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Author(s): Rupert Bauersachs Added: 2 years ago
Prof Rupert Bauersachs (Clinic Darmstadt, Darmstadt, DE) discusses the results from the VOYAGER PAD trial.The aim of the trial was to evaluate rivaroxaban/aspirin compared with placebo/aspirin among patients with lower extremity peripheral artery disease (PAD) undergoing revascularization. Questions What is the VOYAGER PAD Trial and what does it aim to address? What was the study design,… View more
Author(s): Cecilia Low Wang Added: 2 years ago
Dr Cecilia Low Wang (Colorado Prevention Center, US) discusses the findings from the VOYAGER PAD - rivaroxaban in symptomatic PAD with and without comorbid diabetes study. The study assessed the efficacy and safety of rivaroxaban in patients with PAD with concomitant diabetes after lower extremity revascularization. The study presented at ESC Congress 2021 showed that the efficacy of rivaroxaban… View more
Author(s): Tim Leiner Added: 3 years ago
In recent years, magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) of the peripheral vascular tree has evolved into a widely available and valuable technique in the diagnostic and pre-interventional work-up of patients with peripheral arterial disease. Numerous studies have demonstrated the diagnostic accuracy of MRA for the assessment of abdominal and peripheral arteries, and in many hospitals the technique… View more
Job title: Assistant Professor of Surgery
Dr Brian DeRubertis isAssistant Professor of Surgery at theDavid Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA in Los Angeles, CA, US. Dr DeRubertis' clinical interests include open and endovascular management of complex aortic aneurysms, lower extremity arterial occlusive disease, carotid artery disease and deep venous disease. He has participated in over 15 clinical research studies as a site or… View more
Author(s): Muriel Sprynger Added: 3 years ago
Abstract Several imaging techniques (such as ultrasounds, computed tomography [CT] scan, magnetic resonance imaging [MRI], positron emission tomography [PET] scan, etc.) can provide interesting information on subclinical atherosclerosis and plaque stability. In fact sonographic imaging techniques can be very useful in this field. All of them have their limitations, but each of them has its own… View more
Job title: Chairman of the Department of Vascular Surgery
Dr Sean Lyden is the Chairman of the Department of Vascular Surgery at Cleveland Clinic’s Sydell and Arnold Miller Family Heart, Vascular & Thoracic Institute. Dr Lyden earned his medical degree from the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine following an undergraduate degree from the University of Notre Dame. He served a residency in general surgery at the University of Tennessee Health… View more
Author(s): Myriam Edjlali-Goujon , Daniel Alison Added: 3 years ago
Digital ischaemia is an uncommon pathology, with an incidence of two cases per 100,000 people per year.1 Diagnosis is mainly based on clinical symptoms: the patient presents a painful digital extremity with signs of ischaemia (blue finger) or even necrosis. Clinical context and medical history are also important to determine the aetiology of digital ischaemia. The role of imaging modalities is… View more