November 2015 Issue - Endovascular Today

Table of Contents

Issue

November 2015

TEVAR

2016 and Beyond

Supplement

Branching Out

Experts share their views on advancing endovascular technology.

Guest Chief Medical Editors' Page

TEVAR: Advances and Remaining Questions

By Edward Y. Woo, MD, and Ian M. Loftus, MD, FRCS, Guest Chief Medical Editors

Cover Stories

Upcoming Technology for Aortic Arch Aneurysms

Devices on the horizon that will allow near-total endovascular techniques to become a reality.

By Cherrie Z. Abraham, MD, and Victor M. Rodriguez, MD

A Review of New Thoracic Devices

A discussion of new stent graft designs for pathology of the thoracic aorta.

By Matthew P. Sweet, MD, and Benjamin W. Starnes, MD

Is TEVAR Safe Enough?

Weighing the risk of rupture and the benefits of treating thoracic aortic aneurysms < 6 cm.

By Benjamin O. Patterson, PhD, MRCS, and Robert J. Hinchliffe, MD, FRCS

Endovascular Options in the Descending Thoracic Aorta in CTDs

A review of the data on thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair in patients with connective tissue disorders.

By Prof. Michael Jacobs, MD, PhD; Dr. Barend Mees, MD, PhD; and Prof. Geert Willem Schurink, MD, PhD

Aneurysmal Complications of Coarctation

Is endovascular therapy now the gold standard for repair?

By Colin D. Bicknell, MD, FRCS, and Mohamad Hamady, MBChBm, FRCR

Optimal Imaging for Aortic Dissection

Choosing the best imaging modality to assess aortic dissection based on each patient's unique clinical factors.

By Young-Wook Kim, MD; Yang-Jin Park, MD; and Duk-Kyung Kim, MD

Uncomplicated Subacute Type B Dissections

Defining a protocol for timing and extent of intervention.

By Zhu Ting, MD, PhD, and Weiguo Fu, MD, PhD

Ask the Experts: Is Coverage of the Celiac Artery Without Revascularization Acceptable?

With Edward Y. Woo, MD; Manish Mehta, MD, MPH; and Jason T. Lee, MD

Ask the Experts: PAU: When Do You Intervene?

With Peter R. Nelson, MD; Ian M. Loftus, MD, FRCS; and Tilo Kölbel, MD, PhD

Featured Technology

Branching Out

Experts share their views on advancing endovascular technology.