Vascular and Endovascular Review

June 2022

Does Current Evidence Support Carotid Artery Stenting for Asymptomatic Patients?

Mustafa Abbas, Trevor Cleveland Abstract Carotid interventions, carotid endarterectomy and carotid artery stenting (CAS) have proven to be effective treatments for the prevention of ischaemic stroke in recently symptomatic patients. Most studies were conducted before the development of strict statin guidance and the systematic use of antiplatelet drugs. The advances in medical treatments have raised […]

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A Clinical Trial of Venous Stent Placement for Post-thrombotic Syndrome: Current Status and Pandemic-related Changes

Suresh Vedantham, Sameer Parpia, Susan R Kahn Abstract Patients with post-thrombotic syndrome (PTS) and iliac vein obstruction have lower extremity symptoms, activity limitation and impairment of health-related quality of life. Preliminary studies suggest that iliac vein stent placement, which eliminates venous outflow obstruction, may reduce the clinical severity of PTS. However, stent placement is associated

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Treatment of Non-thrombotic Iliac Vein Stenosis: Where is the Evidence?

Maria Joh,Kush R Desai Abstract Non-thrombotic iliac vein lesions (NIVLs) refer to iliac vein lumen stenosis, usually secondary to extrinsic compression, without associated thrombosis. Clinical presentation varies; patients may be asymptomatic, have symptoms of lower extremity venous hypertension, or in women, may be associated with chronic pelvic pain. Given the significant variability in symptomatology, thorough

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