Comprehensive Venous Care

In This Issue

Guest Chief Medical Editors Erin H. Murphy & Stephen A. Black asked physicians who have demonstrated mastery of venous disease & dedication to comprehensive, appropriate, & intentional care to write on topics focusing on refining techniques & guiding field expansion.

COVER STORIES

Erin H. Murphy, MD, explores the definitions and needs for comprehensive care of the venous patient, with notes on progress made and challenges to overcome, including fragmented practice patterns and gaps in venous training.

Drs. Stephen A. Black & Bhavesh Natha address challenges with deep venous stenting such as stent migration, stent fracture, restenosis, & more.

Kush R. Desai, MD, reviews common stent failure causes—specifically, stent failure in postthrombotic occlusions—and how they can be avoided with attention to detail regarding intraprocedural technique & postprocedural management.

Drs. Kathleen Gibson, Gerard O’Sullivan, Suresh Vedantham, & Rick de Graaf share their views on the situations in which they will never stent, including specific anatomic concerns, patient characteristics, and procedural factors.?

F.A. Klok, MD; Jun Li, MD; & Akhilesh Sista, MD, each present three examples of how advances in diagnosis, technology, treatment, and more have changed the approach to pulmonary embolism (PE) management.

When evaluating patients with pelvic venous disorder (PeVD), certain considerations and interventional procedural tactics must be kept in mind, so we asked Ronald S. Winokur, MD, to share his “dos and don’ts” for PeVD.

Dr. Erin Murphy leads a discussion on options in superficial venous therapy, asking Drs. Antonios P. Gasparis, Misaki Kiguchi, & Marie Josee van Rijn, for opinions on patient selection, approaches to adjuvant phlebectomy, & superficial venous protocols.

José Antonio Diaz, MD, summarizes recent publications by interdisciplinary task forces focused on improving patient outcomes in the realms of PE, pelvic disorders, and deep vein thrombosis.

FEATURED TECHNOLOGY

Read a collection of case studies highlighting the benefits of Penumbra's Lightning computer-aided mechanical aspiration system for peripheral thrombectomy. | Sponsored by Penumbra, Inc.

Drs. Maziar Mahjoobi & Jay Mohan discuss their processes to evaluate for concomitant DVT and present two cases that illustrate the benefits of routine DVT assessment for pulmonary embolism management. | Sponsored by Inari Medical

DEPARTMENTS

We interviewed Koen Deloose, MD, on his work in medical device development, thoughts on conference platforms, his goals for the Belgian Society for Vascular Surgery and the Paris Vascular Insights meeting, & more.

CURRENT SUPPLEMENT

Mission Possible! Read updates from The PERT Consortium including an overview of the inaugural PERC meeting, the future of the PE Registry & Research Committee, the global impact of PERTs, & more in this supplemental issue. | Sponsored by The PERT Consortium