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What Is the Prognosis for Reinterventions in Critical Lower Limb Ischemia?

Infrapopliteal (below the knee, BTK) percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) has been acknowledged as a useful strategy in...

Lesion Targeting Seems to Be the Secret in Critical Ischemia

Ulcers that do not heal, thus threatening the integrity of a lower limb in patients with critical...

The new HTA guides 2017 could be up to their predecessors

From the first reports, back in 1920, we have studied, recognized and documented the excess of events...

These were the 5 most read scientific articles of February

1) The CULPRIT-SHOCK Study Is Finally Published in NEJM and It Is Bound to Change Guidelines During SOLACI’s...

Pharmacological balloons in femoropopliteal territory passed time testing

Endovascular revascularization has become the main strategy for symptomatic patients with peripheral arterial disease in femoropopliteal territory....

What is the effect of statins on amputations, and survival in peripheral vascular disease?

The prevalence of peripheral arterial disease is between 15% and 20% of patients older than 65 years...

Cost-Effectiveness of Endovascular and Surgical Repair of Complex Aneurysms

While the endovascular repair of aortic aneurysms has steadily become the number one option for aneurysms in...

Surprisingly, some patients won’t do as told and have less events

Today  endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) is the preferred option to treat patients with abdominal aortic aneurysms, even though studies...