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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....

How Important Is Controlling Risk Factors for the Prevention of a Stroke?

There has been a recent decline of about 20% to 40% in the incidence of cerebrovascular accidents...

Pedal Artery Angioplasty: Beneficial in Critical Limb Ischemia

Courtesy of Dr. Carlos Fava. Delaying or failing to heal trophic wounds in critical limb ischemia (CLI) changes...