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Ask the Experts: Mycotic Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms: Is Endovascular Repair Definitive or Simply a Bridge Therapy?

A discussion of how to approach mycotic thoracic aortic aneurysms based on patient risk factors and comorbidities, source of infection, and type of organism.

With Konstantinos P. Donas, MD; Drosos Kotelis, MD; Audra A. Duncan, MD, FACS, FRCSC; Gregory A. Magee, MD, MSc, FACS; and Vincent L. Rowe, MD, FACS

The Sky Is the Limit: Malpractice Premiums Soar

Rising insurance costs affect physicians and patients.

By Craig McChesney, Esq

Fresh Perspectives on Thoracic Repair

By Javairiah Fatima, MD, FACS, RPVI, DFSVS; Ian M. Loftus, MD, FRCS; and Edward Y. Woo, MD

Using Covered Stents in the Carotid Arteries

An overview of the potential uses for covered stents in this anatomy, including a review of the literature and procedural considerations.

By David L. Dawson, MD

Managing Infected Thoracic Endografts

A review of presentation and diagnosis, medical and surgical management and explantation, and outcomes after explantation.

By Oliver Lyons, PhD, MRCS; Morad Sallam, MSc, MD, FRCS; Rachel Bell, MS, FRCS; and Bijan Modarai, PhD, FRCS

The Role of Atherectomy in the Femoropopliteal Artery

With the growing number of tools for femoropopliteal artery intervention, what is the role of atherectomy in the endovascular treatment of femoropopliteal artery disease?

By Ivan P. Casserly, MB, BCh

Acute Limb Ischemia Surgical Options

Can a surgical approach achieve a higher limb salvage rate, or is thrombolysis a safer and less invasive procedure?

By Ian Loftus, MD, and Peter R.F. Bell, MD

Penetrating Aortic Ulcer and Intramural Hematoma

An update on how to differentiate and manage two potentially devastating diagnoses.

By Foeke Nauta, MD; Arnoud Kamman, MD; and Santi Trimarchi, MD, PhD

The Essentials of Ischemic Wound Care

Basic care for ulcerations beyond revascularization.

By Jessica Nevins Morse, MD, and Bruce H. Gray, DO

Diagnosis and Endovascular Management of PVI

Pelvic venous insufficiency remains an underdiagnosed but treatable cause of chronic pelvic pain.

By Carl M. Black, MD; Kelly Thorpe, NP; and Ryan Nielsen, MD

From Trauma to Treatment: Optimizing Vascular Trauma Patient Management

A look at improving the care of traumatic vascular injuries in a new era of vascular surgery.

By Vahram Ornekian, MD, MS; Jack Sava, MD; and Rajesh K. Malik, MD, RPVI

Relative No-Stent Zones in the Femoropopliteal Arteries

Technological considerations for the infrainguinal arterial bed from one cardiology-based team.

By Gary M. Ansel, MD, FACC; Charles F. Botti Jr, MD, FACC; and Mitchell J. Silver, DO, FACC