Advances in Revascularization for Peripheral Artery Disease: Revascularization in PAD

Peripheral Artery Disease Extracranial Carotid Disease Revascularization

Extracranial carotid artery stenosis is a factor in 20% to 30% of all strokes.1,2 Revascularization strategies using surgical carotid endarterectomy (CEA) or carotid artery stenting (CAS) offer the possibility of stroke prevention by restoring flow and mitigating the risk for future plaqueassociated embolization. Numerous studies have assessed whether these procedures reduce the risk for stroke...

Surgical infrainguinal revascularization for peripheral arterial disease: factors affecting patency rate

Background: Peripheral arterial disease is a source of morbidity and mortality. Surgical vascular reconstruction is a treatment option but probability of failure and complications are important concerns. In this study, we evaluated outcome of surgical infrainguinal reconstruction and factors affecting graft patency for a period of one year. Methods: In this cohort study, 85 consecutive patie...

Revascularization for Lower Limb Peripheral Arterial Disease

Gastro-epiploic artery for peripheral revascularization. A study in pigs

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to introduce the autologous gastroepiploic artery (GEA) as arterial bypass graft for peripheral revascularization. We compared the development of intimal hyperplasia and nitric oxide (NO) capacity in GEA and internal jugular vein (IJV) implanted as peripheral grafts. Materials and methods: In pigs the GEA was implanted into the right peripheral circulat...

Hybrid revascularization for multivessel coronary artery disease.

OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to assess the feasibility of hybrid coronary revascularization (HCR) in patients with multivessel coronary artery disease (MVCAD) referred for standard coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). BACKGROUND Conventional CABG is still the treatment of choice in patients with MVCAD. However, the limitations of standard CABG and the unsatisfactory long-term paten...