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Plaque protrusion in carotid artery stenting: what are its risks and how can we prevent them?

Courtesy of Dr. Carlos Fava. Carotid artery stenting (CAS) has proven to be effective in high-risk patients. Nowadays, when...

Endarterectomy or Carotid Artery Stenting? A Question That Still Generates Studies

There have been several studies offering contradictory data on the relative effectiveness of carotid artery stenting and...

Is it safe to perform percutaneous treatment in acute pulmonary thrombosis?

Courtesy of Dr. Carlos Fava Massive and submassive pulmonary embolism (PE) has traditionally been treated with anticoagulation and...

Catheter-directed thrombolysis for pulmonary embolism: a safe technique

Courtesy of Dr. Brian Nazareth Donato. The conventional treatment for patients with pulmonary embolism (PE) has traditionally been...

Best Revascularization Strategy for Severe Carotid and Coronary Artery Disease

Courtesy of Dr. Carlos Fava. Carotid artery disease is an important cause of stroke and is associated to...

Critical Limb Ischemia: Wound Blush Is the Most Important Objective

The aim of this study was to find the optimal angiographic endpoint for infrapopliteal interventions to be...

A new alternative for PCI of the common femoral artery

Courtesy of Dr. Carlos Fava. Not long ago, atherosclerosis of the common femoral artery used to be treated...

Remote Ischemic Preconditioning in Carotid PCI: Safe and Effective?

Remote ischemic preconditioning (RIPC) can prevent recurrent ischemic events in patients with acute or chronic cerebral ischemia....