Latest Research in Peripheral Artery Diseases
A special issue of Journal of Clinical Medicine (ISSN 2077-0383). This special issue belongs to the section "Vascular Medicine".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 September 2024 | Viewed by 783
Special Issue Editor
Interests: diabetic foot disease; peripheral arterial disease; acute and chronic aortic dissections; aortic aneurysms (thoracic, thoracoabdominal, and abdominal); arteriovenous malformation (AVM); carotid aneurysms; carotid atherosclerotic disease and stroke prevention; carotid body tumors; deep vein thrombosis; dialysis access for hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis; May–Thurner syndrome; mesenteric and renovascular disease; peripheral and visceral aneurysms; popliteal artery entrapment syndrome (PAES); thoracic outlet syndrome; varicose veins; vascular graft infections; vascular trauma; vena caval filters; venous ulcers
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The treatment of peripheral arterial disease (PAD) today is substantially different compared to just 10 to 15 years ago. The collective research endeavours in the past two decades have led to major changes and improvements in the endovascular treatment of PAD by vascular specialists. Technological advancements in endovascular techniques have enabled the crossing of PAD lesions which may previously have been considered “uncrossable” and allowed vascular specialists to reach lesions previously considered too distal and risky. Furthermore, innovations in the delivery of various drugs (paclitaxel and sirolimus), in the form of drug-coated balloons and drug-eluting stents, have improved the durability of PAD treatment, so that lesions stay patent for longer. The scope of endovascular treatment has also expanded to include options for atherectomies, intravascular lithotripsy, and specialty balloons (e.g., scoring balloons or balloons with spurs); therefore, there are now more ways to open the arteries other than just plain balloon angioplasties. Advancements in intravascular imaging with intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) has allowed for the more accurate sizing of lesions so that treatments are more precise. Finally, one must not forget open surgery. Two recent major randomizsed trials (BEST CLI and BASIL 2) have ignited debate on open bypass surgery versus endovascular treatment for PAD.
Dr. Edward Choke
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- chronic limb-threatening ischemia
- intermittent claudication
- peripheral arterial disease
- diabetic foot ulcer
- drug-coated balloons
- paclitaxel
- sirolimus
- stents
- atherectomy
- lithotripsy
- intravascular ultrasound
