News and information on minimally invasive vascular disease therapies, covering peripheral vascular disease, aneurysms, stroke, hypertension, dialysis access, and venous issues.

Study Examines Nationwide Trends in Aortic Aneurysm Admissions and Repairs. January 31, 2025—In a multicenter, retrospective review of patients admitted with intact and ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs), thoracic aortic aneurysms (TAAs), and thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms (TAAAs), Conroy et al found that use of endovascular and complex endovascular techniques increased over the ...

Deep Venous Disease Patient Advocacy. Moderator Suresh Vedantham, MD, asks Leslie Lake, Volunteer President of the National Blood Clot Alliance and bilateral PE survivor, about patient and physician engagement in the organization, educational and outreach initiatives in deep vein thrombosis/pulmonary embolism, how physicians can get involved in patient advocacy, and more.

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 ...

• Malignancy/limb swelling/lymphedema. Indirect CTV is a general catch-all scan and usually is obviously abnormal or entirely normal. For example, in malignancy, there may be a large lymph node mass clearly causing venous obstruction, or in lymphedema, the scan looks absolutely normal ().• Chronic iliofemoral venous obstruction (cases in which there is a swollen leg).

Endovascular Today (ISSN 1551-1944 print and ISSN 2689-792X online) is a publication dedicated to bringing you comprehensive coverage of all the latest technology, techniques, and developments in the endovascular field.

E ndovascular aortic aneurysm repair (EVAR) has become the first choice of treatment in patients with abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) and suitable anat omy. Approximately 40% of the patients do not meet the anatomical requirements for EVAR because of inadequate necks or involvement of side branches.

When imaging confirms the presence of a pulmonary embolism (PE), physicians must determine the best treatment approach for each patient by taking a balanced look at the efficacy and safety of intervention. Several clinical and imaging factors can help determine the best approach in …

The Serranator® PTA Serration Balloon Catheter in Practice. Dr. Bitton-Faiwiszewski shares his experience treating ATK and BTK disease in an underserved patient population, plus provides results of POBA versus Serranator in a case example.

November 4, 2024—The first clinical use of the Javelin peripheral intravascular lithotripsy (IVL) catheter (Shockwave Medical) for the treatment of peripheral artery disease (PAD) was evaluated in pooled data from the premarket, prospective, single-arm Mini S feasibility study and the FORWARD PAD investigational device exemption (IDE) study. The Javelin device features a forward-shifted IVL ...