Vascular Disease Management

All CLI Patients Have Complex Lesions: Does Complex Mean the Same for All the Operators?

September 23, 2020

“I hope and I think that complex lesion means the same to all operators,” said Dr. Luis Mariano Palena, MD, director of endovascular surgery at Maria Cecilia Hospital in Cotignola, Italy.

PRELUDE-BTK Study Update: Serranator Balloon Catheter Feasibility Study

September 23, 2020

During a late-breaking clinical trial session at AMP 2020 Virtual, Michael Lichtenberg, MD, from the Arnsberg Vascular Clinic in Arnsberg, Germany, presented an update of the PRELUDE-BTK study, a feasibility study of the new Serranator PTA Balloon…

Learn About the Types of CTOs and How to Cross Them Within 10 Minutes

September 23, 2020

Crossing a chronic total occlusion (CTO) can be tricky, but it’s an important skill set, said Fadi A. Saab, MD, from Advanced Cardiac & Vascular Centers for Amputation Prevention in Grand Rapids, MI, given that CTO rates range from 50% to 60%,…

Practice Patterns and Outcomes Associated With Atherectomy Use for Peripheral Vascular Intervention

September 23, 2020

Market analysis suggest that the peripheral atherectomy market in the US and globally is a healthy and growing one, said Eric Secemsky, MD, MSc, the director of vascular intervention at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts,…

Acute Compartment Syndrome: Four First Steps to Diagnosis and Management

September 23, 2020

Acute compartment syndrome is an important complication of peripheral intervention and one that requires quick diagnosis and treatment, said Eric Scott, MD, at the start of his AMP 2020 Virtual talk entitled, “When Faced with Compartment Syndrome,…