In several large recent observational studies, peripheral arterial disease (PAD) was present
in up to 50% of the patients with a diabetic foot ulcer and was an independent risk factor for …

Tranarterial chemoembolization (TACE) has been established by a meta-analysis of
randomized controlled trials as the standard of care for nonsurgical patients with large or …

The International Working Group on the Diabetic Foot (IWDGF) has produced in 2011 a
guideline on the diagnosis and treatment of peripheral arterial disease in patients with diabetes …

Transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE) offers a survival benefit to patients with
intermediate hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). A widely accepted TACE regimen includes …

Background Because stent implantation for disease of the superficial femoral artery has been
associated with high rates of late clinical failure, percutaneous transluminal angioplasty is …

Background— Controversy still exists regarding the best endovascular treatment strategy
for patients with symptomatic disease of the superficial femoral artery. There are conflicting …

Background The treatment of aortic aneurysms with endovascular stents or stent–graft
prostheses is receiving increasing attention as an alternative to major abdominal surgery. To …

Purpose: To review clinical outcomes of patients with chronic limb ischemia and TASC type
C lesions treated with sirolimus-eluting versus bare SMART nitinol self-expanding stents. …

Background— Primary stenting with self-expanding nitinol stents of the superficial femoral
artery yielded improved morphological and clinical results compared with balloon angioplasty …

PURPOSE: To investigate further the safety and efficacy of the sirolimus-eluting SMART
Nitinol Self-expanding Stent by comparison with a bare stent in superficial femoral artery (SFA) …