Lead author Charmaine E. Lok, MD, MSc, FRCP(C) discusses trends in the field, the guideline-writing process, essential elements to a comprehensive care plan, and KDOQI in the COVID 19 era. Created ...
The catheter-based approach to the repair of infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysms was first attempted in the early 1990s by both individual clinicians with "homemade" devices and start-up commercial ...
Acute limb ischemia (ALI) is caused by a sudden decrease in limb perfusion, usually producing new or worsening symptoms and signs, threatening limb viability, and can lead to death if ...
Endovascular Today: What was the standard of care prior to your invention of the endograft? Juan Parodi, MD: Until we started using endografts, the standard of care was just to do the open operation.
When our vascular fellows finish their 2-year training, they typically will not consider a job at an institution without an endovascular suite or the promise of the hospital to build them one. The ...
Chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency (CCSVI) is a hemodynamic condition in which cerebrospinal venous drainage is altered and inhibited. Outflow obstructions of the internal jugular veins (IJVs) ...
Venous stenting first emerged as a treatment for iliofemoral venous outflow obstruction in the 1990s. Recently, several factors have led to a significant increase in the volume of these procedures ...
I think the single most important variable in managing resources in treating acute and chronic deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is to understand what you’re walking into when you start a case. In the early ...