Background Thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) may be associated with a risk of spinal cord ischemia (SCI). Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) drainage has emerged as an effective adjunct to reduce SCI…
Background Transcatheter delivery of thrombolytic therapy is an effective tool in the treatment of acute deep venous thrombosis (DVT). We sought to determine an effective and safe thrombolytic regimen with…
Background Maximal expansion of nitinol self-expanding stents (n-SES) implanted in the superficial femoral artery (SFA) could be influenced by pre-implant debulking or post-dilation strategies which may affect clinical outcomes. Methods…
Objectives Balloon angioplasty of aortic coarctation is growing these years. In this study, we reviewed and evaluated the results of balloon angioplasty of aortic coarctation in nine adults after 6…
Background Percutaneous recanalization of chronic iliac and superficial femoral artery occlusions is a technically challenging procedure. It is associated with a relevant technical failure rate of up to 25% depending…
Objectives The ARMOUR trial is a pivotal, prospective, multicenter, nonrandomized trial to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of cerebral protection with the MO.MA proximal cerebral protection device in high surgical…
Background Transplant renal artery stenosis (TRAS) is an oft-unrecognized and potentially reversible cause of hypertension, volume overload, and allograft dysfunction in the renal transplant recipient. Definitive diagnosis and management of…
Introduction Recent evidence indicates that the use of embolic protection devices (EPD) increases the safety of carotid artery stenting (CAS) which may be associated with clinically silent cerebral lesions. Data…
Introduction The treatment of concomitant carotid and coronary disease is still controversial. Combined surgery is associated with an increased risk (Naylor et al., 2003). Carotid artery stenting (CAS) is rapidly…
Background Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) of chronic total occlusions (CTO) comprises 10–20% of all coronary interventions. Recent advances in PCI materials, devices, approaches, and techniques have allowed operators to tackle…
