April 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
New Tools for an Old Problem
Treating Proximal Deep Vein Thrombosis
A new technology holds the promise of providing greater benefits and
utility for treating endovascular occlusive disease.
The Potential of Acoustic Energy
Today’s minimally invasive treatments are poised to replace stripping and surgery..
Bilateral Chronic Total Occlusions
Percutaneous recanalization of occlusions of the superficial femoral
arteries using the Frontrunner CTO catheter.
Challenging Case
Dissection by Cutting Balloon Angioplasty.
Endovascular Aortic Reconstruction
Use of Preview software to plan and predict intervention.
Closure Device Overview
Vascular closure devices continue to emerge and evolve, offering potential
benefits to both patients and practitioners.
Manual Compression May Not Be Benign!
An endovascular surgeon’s view from the inside of vascular access site hemostasis.
Vascular Access Site Management in High-Risk Patients
Use of a new suture closure device is associated with high
procedural success and low rates of bleeding.
Matrix Vascular Sealing Gel
A promising alternative to access site closure.
The Duett Pro Sealing Device
A novel approach to vascular sealing.Pennsylvania’s Superior Court considers whether endovascular procedures are surgery.
The Angio-Seal Device
The internal fixation of external collagen closure devices is an
increasingly popular means of vascular closure.
The VasoSeal Collagen Device
One center’s experience with VasoSeal.
Staple-Mediated Vascular Closure
A novel percutaneous design of traditional surgical technology addresses the limitations of current vascular closure devices.
Noninvasive Hemostasis Pad
This device is associated with significantly fewer complications after both diagnostic and interventional procedures.
Expanded Access
What you need to know about compassionate and emergency uses
of investigational and unapproved devices.
Innovations
A preview of today’s new products
Conference Calendar
Five Questions
The inventor of the AngioGuard device discusses the state of innovation and technology in medicine today.
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