Peripheral vascular disease

Figure 1. Computed tomography-angiography of the aorta

Clinical Images

Iliac Artery Stent Dislodgement: A Rare Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation Complication

02/23/2024

Iosif Xenogiannis, PhD^1,2; Grigoris V. Karamasis, MD, FESC, FACC²; Ioannis Lianos, PhD¹; Danny Dvir, PhD³; Andreas S Kalogeropoulos, PhD, FESC, FRCP^1,4

Iosif Xenogiannis, PhD1,2; Grigoris V...

An 82-year-old male patient with severe, symptomatic aortic stenosis was referred for transcatheter aortic valve implantation.

An 82-year-old male patient with...

02/23/2024

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Research

The Current U.S. Prevalence of Peripheral Arterial Disease

04/20/2023

Mary L. Yost, MBA
The Sage Group LLC, Beaufort, South Carolina

Mary L. Yost, MBA The Sage Group LLC...

This study calculated a more accurate 2020 PAD prevalence employing the Diabetes Method and to compare PAD prevalence by this method with those of the Criqui/PARTNERS and Nehler methods for 1995 and for the 2010 to 2030 period.

This study calculated a more...

04/20/2023

Vascular Disease Management

OBL Corner

The Value of Outpatient Based Labs for Endovascular Therapy of Peripheral Artery Disease: The Cardiovascular Institute of the South Experience

11/16/2022

Sarah Melvin, MSPH; Pradeep Nair, MD

Cardiovascular Institute of the South, Houma, Louisiana

Sarah Melvin, MSPH; Pradeep Nair, MD ...

A review of the safety, efficacy, and outcomes of lower extremity endovascular intervention in patients with symptomatic PAD.

A review of the safety,...

11/16/2022

Vascular Disease Management

Case Report

Use of Rectus Femoris Muscle Flap in Patients With Absent Profunda Femoris Vascular Flow

09/15/2022

Graham M Grogan, BS; Katherine C Benedict, MD; Ian C Hoppe, MD

Graham M Grogan, BS; Katherine C Bene...

This case report presents 3 successful cases of groin wound coverage using pedicled rectus femoris muscle flap despite known preoperative occlusion of the profunda femoris artery.

This case report presents 3...

09/15/2022

ePlasty

Original Contribution

Chronic Total Occlusions: Association Between Characteristics and Mid-Term Outcomes in Critical Limb Ischemia

06/25/2021

J.A. Mustapha, MD¹; Fadi Saab, MD¹; Theresa N. McGoff, BSN²; Sara Finton, BSN³; George Adams, MD⁴; J. Randall Mullins, MD⁵; Michael R. Jaff, DO⁶; Farhan Khawaja, MD⁷; Philip P. Goodney, MD⁸; Gabor Matos, MD⁹; M. Laiq Raja, MD¹⁰; Michael Sumners, DO²

J.A. Mustapha, MD1; Fadi Saab, MD1; ...

Despite medical advancements, PAD and CLI continue to increase globally. Treatment for PAD/CLI varies widely and patients with CTOs may be more challenging to treat, requiring specialized crossing techniques and modalities. The objective of...

Despite medical advancements,...

06/25/2021

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Racial Disparities in Risk for Major Amputation or Death After Endovascular Interventions for Peripheral Artery Disease: A LIBERTY 360 Study

05/28/2021

Stefanos Giannopoulos, MD¹; Foluso A. Fakorede, MD²; Ian Cawich, MD³; Dwight Dishmon, MD⁴; Aaron Horne, Jr., MD⁵; M. Laiq Raja, MD⁶; Jihad A. Mustapha, MD^7,8; George L. Adams, MD, MHS, MBA⁹; Ehrin J. Armstrong, MD, MSc¹

Stefanos Giannopoulos, MD1; Foluso A...

The aim of this study was to determine whether there are racial differences in outcomes of patients with PAD undergoing endovascular treatment.

The aim of this study was to...

05/28/2021

OBL Spotlight: Flint Hills Heart, Vascular and Vein Clinic

10/30/2020

Raymond Dattilo, MD, FACC, Manhattan, Kansas

Raymond Dattilo, MD, FACC, Manhattan,...

I believe the pendulum, which has swung to hospital employment for physicians, is swinging back, as physicians are becoming dissatisfied with hospital bureaucracy and the corporate business of patient care.

I believe the pendulum, which...

10/30/2020

Cath Lab Digest

Mississippi Delta Miracle: Angiographic Screening Yields Dramatic Reduction in Amputations

05/19/2020

Foluso A. Fakorede¹, MD, Bynthia M. Anose², PhD, Mary L. Yost³, MBA, Amy E. Harlow¹, RN, BSN, Brad J. Martinsen⁴, PhD

Foluso A. Fakorede1, MD, Bynthia M. A...

Prior to the affiliation of a peripheral interventional cardiologist within BMC, the institution performed zero peripheral angiograms and 56 major amputations. In just a few short years, CVSCM facilitated an 87.5% decrease in the...

Prior to the affiliation of a...

05/19/2020

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