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Frailty and Critical Limb ischemia: Facing a New Challenge

Courtesy of Dr. Carlos Fava. Critical limb ischemia is the final stage of peripheral vascular disease and is...

SOLACI-SOCIME 2018 | New Indications

Read articles on the main presentations of the first day of SOLACI-SOCIME 2018 Congress. See the presentation by Dr....

How to Predict Events in Order to Decide Whether to Revascularize Symptomatic Carotid Artery Stenosis

Current models are not reliable when it comes to predicting events after carotid revascularization in acute patients....

Mortality in Peripheral Vascular Disease Drops Due to Revascularization

This cohort study shows that, from 2006 to 2015, the overall survival rate increased and the risk...

Women in Cardiology: Still Underrepresented in a Field Full of Men

JAMA Cardiology dedicated a special with 4 articles on different issues women continue to face when considering...

Post Carotid Stenting Cerebral Hyperperfusion: a Preventable Complication

This syndrome, which can be reverted, is also one of the causes of preventable stroke, at least in...

Cost-Effectiveness of Frenestrated or Branched Endoprostheses vs. Open Surgery

Fenestrated of branched endoprostheses are appealing options for the repair of anatomically-complex aortic aneurysms. Their use is...

Endovascular Therapy in Stroke: Much Evidence and Few Trained Operators

Endovascular therapy is now considered as the standard of care for acute ischemic stroke caused by large...