Treatment of subacute and chronic thrombotic occlusions of lower extremity peripheral arteries with the excimer laser: a feasibility study

Nov 16, 2017 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on Treatment of subacute and chronic thrombotic occlusions of lower extremity peripheral arteries with the excimer laser: a feasibility study

Abstract Background Thrombus is highly prevalent in patients with recent symptoms (< 6 months) of claudication or limb ischemia due to an occluded culprit lower extremity vessels. Treatment of these…

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Transcatheter aortic valve replacement under monitored anesthesia care versus general anesthesia with intubation

Nov 16, 2017 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on Transcatheter aortic valve replacement under monitored anesthesia care versus general anesthesia with intubation

Abstract Aims Most transcatheter aortic valve replacement (T-AVR) using the Edwards SAPIEN transcatheter heart valve (Edwards Lifesciences, Irvine, CA) is done under general anesthesia. The present study aimed to examine…

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Back to atheroablation: renaissance or déjà vu?

Nov 16, 2017 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on Back to atheroablation: renaissance or déjà vu?

In the early 1990s atheroablation technology either by excimer laser or with atherectomy devices was introduced primarily to recanalize narrowed coronary or peripheral arteries. The initial premise was that by…

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