Articles & Issues

Objective: The risks of myocardial infarction (MI) and stroke after abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) resection are not known. Prophylaxis with aspirin and statins is not generally recommended, although...

Objective: We investigated the intraobserver and interobserver variability of using semiautomatic finite element analysis to calculate the von Mises stress and peak wall rupture risk (PWRR) in patient...

Background and Purpose: Although the benefit of carotid endarterectomy (CEA) in reducing the risk of stroke in selected symptomatic and asymptomatic patients has been well documented, the higher incid...

Objective: Congestive heart failure (CHF) is a highly prevalent comorbidity among patients with symptomatic peripheral arterial disease. The effect of CHF on the procedural success of endovascular tre...

Objective: The aim of this study was to determine if statin therapy improves clinical outcomes after endovascular intervention in patients with critical limb ischemia (CLI). Methods: A retrospective r...

Background: Phosphodiesterase inhibitors have been shown to improve claudication-limited exercise performance in patients with peripheral artery disease. K-134, a novel phosphodiesterase inhibitor, wa...

The increasingly aggressive endovascular management of tibial artery occlusive disease is understandable given the fact that endovascular surgeons have routinely acquired increased technical skill and...

Objective: Small numbers of patients have advanced renal and mesenteric vascular disease requiring treatment. Open surgical treatment has been considered high risk, and the advent of endovascular inte...

Dr Jeffrey Indes (New Haven, Conn). I would like to thank the PVSS for the opportunity to discuss this paper and thank Dr Modrall for giving me the manuscript and for how well written it is. He and hi...

Background: Several published studies with a small sample size have reported differing results of duplex ultrasound (DUS) utilizing different threshold velocities in detecting significant stenosis of ...

Objective: This prospective multicenter investigation was conducted to define the repeatability of duplex-based identification of venous reflux and the relative effect of key parameters on the reprodu...

Objective: Patients with healed venous ulcers often experience recurrence of ulceration, despite the use of long-term compression therapy. This study examines the effect of closing incompetent superfi...

Objective: We assessed the impact of endovenous ablation of incompetent superficial (great saphenous [GSV] and small saphenous [SSV]) and perforator (posterior tibial [PTPV]) veins on the healing rate...

Objective: Most arteriovenous hemodialysis grafts fail ≤18 months after implantation, most commonly due to intimal hyperplasia at the venous anastomosis. This open prospective study compared balloon a...

Objective: Endothelial cell (EC) migration is essential for arterial healing after angioplasty. Oxidized low-density lipoproteins and oxidative stress decrease EC migration in vitro. The objective of ...

Background: An inflammatory reaction in vascular tissue is a potential factor linking restenosis after angioplasty. Although cilostazol, a selective phosphodiesterase type 3 inhibitor that is a unique...

Adventitial cystic disease of the vein is a rare vascular anomaly with 32 reported cases. A 5-year-old boy initially presented with painless leg swelling. He was misdiagnosed with deep vein thrombosis...

We report a case of a 58-year-old male patient who underwent successful endovenous radiofrequency ablation of the left great saphenous vein for CEAP class 4a venous disease. On the third postoperative...

Missile embolism into the cerebral circulation is a very unusual complication of shotgun wounds to the chest or neck. We report a case of an 11-year-old boy who sustained an air gunshot wound and pell...

Vascular Ehlers-Danlos (VED) represents a rare disorder in which a defect in collagen synthesis renders vessels to be extremely fragile. We report the successful repair of a subclavian artery pseudoan...

A 60-year-old man presented with intense right knee and thigh pain as well as weakness in his right lower extremity. Two months prior, he had sudden onset of severe low back pain and presented to his ...

Background: Controversy persists as to whether all calf vein thrombi should be treated with anticoagulation or observed with duplex surveillance. We performed a systematic review of the literature to ...

“Only one who devotes himself to a cause with his whole strength and soul can be a true master. For this reason mastery demands all of a person”–Albert Einstein

The recent American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association guideline recommended carotid artery stenting (CAS) as an alternative to carotid endarterectomy (CEA) for symptomatic patients. Thi...

Dr Jason Lee (Stanford, Calif). Dr Dalsing correctly points out that with the advent of new training paradigms in vascular surgery, we will have to study not only the reasons students and residents ch...

Conventional techniques for central venous recanalization are successful in crossing most lesions but still fail in many patients. We used a radiofrequency wire in these failed cases. We report three ...

In 2010, CPT code 36147 was created and bundles the work of establishing single catheter access with the diagnostic contrast imaging of the dialysis circuit. In 2012, the introductory wording was upda...

Greater body mass index (BMI) is associated with peripheral arterial disease (PAD) in healthy older patients who never smoked.

Antiplatelet therapy and statin therapy are associated with reductions in the occurrence of venous thromboembolisim (VTE) with a dose related response of statins.

Szilagyi III infections are safely and effectively treated both short and long term with negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT).