Original title: Patient radiation exposure during percutaneous endovascular revascularization of the lower extremity. Reference: Einat Segal et al. Journal of Vascular Surgery. Article in press. Percutaneous endovascular revascularization is emerging as the first line treatment for peripheral artery disease for both intermittent claudication and chronic critical limb ischemia. Radiation doses for these interventions, usually prolonged, have not been...
Original title: A Multicentric Experience with Open Surgical Repair and Endovascular Exclusion of Popliteal Artery Aneurysms. Reference: R. Pulli et al. European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Volume 45, Issue 4, Pages 357-363. Complications of a popliteal aneurysm may cause rupture, distal embolization or thrombosis with a risk of any of them affecting the lower limb....
Original title: Acute and Medium-Term Outcomes of Endovascular Therapy of Obstructive Disease of Diverse Etiology of the Common Femoral Artery. Reference: Philip B. Dattilo et al. Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions 81:1013–1022 (2013). Surgical endarterectomy is established as the gold standard for treating injuries to common femoral artery since angioplasty presents some difficulties due to the risk of compromising...
Original title: Colchicine Treatment for the Prevention of Bare-Metal Stent Restenosis in Diabetic Patients. Reference: Spyridon Deftereos et al. J Am Coll Cardiol 2013;61:1679–85. In stent restenosis is more frequent in diabetic patients, who therefore find DES particularly beneficial. However, there is a subset of these patients with contraindication to prolonged double antiaggregation, due to a programmed surgery...
Original title: 2-Year Results of Paclitaxel-Eluting Balloons for Femoropopliteal Artery Disease. Evidence From a Multicenter Registry. Reference: Antonio Micari et al. J Am Coll Cardiol Intv 2013;6:282–9. Paclitaxel-eluting balloons appear safe and effective for treating atherosclerotic lesions in the femoropopliteal region, leaving the stent only as a rescue strategy against a suboptimal outcome. However, the vast majority of...
Original title: The results of stent graft versus medication therapy for chronic type B dissection Reference: Xin Jia et al. J Vasc Surg 2013;57:406-14 In many institutions patients with Chronic Stanford Type B Aortic Dissection is most often treated medically, and the thoracic endovascular aortic repair implant TEVAR or the surgical procedure are reserved for those who evolve...
Original title: Preinfarction Angina Reduces Infarct Size in ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction Treated With Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Reference: Ronald Reiter et al. Circ Cardiovasc Interv. 2013;6:00-00. Ischemic preconditioning (IPC) is a phenomenon whereby transitory ischemia episodes protect the myocardium against a more prolonged episode. Until now, IPC has been the most effective approach to protect the myocardium. Pre infarction...
Original title: Ambulatory Transradial Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: A Safe, Effective, and Cost-Saving Strategy. Reference: Philippe Le Corvoisier et al. Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions 81:15–23 (2013). The number of PCI procedures has increased and for many interventional cardiology centers PC interventions entail significant resource consumption. Reducing post procedure hospital stay could reduce costs and optimize hospitalization resources. The safety...
Original title: Comparison of the Prognosis of Spontaneous and Percutaneous Coronary Intervention–Related Myocardial Infarction. Reference: Sergio Leonardi, MD et al. Journal of the American College of Cardiology Vol. 60, No. 22, 2012 Clinical significance of myocardial infarction (MI) associated to coronary angioplasty is a controversial issue worldwide. Most of research on coronary disease includes it as a primary...
Original title: Impact of Cilostazol on Angiographic Restenosis after Balloon Angioplasty for Infrapopliteal Artery Disease in Patients with Critical Limb Ischemia Reference: Y. Soga et al. European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery 44 (2012) 577e581. Angioplasty is regularly used for patients with critical limb ischemia where restenosis is a great limitation, especially in infrapopliteal territory. The use...