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Endovascular Strategy Seems Superior against Surgery in Ruptured Aneurysms

Compared to surgery, endovascular repair of ruptured  abdominal aorta aneurysms has better clinical results, survival and quality of...

How Is Renal Function Affected by Endoprosthesis Implantation?

The occurrence of renal failure after any endovascular intervention is associated with increased morbility and mortality. After...

Peripheral Vascular Disease Is Associated to More Events in TAVR

Courtesy of Dr. Carlos Fava. The incidence of peripheral vascular disease (PVD) is increasing and associated with negative outcomes...

Radiation Exposure in Chronic Total Occlusions

Even in the hands of experienced operators, rechanneling and angioplasty of a chronic total occlusion (CTO) results...

Protective Shield RADPAD Reduces the Radiation Dose Received by Operators in the Cath Lab

Despite technological developments, all people working at a cath lab are inevitably exposed to radiation and its...

7 articles on angioplasty that can draw your attention

1) Balloon Angioplasty: A Reasonable Plan B for Chronic Thromboembolic Hypertension Thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension is caused by pulmonary artery...

Balloon Angioplasty: A Reasonable Plan B for Chronic Thromboembolic Hypertension

Thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension is caused by pulmonary artery stenosis caused by organized thrombi. The only treatment potentially healing for...

Latest articles about peripheral vascular diseases

1) Efficacy of Micromesh-Covered Stents in Carotid Artery Stenting Most literature, old and recent, associates carotid artery stenting with a higher...