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UP FRONT
Chief Medical Editor's Page
Lots of Good News and Some Bad News
By Takao Ohki, MD, PhD
CORONARY/CARDIAC INTERVENTIONS
Coverage of ACC 2004
Overview of Vascular Closure Devices
The state of the art 1 year later.
By Zoltan G. Turi, MD*
Ready, Set, Close!
How incorporating closure devices streamlined our practice (and our lives).
By James F. McGuckin, MD, and Kimberly Parkinson, MSN, RN
COVER STORY
Update on the EUROSTAR Registry
This review looks at the EUROSTAR Registry with special emphasis on the
relationship between the AAA diameter and outcome of EVAR.
By Peter L. Harris, MD, FRCS, and Jacob Buth, MD, PhD, for the EUROSTAR Collaborators
The Integrated Approach to Treating AAAs
One center’s experience in combining the skills of vascular surgeons
and interventional radiologists to achieve optimal outcomes.
By Barry T. Katzen, MD
Fenestrated and Branch Aortic Stent Grafts
There is a role for fenestrated and branch aortic stent grafts in the
treatment of difficult aortic aneurysms.
By John L. Anderson, FACS, FRACS
Wireless Pressure Sensing of Aneurysms
Will the use of this technology after EVAR make CT scanning obsolete?
By Takao Ohki, MD, PhD; David Stern; Mark Allen, PhD; and Jay Yadav, MD
DEPARTMENTS
Premarket Approval and Premarket Notification
Uncovering the mystery of FDA device regulation classifications.
BY DOROTHY B. ABEL
Charitable Giving
A plan that works for charity, your family, and Uncle Sam.
By Michael P. Hatch, CFP, JD
