The most common symptom of peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is intermittent claudication, but noninvasive measures, such as the ankle-brachial index, show that asymptomatic PAD is several times more common in the population than intermittent claudication. PAD prevalence and incidence are both sharply age-related, rising >10% among patients in their 60s and 70s. With … [Leer más...] acerca deChocolate® angioplasty balloon for the treatment of atherosclerotic lesions of the lower limbs
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Low flow venous malformations. Laser treatment
the nineteen-hundreds Klippel and Trenaunay described their well-known malformation. In our country, professor Ayas, Albanese A. and others provided a new classifications of arterio-venous malformations. In nineteen seventy four Malan 2 and others studied these illnesses. There were so many classifications that it was confusing. So Mulliken and Glowacki in nineteen eighty … [Leer más...] acerca deLow flow venous malformations. Laser treatment
Morphological and histologic study after atherectomy in normal and atherosclerotic rabbit iliac arteries
Percutaneous transluminal atherectomy has been developed for treatment of peripheral artery stenosis 2,5,13. Although Directional Atherectomy (DA) reduces the plaque burden, successful revascularization is not associated with a reduced restenosis rate when compared with others methods of revascularization 4,7,21. The atherectomy devices perform a cleaning on the inside … [Leer más...] acerca deMorphological and histologic study after atherectomy in normal and atherosclerotic rabbit iliac arteries
Comparative study of the endarterectomy versus carotid stenting
The surgical treatment of occlusion of the carotid bifurcation has been considered feasible, being able to perform two techniques, the carotid endarterectomy and the carotid stent. There are numerous studies that analyze the advantages and disadvantages of the use of both methods, which nevertheless show a non-homogeneous methodology in their implementation introducing … [Leer más...] acerca deComparative study of the endarterectomy versus carotid stenting