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Update to TASC II Guidelines Addresses Below-the-Knee PAD

August 5, 2015—The International Society of Endovascular Specialists (ISES) announced the publication of the latest update of the Inter-Society Consensus for the Management of Peripheral Arterial Disease (TASC II) guidelines for the management of patients with peripheral arterial disease (PAD) in the society’s Journal of Endovascular Therapy (JEVT, 2015;22:657-671).

Shockwave Medical’s Intravascular Lithotripsy System Evaluated in Three Published Studies

June 28, 2021—Shockwave Medical, Inc. announced the publication of evaluations of the safety, efficacy, and mechanism of the benefit of the company’s intravascular lithotripsy (IVL) for the treatment of coronary and peripheral artery disease (PAD).

SCAI Addresses Transradial Access for Coronary and Peripheral Interventions

November 15, 2011—The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) announced the publication of a paper that examines the value, technique, and best practices for performing angioplasty via the radial artery in the wrist.

FDA Advisory Panel Recommends Expanded CAS Indication for Abbott Vascular's RX Acculink

January 26, 2011—Abbott Vascular (Santa Clara, CA) announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Circulatory System Devices Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee voted that, for symptomatic and asymptomatic carotid artery disease patients at standard surgical risk, there is reasonable assurance that the benefits of carotid artery stenting (CAS) with the company's RX Acculink carotid stent system outweigh its risks.

CREST Data Show Equivalence Between CAS and CEA

February 26, 2010—Long-awaited results from the CREST (Carotid Revascularization Endarterectomy Versus Stenting Trial) study were presented today for the first time at the American Stroke Association's Annual International Stroke Conference 2010, which convened on February 24–26 in San Antonio, Texas.

European ICSS Study Concludes CAS Not as Effective as CEA in the Short-Term

February 25, 2010—Findings from the International Carotid Stenting Study (ICSS) suggest that in the short-term, carotid artery stenting (CAS) was neither as safe nor as effective at preventing stroke as carotid endarterectomy (CEA).

ICSS Study Concludes CAS Not Equal to CEA in Short-Term

February 25, 2010—Findings from the International Carotid Stenting Study (ICSS) suggest that in the shortterm, carotid artery stenting (CAS) was neither as safe nor as effective at preventing stroke as carotid endarterectomy (CEA).

In Memoriam: Medtech Pioneer Dr. Thomas J. Fogarty, 1934-2025

January 14, 2026—Family, friends, and colleagues are remembering Thomas J. Fogarty, MD, who died at age 91 on December 28, 2025.