Strategies in Limb Preservation
Endovascular Today
Comprehensive coverage of the latest in endovascular medicine, including clinical trials, new devices, & emerging tech.
In This Issue
Guest Chief Medical Editor Dr. Jos C. van den Berg outlines our issue focused on the latest developments for strategies in limb preservation for patients with CLI/CLTI.
COVER STORIES
Dr. Anahita Dua leads discourse on care teams for patients at risk for amputation, optimal medical and wound care management, and how to improve communication with patients. Panelists include Laura Drudi, MD; Luis Mariano Palena, MD; Elisa Piccolo, MD; Gaurav Parmer, MD; Sara Rose-Sauld, DPM; and Mehdi H. Shishehbor, DO.
Kim G. Smolderen, PhD; Lindsey E. Scierka, MD; & Carlos Mena-Hurtado, MD, describe the rationale, goals, & status of the SCOPE-CLI registry that explores patient-centered outcomes in CLI/CLTI.
Drs. Shipra Arya, Michael S. Conte, Vickie Driver, & Thomas Zeller offer their perspectives on classification & grading systems, their strengths and limitations, and how they are used in current practice.
Drs. John H. Rundback, Peter A. Schneider, and Richard E. Fulton discuss embolization of particulate matter during popliteal and tibial interventions for CLI/CLTI and whether it may prevent optimal outcomes.
Costantino Del Giudice, MD, provides an overview of emerging extra-anatomic interventions for chronic CLI/CLTI and techniques to manage challenging SFA occlusions where conventional techniques have failed or are impossible.
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Drs. Naseer Ahmad, Foluso Fakorede, Sonya Noor, & Mark J. Portou share their ideas on necessary changes for achieving amputation prevention such as efforts for patient awareness, education, care models, and more.
Andrew Holden, MBChB; Leigh Ann O’Banion, MD; & August Ysa, MD, discuss the promise of new and existing technologies for the treatment of CLI/CLTI patients.
FEATURED TECHNOLOGY
Drs. Trelawny Zimmermann, Daniel A. Leung, & Michael C. Siah present three case studies outlining the successful treatment of patients with CLTI using the Serranator PTA balloon as a primary treatment modality. | Sponsored by Cagent Vascular
Drs. Mona Ranade and John M. Moriarty describe their case experience with the AlphaVac F22 system in the removal of right atrial thrombus. | Sponsored by AngioDynamics, Inc.
MEDICAL AFFAIRS CORNER
Prof. Michel M.P.J. Reijnen and Dr. John R. Laird review two cost-effectiveness analyses performed on data from IN.PACT SFA II & IN.PACT Global and discuss the implications of these cost-analyses data for use of DCBs in patients with femoropopliteal PAD, with a focus on CLTI. | Sponsored by Medtronic
DEPARTMENTS
Mohamad Hamady, MBChB, discusses his work in robotic intervention, plans for the upcoming IDEAS meeting, the fight for recognition of interventional radiology as a specialty in the UK, & more.