November/December 2002 Issue - Endovascular Today

Meet the Chief Medical Editors

Endovascular Today is proud to have three of the nation's top endovascular specialists as our Chief Medical Editors. To ensure that our focus encompasses all specialists who participate in endovascular therapies, we have chosen Chief Medical Editors from the fields of interventional cardiology, interventional radiology, and vascular surgery.

By Takao Ohki, MD, PhD

Chief Medical Editor's Page

Endovascular Treatment of AAAs

By Takao Ohki, MD, PhD, Chief Medical Editor

Letters

European Viewpoint

The Lower Extremity Grading System

An objective scoring method may help interventionalists select the optimal treatment for patients with peripheral arterial disease.

By BRUCE H. GRAY, DO; SPENCE TAYLOR, MD; AND COREY KALBAUGH, BS

Renal Artery Stenosis and Renal Insufficiency

Weigh individual risks and benefits to determine whether revascularization will improve kidney function.

By DAVID J. SPINOSA, MD, AND KENNETH ROSENFIELD, MD

Uterine Fibroid Embolization

Successful patient selection is difficult, but it makes all the difference.

By GARY P. SISKIN, MD

Acute MI Intervention

Distal protection improves the outcome of coronary intervention.

By STANLEY KATZ, MD

Challenging Cases

Intermittent Claudication of the Jaw

By JAMES A.M. SMITH, DO; DANIEL PAOLANTONIO, MD; ADOLFO RODRIGUEZ, MD; CAROL MINNICH, RN, BA; AND CARLOS VOZZI, MD

Patient Selection for Endovascular AAA Repair

Interventionalists should strive to balance physiologic and anatomic risk factors.

By RICHARD M. GREEN, MD

Preprocedural Imaging

Formulate your best endograft plan with a combination of preprocedure imaging and postimaging processing.

By MAARTEN J. VAN der LAAN, MD; ROSS MILNER, MD; AND JAN D. BLANKENSTEIJN, MD

Which Endograft Is Best?

Personal recommendations for achieving the best AAA outcome.

By DIETER RAITHEL, MD

Endoleak Following AAA Repair

Problems detected during follow-up affect treatment durability and success.

By ELLEN D. DILLAVOU, MD; NAVYASH GUPTA, MD; AND MICHEL S. MAKAROUN, MD

AAA Endografting in the Cath Lab

The requirements for this procedure remain the same wherever it is performed.

By Gary M. Ansel, MD

Late Endograft Failure

Improvements in preclinical testing will help reduce the risk of failure.

By HUGH G. BEEBE, MD

Open Surgical Repair

Some AAA patients simply fare better with surgery.

By PETER J. PAPPAS, MD

Protecting Your Assets From Malpractice Claims

Three mechanisms can prevent malpractice creditors from seizing your assets.

By GIDEON ROTHSCHILD, Esq, AND DANIEL S. RUBIN, Esq

FDA Advisory Panels

What exactly are you up against—and why?

By DOROTHY B. ABEL

Innovations

5 Questions with Juan Carlos Parodi, MD

A true pioneer, Dr. Parodi surmounted adversity to develop revolutionary aneurysm endograft technology.

By Juan Carlos Parodi, MD

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