Vascular and Endovascular Review

May 2022

New Technology Focus: Smart Polymer in Vascular Surgery

Ross Milner Abstract A new smart polymer technology developed by Shape Memory Medical is available to endovascular specialists. The shape memory polymer is incorporated into vascular plugs and coils. Dr Ross Milner, a vascular surgeon at University of Chicago Medicine, gives his perspective on the properties of the shape memory polymer and how smart polymer […]

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Acute Deep Vein Thrombosis Involving the Inferior Vena Cava: Interventional Perspectives

Adham Abou Ali, Othman A Malak, Karim Salem, George Alkhoury, Natalie Sridharan, Rabih A Chaer, Efthymios D Avgerinos Abstract Extension of an iliofemoral thrombosis into the inferior vena cava (IVC), or from the IVC descending into the iliofemoral segments, can confer significant morbidity and mortality. Interventional management of acute deep vein thrombosis (DVT) has been

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