August 2008 Issue - Endovascular Today

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August 2008

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Chief Medical Editor's Page

Venous Update

By Barry T. Katzen, MD, Chief Medical Editor

Imaging & Diagnostics

Peripheral Artery Composition Evaluated With OCT

Optical coherence tomography is poised to deliver the same high-resolution imaging of the peripheral vasculature as it has in the coronary arteries.

By J. Jacob Mancuso, MD; Kiran Cheruku, MD; Nate J. Kemp, PhD; Thomas Milner, PhD; Christopher Banas; Fermin Tio, MD; and Marc D. Feldman, MD

Challenging Cases

Dissociation and Removal of a Carotid Thrombus

A discussion of this minimally invasive technique and a comprehensive literature review of the different options for the treatment of a carotid thrombus.

By Emad Kandil, MD; Ahmed Sawas, MD; Presley Swann, MD; Gary Gwertzman, MD; and Jonathan Deitch, MD

Techniques

Hybrid Procedures in the Treatment of Carotid Stenosis

A feasible technique applied to complex carotid plaque and anatomy.

By Elena Y. Rakhlin, MD; Ronald M. Fairman, MD; Jeffrey P. Carpenter, MD; Grace J. Wang, MD; Benjamin M. Jackson, MD; and Edward Y. Woo, MD

Cover Story

PE in DVT Roundtable

A panel of experts discusses treatment options, pitfalls, and unanswered questions.

By Peter A. Soukas, MD; Kwame Amankwah, MD, MSc, FACS; and Anthony Venbrux, MD

Oral Contraceptives and Deep Vein Thrombosis

Are oral contraceptives a risk factor for progression to DVT in patients with undiagnosed May-Thurner anatomy?

By Erin H. Murphy, MD; Charles M. Davis III, BS; and Frank R. Arko, MD

Treating the Small Saphenous Vein

Anatomical considerations and techniques for treating the SSV and junctional tributaries.

By Steve Elias, MD, FACS, FACPh, and Neil Khilnani, MD

DVT: The Patient's Perspective

When the senior peripheral marketing manager for a mechanical thrombectomy device manufacturer learned he had a deep vein thrombosis, he learned firsthand the frustrations of being a DVT patient.

By Dan Janse

Featured Technology

The New Benchmark in Hydrophilic Wires?

By David J. Burkart, MD, and John J. Borsa, MD

Innovations

An Interview with Kieran Murphy, MD

A renowned interventional neuroradiologist discusses the state of endovascular intervention in the US, explains his recent decision to move to Canada, and offers his advice to new physicians.

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