Original title: Risk Prediction for Adverse Events After Carotid Artery Stenting in Higher Surgical Risk Patients Reference: Neil J. Wimmer et al. 2012;43: 3218-3224 Stroke. There are many patients with high surgical risk for carotid endarterectomy, either because of unfavorable anatomy, comorbidities or both. In this situation carotid angioplasty is a therapeutic option. However, no score has been…
Plug versus coils for embolization of the internal iliac artery stent implantation.
Original title: Comparison of outcomes with coils versus vascular plug embolization of the internal iliac artery for endovascular aortoiliac aneurysm repair. Reference: Evan J. Ryer et al. J Vasc Surg 2012;56:1239-45 20% of patients with abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) present a compromise of the common distal iliac artery, these often require the stent to cover up to the…
Drug eluting balloon; a valid alternative to treat in-stent restenosis in the superficial femoral artery
Original title: Drug-Eluting Balloon for Treatment of Superficial Femoral Artery In-Stent Restenosis Reference: Eugenio Stabile et al. Journal of the American College of Cardiology 60:1739–42 (2012) Drug eluting balloon; a valid alternative to treat in-stent restenosis in the superficial femoral artery This prospective registry included 39 patients who received Paclitaxel-Eluting Balloon Angioplasty, (IN.PACT, Medtronic, Minneapolis, Minnesota), for in-stent…
Renal Denervation: a strategy that has come to stay?
Our editors talked with Dr. Marco Wainstein, an active member of SOLACI Web Editorial Board SOLACI WEB: Which is the rationale for renal denervation? Marco Wainstein, MD: The rationale for renal denervation is based on the modification of the sympathetic innervation of the renal arteries affecting both afferent and efferent nerves. Ultimately, renal denervation would…