May 2026 Issue - Endovascular Today

Table of Contents

Issue

May 2026

CLTI: Evidence, Tools, & Tactics

Clinical trial updates and nuanced approaches to complex limb preservation scenarios.

Supplement

Defeat Cold Feet #PounceIt

The Pounce™ LP Thrombectomy System rapidly removes acute-to-chronic thrombi or emboli in tibial arteries.

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Guest Chief Medical Editor's Page

CLTI: Evidence, Tools, and Tactics

By Jos C. van den Berg, MD, PhD

Cover Stories

Podiatry Perspectives: Key Trends in Limb Preservation and Future Directions

Exploring modern limb preservation through a podiatry lens, highlighting biomechanics, offloading, multidisciplinary care, psychosocial support, and emerging technologies.

With David G. Armstrong, DPM, MD, PhD

The Latest From BEST-CLI: Ongoing Work and New Directions

Follow-up analyses and substudies, expanding research questions, imaging and AI initiatives, and the evolution of a global CLTI research network.

By Michael B. Strong, MA; Alik Farber, MD, MBA; Kenneth Rosenfield, MD, MHCDS; and Matthew Menard, MD

Successful Bailout: Key Decisions and Techniques to Master

Experts discuss when to pivot, how to escalate, and which bailout strategies deliver success in complex CTO interventions.

With Yolanda Bryce, MD, RPVI; Edward T.C. Choke, MBBS, FRCS, PhD; Andrew Holden, MD; and Bruno Migliara, MD

Perspectives on Modern Lower Extremity Revascularization Trials

Insights from the FDA Center for Devices and Radiological Health on CLTI clinical trial design and conduct, including endpoint evolution and application of surrogate endpoints, advantages and disadvantages of adaptive trial designs, and more.

With Misti Malone, PhD, and Donna Buckley, MD

Applicability of OCT in Below-the-Knee Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty

Rationale for use of optical coherence tomography during BTK intervention, procedural steps, limitations, and future considerations.

By Chrissy van Wely, MD; Rens J. Oosterveld, MD; Lieke C.D. Brugman, MSc; Ozan Yazar, MD, PhD; and Lee H. Bouwman, MD, PhD

Must-Haves and Wishlists for BTK Devices

Experts weigh in on device limitations, imaging gaps, and the future of innovation in the below-the-knee space.

With Marianne Brodmann, MD; Yann Gouëffic, MD, PhD; and Michael C. Siah, MD

Featured Technology

Sponsored by Stryker Peripheral Vascular

The LimFlow® TADV System: Taking CLTI Patients From “No Option” to “Next Option”

Purpose-built innovation, durable evidence, and the imperative to treat earlier.

With Daniel Clair, MD; Mehdi H. Shishehbor, DO, MPH, PhD; Steven Abramowitz, MD; Michael C. Siah, MD; Yana Etkin, MD; and Miguel Manzur, MD

May 2026 Supplement

Defeat Cold Feet #PounceIt

The Pounce™ LP Thrombectomy System rapidly removes acute-to-chronic thrombi or emboli in tibial arteries.

In This Issue

May 2026 Supplement

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