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Dialysis Access Interventions: What Was and What’s Flowing Next

A summary of this past year's most important papers, top headlines in dialysis access, and what to expect for the future of the field.

By James Chen, MD; Brian Holly, MD; and Mark Lessne, MD

A New Vascular Decade

By Peter A. Schneider, MD

Stroke Game Changers: Which Trials Have Most Affected Your Algorithms?

With Michael Chen, MD; Ameer Hassan, DO; and James Milburn, MD, MMM, FACR, FSNIS

Modern Pathways in Vascular Care

By Peter A. Schneider, MD

Renal Vein Stenting for Nutcracker Syndrome

A potentially less-invasive treatment for a rare but debilitating condition.

By James L. Guzzo, MD, and Heitham T. Hassoun, MD, FACS

The Mechanical Environment of Peripheral Arteries

Advancing device design with improved mechanical testing and computational modeling.

By James E. Moore Jr, PhD; Scott Anderson, PE, BME; and Michael R. Moreno, PhD

Stroke Care Trends During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Three neurointerventionalists share their experiences treating stroke amidst the pandemic, thoughts on why some institutions are seeing a lower incidence of stroke, and a look at the Society for NeuroInterventional Surgery’s public awareness initiative.

With Dorothea Altschul, MD, FAHA; Richard P. Klucznik, MD; and James Milburn, MD, FACR

Creating CLI Teams

The VIVA Physicians' Vascular Leaders Forum offers guidance on core competencies and quality measures for establishing multidisciplinary CLI care teams.

By John H. Rundback, MD; Tony S. Das, MD; Peter A. Schneider, MD; and Michael R. Jaff, DO; on behalf of the VLF participants

BCLC Staging and Treatment Algorithm: Does It Cover All?

The Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer staging system is a commonly used algorithm for the management of HCC; however, there are key deviations in contemporary practice.

By Altan Ahmed, MD, MSc; Richard Kim, MD; Daniel A. Anaya, MD, MSHCT, FACS; and Bela Kis, MD, PhD, FSIR

Peripheral Paclitaxel Update

Lessons on the use of paclitaxel-coated devices in femoropopliteal disease from the long-term RCT and registry data.

By Peter A. Schneider, MD

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

Endovascular Treatment of Iliocaval DVT

A new therapeutic approach using an aspiration cannula and circuit.

By Ripal T. Gandhi, MD; David Quintana, MD; Melanie Schernthaner, MD; Constantino Peña, MD; Andrew Hall, MD; Niberto Moreno, MD; James F. Benenati, MD; and Barry T. Katzen, MD

Surgical Fistula Creation: Techniques for Ensuring Maturation and Long-Term Utility

A guide to patient selection and a step-by-step approach to AVF creation.

By Joshua Gabel, MD, and Richard F. Neville, MD, FACS, DFSVS

Progress in Amputation Prevention

By Jihad A. Mustapha, MD, FACC, FSCAI, Guest Chief Medical Editor

An Interview With James Milburn, MD, FACR

The neurointerventional radiologist from Ochsner discusses stroke therapy’s revolution, the next breakthrough procedures, keys to mentorship, and music choices in the lab.

Uterine Fibroid Embolization Progresses

James B. Spies, MD, MPH, discusses the status of UFE and why it can be rewarding in an interventional practice if referral barriers can be overcome.

Stent Graft Use in Cephalic Vein Arch Stenosis: Why, When, and How?

An overview of anatomic and patient considerations in cephalic arch stenosis and our approach to managing this complication for dialysis access.

By Andrew Wigham, BSc, MBBS, FRCR, and James Gilbert, BM BS, MA(Ed), FRCS

James Joye, DO

Dr. James Joye, inventor of cryoplasty, discusses his experiences developing the procedure, bias in medicine, and the latest initiatives of VIVA Physicians.

By James Joye, DO

An Interview with James F. Benenati, MD

At the forefront of peripheral vascular therapy, Dr. Benenati discusses fellows training at Baptist Cardiac and Vascular Institute (BCVI), women's health treatments, and what sets ISET 2008 apart.

By James F. Benenati, MD