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Safety and superior effectiveness over two years in femoropopliteal region with drug-eluting stents

Original title: Sustained safety and effectiveness of paclitaxel-eluting stents for femoropopliteal lesions: two-year follow-up from the Zilver PTX...

Stanford Type A Aortic Dissection Can Be Treated with Endoprosthesis

Original title: Endovascular Repair of Ascending Aortic Dissection. A Novel Treatment Option for Patients Judged Unfit for Direct...

Bivalirudin reduces bleeding complications in carotid angioplasty

Original title: Hemorrhagic and ischemic outcomes after bivalirudin versus unfractionated heparin during carotid artery stenting: A propensity score...

More evidence for drug eluting balloons in the femoropopliteal region

Original title: 2-Year Results of Paclitaxel-Eluting Balloons for Femoropopliteal Artery Disease. Evidence From a Multicenter Registry. Reference: Antonio Micari et...

Endovascular Therapy in Acute Stroke Still Being Discussed

Original title: Mechanical Recanalization with Flow Restoration in Acute Ischemic Stroke. The Mechanical Recanalization with Flow Restoration in...

The largest series of femoropopliteal in-stent restenosis to date 

Original title: Treatment of Femoropopliteal In-Stent Restenosis With Paclitaxel-Eluting Stents. Zilver PTX Global Registry. ZILVER-PTX. Reference: Thomas Zeller et al....

Paclitaxel eluting balloon in the femoropopliteal region

Original title: Paclitaxel-Coated Versus Uncoated Balloon Angioplasty Reduces Target Lesion Revascularization in Patients With Femoropopliteal Arterial Disease. A...

Equivalent results for Zenith and Endurant devices for aneurysms with unfavorable necks.

Original title: Outcomes of Endovascular Aneurysm Repair with 2 different Endograft Systems With Suprarenal Fixation in Patients With...