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Forty years after inventing the balloon catheter, Dr. Fogarty reflects on life as an innovator and an oenophile.

By Thomas Fogarty, MD

The First Minimally Invasive Therapy

Endovascular Surgery: How We Arrived Here

“…a minimal incision, limited potential for complications, short hospitalization, and rapid recovery are obvious advantages.” —Edward B. Diethrich, MD1

By John Bergan, MD, FACS, FACPh, FRCS Hon. (Eng.)

“Insui Shigen: When one drinks water, show respect to the person who dug the well.”

By Takao Ohki, MD, PhD, Chief Medical Editor

Innovations

Renegade HI-FLO Microcatheter

Inventing Success

Interviews and insights from some of the biggest hitters of all time!

By Paul Gianneschi

An Interview with Jacques Busquet, MD

The president of ISES explains the society's impact on the worldwide endovascular community and the current state of this specialty in France.

Forces Affecting Medical Device Innovation in the US

A perspective from one of the field's foremost physician-inventors, Thomas J. Fogarty, MD.

Distal Embolization During Percutaneous Lower Limb Interventions

Identifying specific patients and lesion types that are at high risk of distal embolization could result in improved limb salvage rates and reduced morbidity and mortality.

By Leonardo Marques, MD; Michael Preiss, MD; Stephanie Lehrke, MD; Silke Hopf-Jensen, MD; Joana Carvalho, MD; and Prof. Stefan Müller-Hülsbeck, MD

Who Determines Which Procedure Is Best?

How key industry leaders are removing device-manufacturer influence on patient procedures.

By Peter Gloviczki, MD

An Interview With David E. Allie, MD

A renowned cardiothoracic surgeon shares his experiences adopting and adapting new endovascular techniques.

By David E. Allie, MD