Appropriate confirmatory diagnostic imaging on an “intent-to-treat” basis prior to stenting is critical. A combination of multiplanar venography and intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) are gold standards for proper stent placement to identify the degree of stenosis and length of disease.

January 25, 2024—Gore & Associates announced FDA approval for the Excluder thoracoabdominal branch endoprosthesis (TAMBE). The device is an off-the-shelf endovascular solution for the treatment of complex aneurysmal disease involving the visceral aorta.

Deep Venous Disease Patient Advocacy. Moderator Suresh Vedantham, MD, asks Leslie Lake, Volunteer President of the National Blood Clot Alliance and bilateral PE survivor, about patient and physician engagement in the organization, educational and outreach initiatives in deep vein thrombosis/pulmonary embolism, how physicians can get involved in patient advocacy, and more.

Study Examines Nationwide Trends in Aortic Aneurysm Admissions and Repairs. January 31, 2025—In a multicenter, retrospective review of patients admitted with intact and ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs), thoracic aortic aneurysms (TAAs), and thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms (TAAAs), Conroy et al found that use of endovascular and complex endovascular techniques increased over the ...

December 9, 2024—In a multicenter, prospective, nonrandomized study evaluating outcomes of fenestrated-branched endovascular aortic repair (FB-EVAR) in patients with asymptomatic, intact thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms (TAAAs), Oderich et al found that the procedure was effective out to 5 years, with a low incidence of early and late …

Thoracic aortic aneurysm (TAA) is a potentially life-threatening disorder that without intervention carries a poor prognosis. Once diagnosed, the 3-year survival for large degenerative TAAs (> 60 mm in diameter) is approximately 20%. 1 Hospital admissions in the United Kingdom for TAAs have doubled in the last decade, and von Allmen and colleagues reported a TAA hospital admission rate of nine ...

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• Malignancy/limb swelling/lymphedema. Indirect CTV is a general catch-all scan and usually is obviously abnormal or entirely normal. For example, in malignancy, there may be a large lymph node mass clearly causing venous obstruction, or in lymphedema, the scan looks absolutely normal ().• Chronic iliofemoral venous obstruction (cases in which there is a swollen leg).

When imaging confirms the presence of a pulmonary embolism (PE), physicians must determine the best treatment approach for each patient by taking a balanced look at the efficacy and safety of intervention. Several clinical and imaging factors can help determine the best approach in …

November 4, 2024—The first clinical use of the Javelin peripheral intravascular lithotripsy (IVL) catheter (Shockwave Medical) for the treatment of peripheral artery disease (PAD) was evaluated in pooled data from the premarket, prospective, single-arm Mini S feasibility study and the FORWARD PAD investigational device exemption (IDE) study. The Javelin device features a forward-shifted IVL ...