May 2018 Issue - Endovascular Today

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May 2018

CLI

Emerging Concepts In Care

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Guest Chief Medical Editors' Page

CLI: Emerging Concepts in Care

By Jos C. van den Berg, MD, PhD, and Jihad A. Mustapha, MD, FACC, FSCAI

Cover Stories

BTK Device Selection: Crossing Tools

Choosing the appropriate technique to achieve good outcomes in challenging infrapopliteal lesions.

By Osamu Iida, MD; Yosuke Hata, MD; and Toshiaki Mano, MD, PhD

Using Plaque Cap Morphology to Determine CTO Crossing Approach

Initial findings from the CTOP study and how they could apply to clinical practice.

By Fadi Saab, MD, FASE, FACC, FSCAI, and Jihad A. Mustapha, MD, FACC, FSCAI

Angiographosome-Directed Revascularization

Extending the angiosome model to targeted, real-time, angiography-guided restoration of target tissue perfusion.

By Chris Shackles, DO, MPH; Kevin “Chaim” Herman, MD; Vincent Gallo, MD; and John H. Rundback, MD

Potential Utility of Tissue Oxygen Sensors in Perfusion Monitoring

Novel microsensing technology that reflects microvascular perfusion and oxygen supply in tissue shows promise in patients with chronic limb-threatening ischemia.

By Miguel Montero-Baker, MD; Arne Schwindt, MD; and Theodosios Bisdas, MD, PhD

Considerations for the Near Future of Drug Delivery Devices Below the Knee

A global panel of limb salvage experts weighs in on the promise and pitfalls facing adoption of drug-based options.

With Marianne Brodmann, MD; Antonio Micari, MD, PhD; Jihad A. Mustapha, MD, FACC, FSCAI; and Ramon L. Varcoe, MBBS, MS, FRACS, PhD

Venous Arterialization for CLI: When, Why, and How?

Identifying appropriate patients and techniques for treating no-option CLI with percutaneous deep vein arterialization.

By Daniel A.F. van den Heuvel, MD; Michiel A. Schreve, MD; and Steven Kum, MD

European Feature Technology

Sponsored by iVascular

Best DCB Outcomes: How Next-Generation Coating Technology Influences Clinical Effectiveness

By Prof. Ulf Teichgräber, MD; Prof. Vincent Riambau, MD, PhD; and Roberto Ferraresi, MD

Departments

Innovations

An Interview With M. Victoria Marx, MD

Dr. Marx, the incoming SIR President, shares her goals for the society and the IR specialty during her term, areas that need increased awareness, and how she finds a work-life balance.

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