March 2018
In this Supplement
Advancing Endovascular Options
New Endovascular Devices and Insights to Extend Aortic Treatment to More Patients.
Issue
Supplement
Early Experience Using the GORE® TAG® Conformable Thoracic Stent Graft With ACTIVE CONTROL System: Why It Is My Preferred TEVAR Device
A new TEVAR delivery system allows staged, predictable endograft deployment and in situ angulation control, while avoiding windsocking and bird-beaking.
By Giovanni B. Torsello, MD; Martin Austermann, MD; and Giovanni F. Torsello, MD, BA
Precision and Accuracy in the Distal Landing Zone
A case report demonstrating the precise deployment qualities of the GORE® TAG® Conformable Thoracic Stent Graft with ACTIVE CONTROL System.
By Hence J.M. Verhagen, MD, PhD; Sander ten Raa, MD, PhD; and Marie Josee van Rijn, MD, PhD
Early Results and Lessons Learned With the GORE® TAG® Conformable Thoracic Stent Graft With ACTIVE CONTROL System
Device-related factors that are designed to overcome the existing limitations in TEVAR.
By Dittmar Böckler, MD; Moritz S. Bischoff, MD; Vera Zipse, BSc; and Philipp Geisbüsch, MD
LSA Preservation During TEVAR: Insights From the International GREAT Registry
An overview of our experience with the Conformable GORE® TAG® Thoracic Endoprosthesis.
By Dennis R. Gable, MD; and William T. Brinkman, MD
Optimizing TEVAR Outcomes in Acute and Subacute Type B Aortic Dissections
Procedural planning and intraoperative techniques to increase the likelihood of success.
By Bruce Tjaden, MD; and Ali Azizzadeh, MD, FACS
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Top 5 Articles From March 2018
What Constitutes a Compromised Aortic Neck in 2018?
Anatomic risk factors associated with an increased risk of proximal seal failure with standard EVAR in the era of device and technique advancement.
By Graeme McFarland, MD; and Jason T. Lee, MD
Abdominal Aortic Approaches
By Daniel G. Clair, MD; and Timothy A. Resch, MD, PhD
Ask the Experts: Does Treating Type II Endoleak and the Aneurysm Sac Make a Difference?
With Naiem Nassiri, MD, RPVI; Alan Dardik, MD, PhD; Hence J.M. Verhagen, MD, PhD; Stéphan Haulon, MD, PhD; Claire Watkins, MD; Dominique Fabre, MD; and Gustavo S. Oderich, MD
The Ovation Abdominal Stent Graft Creates a Patient-Specific EVAR Seal in a Variety of Anatomies
With Salem M. George Jr, MD, FACS; Venkatesh Ramaiah, MD, FACS; and Matt Thompson, MD, FRCS
Nonfenestrated Options for Treating Compromised AAA Necks
How to overcome juxtarenal AAAs.
By Cornelis G. Vos, MD, PhD; Richte C.L. Schuurmann, MSc; and Jean-Paul P.M. de Vries, MD, PhD
Top 5 from CIToday's Current Issue
Chronic Total Occlusions: What Is Clear and What Is Controversial?
With improvements in technique and patient selection, operators can safely and successfully treat patients with chronic total occlusions, but further research is needed to better answer some areas of controversy.
By Megha Prasad, MD; and Jeffrey W. Moses, MD
Developing an Ambulatory Strategy
A Q&A on the importance of considering an ambulatory surgical center or office-based lab to achieve your goals.
With Anne Beekman, RN; Jacob Turmell, DNP, RN, NP-C, ACNS-BC, CCRN-CMC; and Marc Toth, CMAA
Essentials for a CHIP Program
A comprehensive CHIP program requires a true heart team approach, specialized operator skills and training, and institutional support and resources.
By Justin Levisay, MD
Management of Balloon Undilatable CTOs
An appraisal of the available and potential device and technique options and treatment algorithms used to manage balloon undilatable lesions.
