Vascular
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Now is time to embrace emerging PAD interventions
CHICAGO – The future of minimally invasive revascularization hinges on reliably reopening stenosed or occluded arteries, maintaining patency and...
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New data signal paradigm shift in FMD and arterial disease
CHICAGO – Emerging recommendations call for routine imaging early on in the diagnosis of FMD to monitor for serious vascular events.
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High-intensity statins cut amputations and mortality in PAD
NEW ORLEANS – High-intensity statin therapy in patients with peripheral artery disease saves lives and limbs.
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How to reduce readmissions after vascular procedures
CHICAGO - A four-phase model that assesses readmission risks could help vascular surgeons and their institutions keep patients from returning...
Point/Counterpoint
Point/Counterpoint: Is limb salvage always best in diabetes?
Salvage limbs at all costsAggressive limb salvage in people with diabetes leads to an overall reduction in cost not only economically, but also...
From the Journals
Covered-stent TIPS tops large-volume paracentesis for cirrhosis survival
One-year survival without liver transplant was far more likely when transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunts (TIPS) with covered stents were...
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Early TIPS effective in high-risk cirrhosis patients, but still underutilized
BOSTON – A new study confirms that high-risk cirrhosis patients treated early with a transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt have increased...
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Is regional anesthesia safer in CEA?
General anesthesia during carotid endarterectomy carries almost twice the risk of complications as regional anesthesia.
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Infection, readmission linked after open lower-extremity procedures
Open lower-extremity procedures have higher risk of infection-related readmission than endovascular procedures.
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Can carotid interventions affect cognitive function?
Cognitive impairment and improvement are both detectable after carotid artery stenting and carotid endarterectomy.
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Study identifies SSI risk factors after open LEB
COLUMBUS, OHIO – Patients who had an SSI were more than three times more likely to have a major amputation and more than five times more likely to...