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Review of the literature

Decision-making in intermediate femoropopliteal lesions

Professor Katsanos (Interventional Radiology, Patras, Greece) provides an evidence-based overview of different techniques and devices for the treatment of intermediate (<15cm) femoropopliteal lesions. Which should be your first treatment strategy? Which is the role of drug-eluting stents? Do we have enough evidence about atherectomy? What is vessel prep and how important is for the durability of the treatment strategy? Is there still space for the use of stent-grafts in the SFA?

Muenster Master Class
October 8, 2018 No Comments
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Critical limb-threatening ischemia – CLI Global Society

Patient’s characteristics

 

Gender: Male

Age: 79 years old

Comorbidity: Arterial hypertension, hypercholesterinemia, chronic kidney disease (GFR: 53 ml/min/1,73m²), NYHA II, Coronary artery disease, previous CABG

Symptoms:  Toe ulceration of the left limb

Previous operations: None

ABI: incompressible, Toe pressure: 32 mmHg

Vascular Imaging – Duplex ultrasound: Isolated tibial vessel disease

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Case report

Retrograde tibial anterior approach for challenging popliteal occlusion in CLI patient

This case report describes the endovascular treatment of a challenging popliteal occlusion in a CLTI patient. The lesion couldn’t be crossed via antegrade approach. The retrograde approach by puncture the mid section of the anterior tibial artery is safe and allowed us to recanalize the lesion easily.

Maxime Elens
August 29, 2018 3 Comments
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Recorded video case

Paving and cracking technique for severely calcified SFA lesions

This is a recorded case about the treatment of a severely calcified chronic total occlusion (CTO) of the SFA in a patient with critical limb ischemia. In this video, you will see all the important steps of such an intervention: 1. puncture 2. cross-over sheath advancement 3. crossing of the lesion 4. vessel preparation 5. paving and cracking and 6. final treatment.

Theodosios Bisdas
July 17, 2018 3 Comments
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Case report

Endovascular options for the treatment of AIOD and popliteal artery thrombosis in a case of acute limb ischemia

Surgical thrombectomy is considered the first line strategy for the treatment of acute iliac axis and femoro-popliteal thrombosis, but in some cases it can be inconclusive and lead to controlateral and/or distal embolization and dissection.
This is a case report describing the endovascular options for the treatment of aorto-iliac obstructive disease complicated by popliteal artery thrombosis after failure of surgical trans-femoral iliac thrombectomy in a patient with acute limb ischemia.

Maria Antonella Ruffino
July 14, 2018 No Comments
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Clinical investigation

Validation of the WIfI classification system in nondiabetic patients treated by endovascular means for critical limb ischemia

The WIfI classification system was initially published by Dr. Mills in January 2014 at JVS. The aim of this classification is to stratify the risk of limb amputation (very low, low, moderate and high risk) based on three factors: wound, ischemia and foot infection. The following presentation represents a validation of this classification in a well-defined cohort (nondiabetic patients treated by endovascular means for critical limb ischemia).

Efthymios Beropoulis
June 10, 2018 2 Comments
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Clinical investigation

The ZILVERPASS study : comparing endovascular Zilver PTX DES treatment versus bypass surgery for femoral TASC C&D lesions

This presentation was presented by Dr. Marc Bosiers at the LINC 2017 Congress.

Preliminary 12-month results on 180 out of 220 patients & preliminary 24-month results on 110 out of 220 patients suggest at least a non-inferiority of Zilver PTX stenting versus prosthetic Above-The-Knee bypass surgery, with similar patency results and less complications.

Marc Bosiers
June 8, 2018 No Comments
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Case report

What should we leave behind, if we cannot leave nothing behind?

A primary ''leave-nothing-behind'' approach is favored by many physicians in the treatment of femoropopliteal PAD. It remains, however, unclear which is the best treatment option when we have to leave ''something'' behind. In this case the Eluvia DES was used to treat a flow limiting dissection after POBA of a long femoropopliteal CTO.

Konstantinos Stavroulakis
June 3, 2018 2 Comments
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Recorded video case

Zero contrast atherectomy and endovascular treatment of multi-level femoropopliteal disease

This is a challenging case of a patient with severe claudication due to multi-level disease expanding from the common iliac up to the popliteal artery. The treatment includes the use of directional atherectomy for vessel preparation and DCB as antiproliferative therapy. The whole procedure is performed with CO2-angiography instead of contrast agent in order to avoid acute kidney injury. Learn also the best approach to treat patients with a multi-level disease, i.e. which lesion first.

Antonio Micari
June 1, 2018 No Comments
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Review of the literature

TIPS AND TRICKS FOR FACILITATING TEACHING OF DOPPLER WAVEFORMS AND ANKLE-BRACHIAL-INDEX IN UNDERGRADUATE LEVEL: A PRACTICAL GUIDE

Although the measurement of Ankle-brachial-Index (ABI) is considered a fundamental skill in the diagnosis and assessment of peripheral arterial disease as well as predictive tool for cardiovascular events, real-world practice shows that current teaching and practice in undergraduate medical curricula is far from ideal. this article provides twelve easy-to-follow useful tips to enhance the comprehension and teaching of ABI and favors the simultaneous teaching of Dopler waveform examination.

Efstratios Georgakarakos
May 31, 2018 No Comments
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Case report

Endovascular lithotripsy and CO2 angiography could be valuable tools in the treatment of patients with PAD and chronic kidney disease

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) limits the outcomes of endovascular therapy in patients with PAD, while the use of contrast agent can lead to a further deterioration of the renal function. CO2 angiography and endovascular lithotripsy were used in this case in order to limit the need for nephrotoxic contrast agent in a patient with CLI and CKD.

Konstantinos Stavroulakis
May 31, 2018 No Comments
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Review of the literature

Drug-Coated Balloons from a clinical perspective

This presentation was presented by Dr. Marc Bosiers at the LINC 2018, Leipzig conference.

This presentation gives a brief overview on the literature of Drug-Coated Balloons for femoropopliteal arterial disease. What is already proven, and what are the open questions & limitations.

Marc Bosiers
May 29, 2018 No Comments
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