Ostial SFA CTO Intervention – April 2019
1108 71 year old female with HTN, HLP, DM, complains of left LE claudication which progressed to resting pain (Rutherford 4). She underwent successful intervention of right SFA CTO using DES after failure of medical therapy. Initial peripheral angiogram showed ostial and long segment LSFA CTO with reconstitution in the distal segment.
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Management of Aortoiliac Disease (CERAB Technique) – September 2020
11 Case and Plan: 72 year-old female with hypertension, hyperlipidemia, COPD, hypothyroidism, former smoker with several months of bilateral, severe lifestyle limiting claudication with less than 1/2-1 block of exertion that has progressed to pain at rest. Pain involves her bilateral thighs, legs and feet. Noninvasive studies severely reduced ABIs bilaterally with monophasic waveforms in the […]
LEFT SFA CTO REVASCULARIZATION – August 2020
205 Case and Plan: 55 year-old-male with mutliple comorbidities, who presents with ongoing, bilateral lifestyle-limiting claudication now progressed to rest pain (L>R) who is status post R SFA CTO intervention and now planned for L SFA CTO intervention via femoral approach.
Transradial Approach for CFA Intervention Involving Fem-Fem Bypass Graft – July 2020
177 Case and Plan: 70 year-old male with a PMHx of HTN, HLD, asthma, NIDDM, CKD Stage III, HFpEF (55%), MGUS, CAD s/p 2vCABG and PAD s/p bilateral common iliac stent c/b left common iliac artery stent occlusion s/p R->L fem-fem bypass who is presenting with progressive claudication now present at rest (Rutherford 4). Lower extremity […]
Chronic total occlusion (CTO) of left popliteal artery – June 2020
678 Case and Plan: This is a 68 F with hypertension, diabetes, dyslipidemia and peripheral arterial disease who had prior interventions of the right lower extremity. She presented to the office with life style limiting claudication that has progressed to pain at rest despite optimal medical and exercise therapy. Non invasive studies showed severely reduced ABI […]
great real world case where things don’t go perfect.
Appreciate love interaction. Poise under pressure.
As a vascular surgeon I would have managed the cfa issue surgically and via open groin performed the sfa intervention.