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Ultrasound images that can predict the risk of stroke in asymptomatic patients 

Original title: Asymptomatic Carotid Stenosis and Risk of Stroke (ACSRS). Reference: Stavros K. Kakkos et al. J Vasc Surg 2013;57:609-18.Despite...

Critical limb ischemia with infrapatellar disease. High odds of limb salvage despite restenosis. 

Original title: Long-term outcomes following infrapopliteal angioplasty for critical limb ischemia. Reference: Ruby C. Lo et al. J Vasc Surg...

Critical limb ischemia, always try to revascularize

Original title: Endovascular Treatment for Infrainguinal Vessels in Patients With Critical Limb Ischemia : OLIVE Registry, a Prospective,...

Endovascular therapy after t-PA: no additional benefit for patients with acute stroke

Original title: Endovascular Therapy after Intravenous t-PA versus t-PA Alone for Stroke. Interventional Management of Stroke (IMS) III. Reference: Joseph...

Chronic Type B Dissection, better with endoprosthesis than with medical treatment

Original title: The results of stent graft versus medication therapy for chronic type B dissection Reference: Xin Jia et al....

Fenestrated prosthetics versus surgery for aneurysms of the abdominal aorta with hostile neck

Original title: Comparison of fenestrated endovascular and open repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms not suitable for standard endovascular...

Radiation-associated Lens Opacities in Catheterization Personnel: Results of a Survey and Direct Assessments

The development of interventional cardiology has led us to successfully treat injuries and angiographic situations increasingly complex....

Stent implantation in the popliteal artery is feasible.

Original title: Treatment of Complex Atherosclerotic PoplitealArtery Disease With a New Self-Expanding Interwoven Nitinol Stent. 12-Month Results of...