January 2009 Issue - Endovascular Today

Table of Contents

Issue

January 2009

EVAR: What's next?

A look at the clinical challenges and unmet needs facing endovascular aneurysm repair.

Supplement

Performance in EVAR

Advanced Techniques With the GORE EXCLUDER Device to Treat Challenging AAA Anatomies.

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In This Issue

Chief Medical Editor's Page

Current Trends and Future Directions

By Takao Ohki, MD, PhD, Chief Medical Editor

Techniques

Fenestrated Endografting for the Treatment of Descending Thoracic Aneurysms

A series of custom fenestrations including an in-situ fenestration of the celiac and superior mesenteric arteries to improve distal fixation during thoracic endovascular aneurysm repair.

By Erin H. Murphy, MD; J. Michael Dimaio, MD; H. Michael Lewis, MD; Taylor Smith, MD; and Frank R. Arko, MD

Optimal Vessel Sizing in Peripheral Vascular Interventions

Treating the peripheral and infrapopliteal arteries like the LAD.

By David E. Allie, MD; Chris J. Hebert, RT(R), RCIS; Raghotham R. Patlola, MD; Agostino Ingraldi, MD; and Craig M. Walker, MD

Cover Story

The Next Generation of Aortic Endografts

Developing trends and new technologies.

By David H. Deaton, MD

Complications of EVAR

Is endovascular aneurysm repair still worth the trouble?

By Robert S. Dieter, MD, RVT; Jeffrey Freihage, MD; Pranab Das, MD; Leonardo Clavijo, MD; Sohail Ikram, MD; Krishna Mannava, MD; John P. Pacanowski Jr, MD; AravinDa Nanjundappa, MD, RVT; and Theodore Ang Tan, MD

EVAR Access: Past, Present, and Future

Difficult iliac and femoral access anatomy remains a challenging obstacle in endovascular aneurysm repair.

By Edward Y. Woo, MD

Advances in Distal Migration of Endografts

Innovative techniques to prevent endograft migration and type I endoleak.

By Zvonimir Krajcer, MD, FACC, and Maaz Ghouri, MD, MRCS

Fillable Endovascular Aneurysm Repair

An early look at a next-generation EVAR technology that may address some current limitations and improve clinical outcomes.

By Carlos Donayre, MD; George E. Kopchok, BS; and Rodney A. White, MD

Meeting an Unmet Need

Should vascular surgery be performed in Cameroon, Africa?

By T. Peter Kingham, MD; Marc Leroy Guifo, MD; and Bart E. Muhs, MD, PhD

EVAR: Progress and Promise

Juan Carlos Parodi, MD, the inventor of endovascular aneurysm repair, discusses the obstacles that have been overcome and the innovations on the horizon.

By Juan Carlos Parodi, MD

An Interview With Bart Dolmatch, MD

Radiologist Bart Dolmatch, MD, shares the unique aspects of the CiDA meeting and offers advice to those considering adding dialysis access management to their practice.

By Bart Dolmatch, MD

Innovations

Assisted Compression Device Update