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…