March 2003
EVToday News
Meet the Chief Medical Editors
Endovascular Today is proud to have three of the nation’s top endovascular specialists as our Chief Medical Editors. To ensure that our focus encompasses all specialists who participate in endovascular therapies, we have chosen Chief Medical Editors from the fields of interventional cardiology, interventional radiology, and vascular surgery.
Chief Medical Editor's Page
Exploring Your Options
Renal Artery Stenosis
Should patients with a solitary kidney undergo surgery or stenting?
Treating Varicose Veins
Today’s minimally invasive treatments are poised to replace stripping and surgery..
The Power-Pulse Spray Technique
A novel simultaneous combination therapy allows rapid revascularization in critical limb ischemia.
Anticoagulation in Peripheral Interventions
A review of the current use of heparin and alternative anticoagulants in percutaneous interventions.
Three-Dimensional Rotational Angiography
A new imaging technology takes a detailed look at peripheral angioplasty and stenting.
Challenging Case
Subclavian Artery Gunshot Repair
Mechanical Devices and Acute Limb Ischemia
This increasingly common disorder responds well to alternative treatment approaches..
Thrombolytics and Acute Limb Ischemia
Intra-arterial infusion of lytic agents provides an effective way to restore vessel patency.
Acute Limb Ischemia Surgical Options
Can a surgical approach achieve a higher limb salvage rate, or is thrombolysis a safer and less invasive procedure?
Spreading the Word
The Arizona Heart Institute is reaching the publicand you can, too.
Malpractice and Acute Limb Ischemia
Pennsylvania’s Superior Court considers whether endovascular procedures are surgery.
Off-Label Medical Device Use
Our FDA expert provides answers to questions about a serious, if common, situation.
Innovations
A preview of today’s new products
Conference Calendar
Five Questions
Forty years after inventing the balloon catheter, Dr. Fogarty reflects on life as an innovator and an oenophile.
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