Research Articles
One of the most important complications of diabetes is diabetic foot (DF).
More than 80 million Americans suffer from chronic venous disease (CVD), which often is visually recognized as varicose veins.1 If left untreated, these abnormal leg veins can progressively worsen and cause other complications.2…
Atherosclerosis is a disease of the large and medium-sized arteries resulting in luminal stenosis, resulting from accumulation of lipids and fibrosis between the arterial intima and its media. It is a multifocal, immune-inflammatory disease of…
Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is a condition in which partial or total obstruction of one or more peripheral arteries results in insufficient blood being supplied to the lower extremities, causing symptoms of pain and dysfunction, as in…
Thermal imaging has been available for many years but has failed to become established as a routine tool in any disease.
Endovascular aortic aneurysm repair (EVAR) for abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) has seen a rapid increase in the last decades despite anatomical limitations. Anatomical considerations for EVAR represent the main factor in determining its…
AVFs have become the gold standard for patients with chronic renal failure who require chronic hemodialysis since 1966 when Brescia and associates constructed a fistula between the radial artery and the cephalic vein. It carries lower infection…
Non-cardiac vascular surgery (NCVS) possesses an elevated risk of peri-procedural complications.1,2 Approximately 1 in every 5 patients will experience a myocardial infarction (MI) or death in 18 months after any vascular surgery.…
Peripheral artery disease (PAD) affects approximately 8.5 million Americans over the age of 40 years and 202 million people worldwide.1 Patients with diabetes and PAD represent a high-risk subgroup with worse clinical outcomes.2,3…
Continuous advances in endovascular techniques and equipment have increased the therapeutic options for patients with critical limb ischemia (CLI). The treatment of such patients is no longer limited by the TASC II guidelines.1…