2015
Drug-Eluting Stents: New Tools for the Armamentarium Against Peripheral Arterial Disease.
Rajaee S, Hurtado CM, Sumpio B. Drug-Eluting Stents: New Tools for the Armamentarium Against Peripheral Arterial Disease. Surgical Technology Online 2015, 27: 200-7. PMID: 26680398.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeripheral arterial diseaseLower extremity peripheral arterial diseasePercutaneous transluminal angioplastyArterial diseaseComplications of PADOpen revascularization proceduresMainstay of treatmentEpidemic of diabetesCoronary artery diseaseLong-term outcomesInvasive endovascular proceduresDrug-coated stentsDrug-eluting stentsCardiac comorbiditiesTransluminal angioplastyArtery diseaseOpen revascularizationRestenosis rateRevascularization proceduresThrombosis rateEndovascular proceduresLower extremitiesHigher restenosisNeointimal hyperplasiaEconomic burden
2014
New advances in limb salvage.
Chin JA, Sumpio BE. New advances in limb salvage. Surgical Technology Online 2014, 25: 212-6. PMID: 25433346.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCritical limb ischemiaLimb salvageDistal vein patchType of therapyDrug-eluting stentsQuality of lifeEndovascular therapyLimb ischemiaPatient mortalityVein patchPoor outcomeEndovascular interventionTreatment optionsMorbid diseaseVascular surgerySurgical techniqueLimb lossHealthcare costsEpidemiologic problemNew advancesTherapySalvageInterventionFurther research