Endovascular

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Paclitaxel coated devices (PCD) used in the treatment of peripheral arterial disease: update to previous MHRA guidance on use. Where indicated, PCD can be considered as a treatment option for both critical limb ischaemia (CLI) and intermittent claudicatio

February 12, 2024 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold Commentor

Level IV evidence from the Broitish government in the most prominent debate on cardiovascular pharmacology of the last few years: Since December 2018, the paclitaxel coated devices have been scrutinised for safety . This week’s...

Podcast

The Beat With Joel Dunning Ep. 167: Insights on Robotic Cardiac Surgery Adoption and Training 

July 30, 2026 | Joel DunningGold ContributorSilver Commentor…

This week on The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning spoke with Dr. Ahmed Ghazy, Head of Minimally Invasive Surgery at Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Germany, about robotic cardiac surgery...

Video

A 30-Year-Old Bullet Injury Causing Carotid Stenosis—Simultaneous Carotid Endarterectomy and Off-Pump CABG

July 22, 2026 | FARID GOJAYEV

This case presents an exceptionally rare and previously unreported combination of intrinsic carotid stenosis and chronic external compression due to a retained ballistic injury. A retained stray bullet injury from...

Journal

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

June 3, 2025 | Martin ANOTHER
JANS Article

Paclitaxel coated devices (PCD) used in the treatment of peripheral arterial disease: update to previous MHRA guidance on use. Where indicated, PCD can be considered as a treatment option for both critical limb ischaemia (CLI) and intermittent claudicatio

February 12, 2024 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold Commentor

Level IV evidence from the Broitish government in the most prominent debate on cardiovascular pharmacology of the last few years: Since December 2018, the paclitaxel coated devices have been scrutinised...

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Reflection From UK Aortic Group: Frozen Elephant Trunk Technique as Optimal Solution in Type A Acute Aortic Dissection

April 16, 2019 | Wei-Guo Ma

The UK Aortic Group report their experience with the frozen elephant trunk (FET) repair for 66 acute type A aortic dissection (ATAAD) patients using the Thoraflex Hybrid graft at eight...

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First US Patient Treated With Cook Medical’s Recently Approved Zenith® Dissection Endovascular System

March 29, 2019 | Wei-Guo Ma

Cook Medical announced that Dr Joseph Lombardi in New Jersey treated the first patient in the US using the newly approved Zenith® Dissection Endovascular System as part of the device’s...

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Equations Estimating the Pre-Dissected Diameter of the Ascending Aorta for Acute Type A Aortic Dissection

March 23, 2019 | Wei-Guo Ma

To date, there has been no unianimous method to calculate the diameter of the aorta prior to the occurence of type A aortic dissection. In this study, reseachers from Osaka,...

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Endospan Secures CE Mark Approval for Branched Endovascular Aortic Arch Repair With Nexus

March 22, 2019 | Wei-Guo Ma

Endospan announced that it has received European CE Mark approval for its Nexus stent graft system for the endovascular repair of aortic arch disease comprising both aneurysms and dissections. Nexus...

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Sex-Related Differences in Patients Undergoing Thoracic Aortic Surgery: Evidence From the Canadian Thoracic Aortic Collaborative

March 21, 2019 | Wei-Guo Ma

Researchers of the Canadian Thoracic Aortic Collaborative (CTAC) analyzed the operative outcomes in 1653 patients (30% women) undergoing thoracic aortic surgery with hypothermic circulatory arrest between 2002 and 2017 in...

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Descending Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair Does Not Require Cardiothoracic Surgery Support

March 20, 2019 | Wei-Guo Ma

Descending thoracic endovascular aneurysm repair (D-TEVAR) is often performed by vascular surgeons. At many institutions, cardiothoracic surgery support is required for an elective TEVAR to take place. Oftentimes, this means...

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In Global News: Expanded MitraClip Indications, Congenital Heart Surgery After Fukushima Accident, and Reducing Blood Utilization in Cardiac Surgery

March 15, 2019 | Claire Vernon

Drugs and Devices The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that the indications for the MitraClip™, made by Abbott, have been expanded to include secondary mitral regurgitation. Saranas, Inc,...

Video

Hybrid Aortic Type I Dissection Repair

March 5, 2019 | Nestor Clusa…

In this video, the authors show a two-stage hybrid treatment strategy for DeBakey type I aortic dissection. The patient was a 70-year-old man who arrived from another institution with a...

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