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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...

Are Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Screening Programs Overstated?

With the remarkable drop in tobacco use across the world, also dropped mortality associated to abdominal aorta...

Renal Impairment: How Does It Affect Angioplasty and Surgery?

Courtesy of Dr. Carlos Fava. The incidence of kidney disease is increasing. In its final stage, this pathology...

New Tools to Define Intervention in Asymptomatic Carotid Disease

This meta-analysis included 14 studies and compared the uptake of fluorodeoxyglucose (18F-FDG) according to positron emission tomography (PET)/computed...

EuroPCR 2018 | RADIANCE-HTN SOLO: Renal Denervation Guided Through Intravascular Ultrasound

Patients eligible for this study suffered from hypertension, had been treated with up to 2 drugs, and presented...

EuroPCR 2018 | SPYRAL HTN-ON MED: Renal Denervation Comes Back to Life

After several trials with neutral outcomes, renal denervation had been demoted for some time. However, this new...

Antithrombotics after Venous Stenting: Rather Different from Coronary Artery Stenting

Should the Antithrombotic/antiplatelet therapy following 10.0 by 60 mm stent implantation to the subclavian vein of a...