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After the Meta-Analysis…

By Sabine Steiner, MD, and Ramon L. Varcoe, MBBS, MS, FRACS, PhD

Panel Discussion: Endovascular Therapies for TASC C and D Femoropopliteal Disease

Prof. Ramon L. Varcoe asks Drs. Herbert D. Aronow, Darren B. Schneider, and Sabine Steiner about current evidence for treatment of TASC C and D lesions, their preferred access and approach to advanced disease, if lesion location affects decision-making, and which new therapies hold promise for treating these complex lesions.

Ask the Experts

What are your primary solutions for stent graft migration? Have you seen upward migration in the iliacs? How do you manage this?

With Edward Woo, MD; Ross Milner, MD; Ramon L. Varcoe, MD, FRACS; Dittmar Böckler, MD; Ramesh K. Tripathi, MD, FRCS, FRACS; and William D. Jordan, Jr, MD

Ask the Experts

What are your primary solutions for stent graft migration? Have you seen upward migration in the iliacs? How do you manage this?

With Edward Woo, MD; Ross Milner, MD; Ramon L. Varcoe, MD, FRACS; Dittmar Böckler, MD; Ramesh K. Tripathi, MD, FRCS, FRACS; and William D. Jordan, Jr, MD

Ask the Experts

What are your primary solutions for stent graft migration? Have you seen upward migration in the iliacs? How do you manage this?

With Edward Woo, MD; Ross Milner, MD; Ramon L. Varcoe, MD, FRACS; Dittmar Böckler, MD; Ramesh K. Tripathi, MD, FRCS, FRACS; and William D. Jordan, Jr, MD

Panel Discussion: Exploring the Paclitaxel Safety Signal

Experts discuss considerations in trial design, adjudication, and paths forward.

With Marianne Brodmann, MD; William Gray, MD; Peter A. Schneider, MD; Ramon L. Varcoe, MBBS, MS, FRACS, PhD; and Thomas Zeller, MD, PhD

The State of Stenting in Below-the-Knee Applications

Assessing stent options and additional technologies for below-the-knee interventions.

By Nedal Katib, MBBCh BAO, MS, FRACS, and Ramon L. Varcoe, MBBS, MS, FRACS, PhD, MMed (ClinEpi)

Roundtable Discussion: The Future of the Vascular Meeting

Leading physicians who play an active role in the development of meetings in the vascular space offer insight into the evolving landscape of conferences.

Moderator: Ramon L. Varcoe, MBBS, MS, FRACS, PhD, MMed(ClinEpi);
Panelists: Venita Chandra, MD; Afshin Gangi, MD, PhD; Tara M. Mastracci, MD, FRCSC; and Parag J. Patel, MD, MS, FSIR

Ask the Experts: What Will Dominate the Next Era in SFA Therapy?

Experts discuss the current era of drug-eluting technologies and what might come next.

With Koen Deloose, MD; Craig Walker, MD; and Ramon L. Varcoe, MBBS, MS, FRACS, PhD

Are DRS Ready for Prime Time in the Infrapopliteal Circulation?

A review of current-generation below-the-knee drug-eluting resorbable scaffolds, focusing on their appropriate use and where they are headed next.

By Abigail L. Kleine and Ramon L. Varcoe, MBBS, MS, FRACS, PhD, MMed(ClinEpi)

Hybrid Surgery Techniques for the Treatment of Critical Limb Ischemia

An overview of combined open surgical and endovascular approaches to managing limb-threatening multilevel disease.

By Shannon D. Thomas, BMedSc Hons, MBBS (Hons), FRACS; Andrew F. Lennox, MBBS, MSc, FRACS; and Ramon L. Varcoe, MBBS, MS, FRACS

Ask the Experts: Perfect Pairing: Which Stent Properties Are the Best Match for Drug-Coated Balloons?

Experts weigh in on properties of available stent technology and which combinations could be used to improve femoropopliteal disease outcomes.

With Stavros Spiliopoulos, MD, PhD, EBIR; Ramon L. Varcoe, MBBS, MS, FRACS, PhD; Mark W. Burket, MD; and Thomas Zeller, MD

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

Ask the Experts: What Is Your Top Tip on How to Safely and Efficiently Cross a Lower Extremity CTO?

Experts discuss their access approaches to and techniques for crossing chronic total occlusions.

With John A. Phillips, MD; Saher Sabri, MD, FSIR; Ramon L. Varcoe, MBBS, MS, FRACS, PhD; Sabine Steiner, MD; and Osamu Iida, MD

Ask the Experts: How Can Current Endpoints in Below-the-Knee Clinical Trials Be Improved?

Experts discuss how to better align trial endpoints for improved assessment of below-the-knee outcomes in patients with critical limb ischemia.

With Thomas Zeller, MD; Mahmood K. Razavi, MD, FSIR, FSVM; Ramon L. Varcoe, MBBS, MS, FRACS, PhD; and Marianne Brodmann, MD

Drug Delivery From ATK to BTK: What Is on the Horizon?

Experts discuss differences in drug delivery between ATK and BTK, the future of sirolimus-coated balloons, device innovation in the infrapopliteal arteries, where drug-eluting bioresorbable scaffolds fit into the BTK algorithm, and the most significant unmet needs.

With moderator Ramon L. Varcoe, MBBS, MS, FRACS, PhD, MMed(ClinEpi), and panelists Marianne Brodmann, MD; Osamu Iida, MD, PhD; Sahil A. Parikh, MD; and Peter A. Schneider, MD

Roundtable Discussion: Paclitaxel in PAD: Where We Stand

A panel discussion on the current state of paclitaxel in peripheral artery disease, including how device use has changed, conversations with patients about safety and informed consent, key lessons learned, and how to move forward.

With Daniel J. Bertges, MD; Theodosios Bisdas, MD; Bruce H. Gray, DO, FSCAI, MSVM; Ramon L. Varcoe, MBBS, MS, FRACS, PhD; and Sabine Steiner, MD; with additional commentary by Jos C. van den Berg, MD, PhD

Utility of Registry Analysis of Long-Term EVAR Trends

Moderator Jack Cronenwett, MD, asks a group of expert panelists about improving EVAR follow-up across patient populations, advantages and limitations of registry data to evaluate devices, efforts to link data across registries, and how to support future study efforts.

With Benjamin Brooke, MD, PhD, FACS, DFSVS; Philip P. Goodney, MD, MS; Kevin Mani, MD, PhD, FEBVS; Marc Schermerhorn, MD; Ramon L. Varcoe, MBBS, MS, FRACS, PhD, MMed (ClinEpi); and Grace J. Wang, MD, MSCE