Embolization: Exploring Current and Future Capabilities

In This Issue

Guest Chief Medical Editors Drs. Elika Kashef & Sarah B. White summarize our new issue on embolization that aims to highlight how & why current key agents & materials are in use & what their next iterations may be, as well as often-overlooked applications for embolics.

COVER STORIES

Drs. Srinivasan Narayanan, Andrea C. Cortes, & Rony Avritscher of MD Anderson offer a scientific review of the mechanical properties of bead technology including available embolic particulates, recent advances for benign disease, & more.?

Drs. Siobhan Flanagan & Jafar Golzarian explore the sizes, shapes, & capabilities of coil technology, noting the evolution of this technology to embolize vessels in more complex anatomic situations with remarkable precision & therapeutic efficacy.?

Drs. Suraj Prakash & Sarah B. White describe the benefits of plug technologies & discuss two platforms that are new to the market & report on the animal work and forthcoming data with these devices.

Shyamal Patel, MBBS, & Lakshmi Ratnam, MBChB, review the current emerging options & applications of liquid embolic agents—including ethanol, ethiodized oil, N-butyl cyanoacrylate glues, & ethylene vinyl alcohol—as well as newer agents & future prospects.

Drs. Zachary Schwartz, Russ M. Guidry Jr, & Theresa M. Caridi provide an overview of pulmonary arteriovenous malformations & outline step-by-step management.

Drs. Bob Abraham, Christoph A. Binkert, Roberto Iezzi, & Nikki Keefe discuss what they believe are the most needed data in peripheral embolization to allow more patients access to these minimally invasive, life-changing procedures.

FEATURED TECHNOLOGY

Experts in embolization describe their experience with Penumbra's Peripheral Embolization System in various clinical scenarios. | Sponsored by Penumbra, Inc.

Andrew Holden, MBChB, & Michel M.P.J. Reijnen, MD, discuss their clinical experience with shape memory polymer for endoleak management & evaluating it for active AAA sac management. | Sponsored by Shape Memory Medical

FEATURED TECHNOLOGY – ONLINE EXCLUSIVE

Drs. Charles Martin, Clara Sun, J. Daniel Giardina, & Paul Guzzetta present several cases of deployment of the Azur Vascular Plug & its use in various anatomic locations. | Sponsored by Terumo Interventional Systems

MEDICAL AFFAIRS CORNER

Dr. Sanjeeva Kalva, MD, discusses pulmonary arteriovenous malformations and the related guidelines & recanalization techniques & shares a case report with the MVP micro vascular plug system. | Sponsored by Medtronic

DEPARTMENTS

Prof. Maarit Venermo shares insights on projects with the International Consortium of Vascular Registries and VASCUNET, upcoming activities of the European Society for Vascular Surgery, her passion for working with young researchers, and more.