Treating the Small Saphenous Vein - Endovascular Today
Treating the Small Saphenous Vein. Anatomical considerations and techniques for treating the SSV and junctional tributaries. By Steve Elias, MD, FACS, FACPh, and Neil Khilnani, MD. Small saphenous vein (SSV) reflux is an important and often overlooked cause of superficial venous insufficiency. It is present in about one-sixth of patients with ...
Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms: At What Size Should We Intervene?
Thoracic aortic aneurysm (TAA) is a potentially life-threatening disorder that without intervention carries a poor prognosis. Once diagnosed, the 3-year survival for large degenerative TAAs (> 60 mm in diameter) is approximately 20%. 1 Hospital admissions in the United Kingdom for TAAs have doubled in the last decade, and von Allmen and colleagues reported a TAA hospital admission rate of nine ...
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October 25, 2024—Jupiter Endovascular, Inc. announced that the first patient has been treated in the SPIRARE II United States pivotal study of the Vertex pulmonary embolectomy system. News and information on minimally invasive vascular disease therapies, covering peripheral vascular disease, aneurysms, stroke, hypertension, dialysis access ...
JAN M. SLOVES, RVT, RCS, FASE; AND JOSE I. ALMEIDA, MD, FACS, RPVI, RVTOverthe past 2 decades, duplex u. trasound has impacted venous anatomic nomenclature, diagnosis, and treatment. With the growth of interventional procedures for venous dise. se, duplex ultrasound has become the cornerstone for diagnosis and treatment.
Iliac Vein Stenting: Best Practices for Patient Safety and Successful ...
For a chronically occluded vein, stent sizing can be based on known normal diameters of iliac veins: 14 to 16 mm for the CIV, 12 to 14 mm for the external iliac vein (EIV), and 10 to 12 mm for the CFV. 19 The length of stent (s) needed is determined most efficiently by the IVUS catheter, which has radiopaque markers.
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October 30, 2024—Merit Medical Systems, Inc. recently announced the United States launch of its Siege vascular plug, which received FDA 510 (k) clearance earlier this year. Vesalio Initiates Real-World Study of pVasc Thrombectomy System. October 30, 2024—Vesalio recently announced the initiation of a prospective, single-arm, multicenter ...
CT Venography: Technique and Indications - Endovascular Today
CT Venography: Technique and Indications. A brief summary of how to perform indirect and direct CT venography and when this imaging modality can be helpful in diagnosing venous disease. By Ana Marija Alduk, MD, PhD, and Gerard O'Sullivan, MD. CT venography (CTV) is not a particularly well-validated technique, with most data derived from ...
Yttrium-90 Radioembolization Mapping and Therapy
T he use of minimally invasive procedures to manage primary and metastatic liver cancer has become increasingly common with the rising incidence of hepatic malignancies. Radioembolization, also known as selective internal radiation therapy or radiation microsphere therapy, is a complex yet minimally invasive procedure that aims to selectively deliver high doses of internal radiation using an ...
Iliac Intervention and Management of the ... - Endovascular Today
CTA improves preoperative planning. Calcified lesions, particularly at the iliac ostium, are best treated with balloon-expandable stents. SESs are generally more appropriate for EIAs, although the Viabahn VBX device has been shown to be just as effective5. Covered stents provide greater durability and safety compared to bare-metal stents.
VENOUS VOL. 19, NO. 7 JULY 2020ENDOVASCULAR TODAY 55 CEAP 2020: Understanding and Applying the Updated Chronic Venous Disease Classifications Dr. Teresa Carman interviews Dr. Fedor Lurie to explore the processes by which the 2020 CEAP