 2015

JOURNAL OF ENDOVASCULAR THERAPY. A 12-Year Experience With Chimney and Periscope Grafts for Treatment of Type I Endoleaks

Nunzio Montelione, MD1,2 Felice Pecoraro, MD1,3 Gilbert Puippe, MD4 Lyubov Chaykovska, MD1 Zoran Rancic, MD, PhD1 Thomas Pfammatter, MD4 Dieter Mayer, MD1 Beatrice Amann-Vesti, MD5 Marc J. Husmann, MD5 Frank J. Veith, MD1,6 Nicola Mangialardi7 Mario Lachat, MD1

Purpose: To evaluate the midterm outcomes of chimney and/or periscope grafts (CPGs) in patients presenting type I endoleak after a previous endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR).

01 agosto 2015

JOURNAL OF ENDOVASCULAR THERAPY. Comparison of Blood Flow in Branched and Fenestrated Stent-Grafts for Endovascular Repair of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms

Harkamaljot Kandail, MEng1 Mohamad Hamady, MD, FRCR2 Xiao Yun Xu, PhD1

Purpose: To report a computational study assessing the hemodynamic outcomes of branched stent-grafts (BSGs) for different anatomic variations.

01 agosto 2015

JOURNAL OF ENDOVASCULAR THERAPY. Impact of Renal Artery Angulation on Procedure Efficiency During Fenestrated and Snorkel/Chimney Endovascular Aneurysm Repair

Brant W. Ullery, MD1 Venita Chandra, MD1 Ronald L. Dalman, MD1 Jason T. Lee, MD1

Purpose: To determine the impact of renal artery angulation on time to successful renal artery cannulation and procedure efficiency during fenestrated and snorkel/chimney endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR).

01 agosto 2015

JOURNAL OF ENDOVASCULAR THERAPY. Retrograde Target Vessel Catheterization as a Salvage Procedure in Fenestrated/Branched Endografting

Kyriakos Oikonomou, MD1 Athanasios Katsargyris, MD1 Clayton J. Brinster, MD1 Hermann Renner, MD1 Wolfgang Ritter, MD2 Eric L. G. Verhoeven, MD, PhD1

Purpose: To present retrograde target vessel catheterization as a bailout technique in fenestrated and branched endografting (F/B-EVAR).

01 agosto 2015

JOURNAL OF ENDOVASCULAR THERAPY. Implantation of an Iliac Branch Device After EVAR via a Femoral Approach Using a Steerable Sheath

Alexander Oberhuber, MD1 Mansur Duran, MD1 Neslihan Ertaş, MD1 Florian Simon, MD1 Hubert Schelzig, MD1

Purpose: To describe a contralateral femoral approach for iliac branch device implantation using a steerable sheath in the setting of an existing bifurcated stent-graft.

01 agosto 2015

JOURNAL OF ENDOVASCULAR THERAPY. Immediate Change in Suprarenal Neck Angulation After Endovascular Aneurysm Repair. Comparison of the Ovation Stent-Graft Inflatable Sealing Rings to a Conventional Self-Expanding Stent-Graft

Efstratios Georgakarakos, MD1 Christos V. Ioannou, MD2 George Trellopoulos, MD3 Nikolaos Kontopodis, MD2 Athanasia Papachristodoulou, MD4 Giovanni Torsello, MD5 Theodosios Bisdas, MD5

Purpose: To compare the immediate suprarenal neck angulation change between the Ovation stent-graft, with its inflatable sealing rings, and a stent-graft with a conventional sealing mechanism.

01 agosto 2015

JOURNAL OF ENDOVASCULAR THERAPY. Anaphylactic Reaction During Implantation of the Ovation Stent-Graft System in a Patient With Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm

George S. Sfyroeras, MD1 Konstantinos G. Moulakakis, MD1 Constantine N. Antonopoulos, MD1 Dimitris Manikis, MD2 Spyridon N. Vasdekis, MD1

Purpose: To describe a case of anaphylactic reaction during implantation of the Ovation Abdominal Stent Graft System in a patient treated for abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA).

01 agosto 2015

JOURNAL OF ENDOVASCULAR THERAPY. Perioperative and Long-term Outcomes of Endovascular Treatment for Subclavian Artery Disease From a Large Multicenter Registry

Yoshimitsu Soga, MD1 Yusuke Tomoi, MD1 Masahiko Fujihara, MD2 Shinya Okazaki, MD3 Yasutaka Yamauchi, MD4 Yoshiaki Shintani, MD5 Kenji Suzuki, MD6 on behalf of the SCALLOP Investigators

Purpose: To investigate the perioperative and long-term outcomes of endovascular therapy (EVT) for subclavian artery disease in a large-scale multicenter study.

01 agosto 2015

JOURNAL OF ENDOVASCULAR THERAPY. Preliminary Clinical Results and Mechanical Behavior of a New Double-Layer Carotid Stent

Christian Wissgott, MD1 Wolfram Schmidt, BSE2 Christoph Brandt, BSE2 Peter Behrens, BSE2 Reimer Andresen, MD1

Purpose: To evaluate the in vitro mechanical and clinical implant behavior of a next-generation double-layer stent designed for the carotid artery.