October 2011 Issue - Endovascular Today

Table of Contents

Issue

October 2011

Under Review

A closer look at the current state of SFA intervention.

Supplement

Venous Solutions

Current technologies for treating an expanding population of patients with vascular disease.

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In This Issue

Chief Medical Editor's Page

SFA: A Closer Look

By John R. Laird, MD

Cover Stories

SFA Trials, Devices, and Decisions

An expert panel provides candid perspectives on issues facing current clinical trials and the regulatory environment, adopting new technologies, and daily decision making in busy peripheral practices.
Featuring Gary M. Ansel, MD, FACC; Michael D. Dake, MD; Lawrence A. Garcia, MD; John R. Laird, MD; and Peter A. Schneider, MD

Atherectomy Today: Go Slow to Finish Fast

An update on the newest generation of atherectomy devices and how this technique is currently being used to treat peripheral vascular disease.

By Jihad A. Mustapha, MD, FACC, FSCAI

The Mechanical Environment of Peripheral Arteries

Advancing device design with improved mechanical testing and computational modeling.

By James E. Moore Jr, PhD; Scott Anderson, PE, BME; and Michael R. Moreno, PhD

Intraluminal Versus Subintimal Approach to Chronic Total Occlusions

The pros and cons of each approach for challenging femoropopliteal crossing.

By John P. Pigott, MD, FACS

Treatment Options for Femoropopliteal In-Stent Restenosis

A look at the present and future management of ISR.

By Faramarz Tehrani, MD; Khung Keong Yeo, MD; and John R. Laird, MD

One Question: Which therapeutic option do you most often use to treat in-stent restenosis in the SFA and why?

Featuring James D. Joye, DO, FACC, FSCAI; Nabeel R. Rana, MD; Jos C. van den Berg, MD, PhD; John H. Rundback, MD, FAHA, FSVM, FSIR; Mahmood Razavi, MD; Paul R. Lucas, MD, FACS, RPVI

Vessel Update

Pelvic Congestion Syndrome Update

Diagnostic and therapeutic options for this often unrecognized condition and one center's approach to treatment.

By Colleen J. Moore, MD

Challenging Cases

Snorkeling and EVAR of Five Aneurysms in a Single Patient

How to perform the snorkel technique to ensure preservation of pelvic flow.

By Donald J. Voelker, MD, FACC, FSCAI, FSCCT; Rajiv K. Sharma; Nicky Pipkin, MD, FACS; Harvinder Dod, MD, FACC; and Rakesh K. Sharma, MD, FACC, FSCAI, FSCCT

Departments

Innovations

An Interview With Hence J.M. Verhagen, MD, PhD

An expert on endovascular aneurysm repair explains some of his techniques, tools for overcoming challenging anatomy, and the postprocedural risks involved.