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Medical vs. Endovascular Treatment in Uncomplicated Type B Aortic Dissection
Under much debate, the treatment of uncomplicated type B aortic dissection is still uncertain. Several studies with methodological limitations have shown that endovascular treatment plus optimal medical treatment might be beneficial, compared with medical treatment alone. This meta-analysis sought to define more clearly the treatment strategy in patients with acute and subacute uncomplicated type B...
Vascular Surgeons of the Future in the Endovascular Era
The use of endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) for the treatment of infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysms is widely spread, due to its minimally invasive approach, rapid recovery, and better short-term survival. Approximately 60% of all infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) repairs in Europe and 85% in the United States are by EVAR. A decade ago, we believed...
Infrainguinal Bypass Following Failed Endovascular Intervention Has a Different Outcome
We often inform our patients we should first approach the superficial femoral with an endovascular intervention, and that should it fail or develop restenosis, we could always resort to a bypass. We were not lying when we’d assume a bypass following endovascular intervention would have the same outcome as a primary bypass. Simply put, no...
SOLACI-SOCIME 2018 | Endovascular Treatment of Mesenteric Artery Disease
Read articles on the main presentations of the first day of SOLACI-SOCIME 2018 Congress. See the presentation by Dr. Christopher White, entitled “Endovascular Treatment of Mesenteric Artery Disease”. We are interested in your opinion. Please, leave your comments, thoughts, questions, etc., below. They will be most welcome.
Endovascular Therapy in Stroke: Much Evidence and Few Trained Operators
Endovascular therapy is now considered as the standard of care for acute ischemic stroke caused by large vessel occlusion. The time between symptoms onset and reperfusion emerges as the most determinant factor for good clinical outcomes, much more strongly than even in acute myocardial infarction. The saying “time is brain” is even more relevant than...
Cost-Effectiveness of Endovascular and Surgical Repair of Complex Aneurysms
While the endovascular repair of aortic aneurysms has steadily become the number one option for aneurysms in which necks are adequate and which meet the specifications of device manufacturers. New technologies have arisen. These advancements allowed the expansion of this indication to more complex anatomies, such as those involving a short neck, no neck, or...
Endovascular Strategy Seems Superior against Surgery in Ruptured Aneurysms
Compared to surgery, endovascular repair of ruptured abdominal aorta aneurysms has better clinical results, survival and quality of life for patients (in addition to being cost-effective), according to mid-term outcomes of the IMPROVE study, recently published in the British Medical Journal. Even though the initial outcomes had not shown differences between both strategies in terms of...
Important Study Detects Radiation-Induced DNA Damage in Operators After an Endovascular Procedure
In recent years, we have seen (both as witnesses and actors) an exponential increase in the number of fluoroscopically-guided cardiovascular interventions carried out by interventional cardiologists, electrophysiologists, and vascular surgeons. Not long ago, most pathologies treated with these procedures were the exclusive domain of open surgery. Now, a large number of patients can be treated...
Sociedad Peruana de Hemodinámica e Intervencionismo Endovascular (SOPHIE)
Sociedad Peruana de Hemodinámica e Intervencionismo Endovascular (SOPHIE)