Preview of Volume 17, No. 5 / October 2010
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ENDOVASCULAR ANEURYSM REPAIR
A 5-Year Comparison of EVAR for Large and Small Aortic Necks
Jeffrey Jim, MD; Brian G. Rubin, MD; Patrick J. Geraghty, MD; Frank J. Criado, MD; Andres Fajardo, MD; and Luis A. Sanchez, MD St. Louis, Missouri; Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Commentary: Endovascular Treatment of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms With Large Diameter Proximal Necks: A European Experience
Michael Gawenda, MD, PhD Cologne, Germany
Use of Abdominal Chimney Grafts Is Feasible and Safe: Short-term Results
Konstantinos P. Donas, MD, PhD; Giovanni Torsello, MD, PhD; Martin Austermann, MD, PhD; Arne Schwindt, MD; Nicola Troisi, MD, PhD; and Georgios A. Pitoulias, MD, PhD Münster, Germany
Aortic Neck Angulations Decrease During and After Endovascular Aneurysm Repair
Jasper W. van Keulen, MD; Frans L. Moll, MD, PhD; Jeroen Arts; Evert-Jan P. Vonken, MD, PhD; and Joost A. van Herwaarden, MD, PhD Utrecht, The Netherlands
Endovascular Versus Open Repair of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms: Interpreting the Landmark United Kingdom EVAR 1 Results
Kosmas I. Paraskevas, MD; Dimitri P. Mikhailidis, MD; and Frank J. Veith, MD Athens, Greece; London, UK; Cleveland, Ohio, and New York, New York, USA
ENDOVASCULAR THERAPY REVIEWS
Current Status of Hybrid Procedures for Thoracoabdominal and Pararenal Aortic Aneurysm Repair: Techniques and Considerations
Konstantinos P. Donas, MD, PhD; Giovanni Torsello, MD, PhD; and Konstantinos Lazaridis, PhD Münster, Germany; Athens, Greece
Commentary: Higher Paraplegia/Paraparesis and Technical Success Rates of Concurrent Hybrid Procedures in the Treatment of Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysms
Chris N. Bakoyiannis, MD; Konstantinos P. Economopoulos, MD; Marina Kafeza, MD; and Efstathios Papalambros, MD Athens, Greece
ROBOTICS IN ENDOVASCULAR INTERVENTIONS
Robot-Assisted Stenting of a High-Grade Anastomotic Pulmonary Artery Stenosis Following Single Lung Transplantation
Alan B. Lumsden, MD; Javier E. Anaya-Ayala, MD; Itamar Birnbaum, BS; Mark G. Davies, MD, PhD, MBA; Jean Bismuth, MD; Zulfiqar F. Cheema, MD, PhD; Hossam F. El Sayed, MD; Harish Seethamraju, MD; Matthias Loebe, MD, PhD; and Miguel Valderrabano, MD Houston, Texas, USA
THORACIC ENDOVASCULAR AORTIC REPAIR
Acute Type B Aortic Intramural Hematoma: Treatment Strategy and the Role of Endovascular Repair
Dong-lin Li, MD; Hong-kun Zhang, MD, PhD; Yang-yang Cai, MD; Wei Jin, MD; Xu-dong Chen, MD; Lu Tian, MD; and Ming Li, MD Hangzhou, People’s Republic of China
Commentary: Staging of Aortic Intramural Hematoma: An Enemy Behind a Smooth Surface?
Christoph A. Nienaber, MD Rostock, Germany
Inverted Limbs in Fenestrated and Branched Endografts
Noel O’Brien, MD; Piervito D’Elia, MD; Jonathan Sobocinski, MD; Filippo Maioli, MD; Guilherme d’Utra, MD; Céline Perot, MD; Aurelia Bianchini, MD; Blandine Maurel, MD; Matthieu Guillou, MD; Richard Azzaoui, MD; and Stéphan Haulon, MD, PhD Lille, France
Commentary: Dealing With Challenges Created During Prior Open or Endovascular Aneurysm Repair
Gustavo S. Oderich, MD Rochester, Minnesota, USA
AORTOILIAC INTERVENTIONS
Express LD Vascular Stent in the Treatment of Iliac Artery Lesions: 24-Month Results From the MELODIE Trial
Luc Stockx, MD; Wojciech Poncyljusz, MD; Marek Krzanowski, MD; Herman Schroë, MD; Dominic J. Allocco, MD; and Keith D. Dawkins, MD for the MELODIE Investigators Genk, Belgium; Szczecin and Krakow, Poland; Natick, Massachusetts, USA
T-Stenting With Small Protrusion Technique (TAP-Stenting) for Stenosed Aortoiliac Bifurcations With Small Abdominal Aortas: An Alternative to the Classic Kissing Stents Technique
Marco Midulla, MD; Thomas Martinelli, MD; Gilles Goyault, MD; Christoph Lions, MD; Georges Abboud, MD; Mohamad Koussa, MD; Claire Mounier-Véhier, MD, PhD; and Jean-Paul Beregi, MD, PhD Lille, France
CEREBROVASCULAR INTERVENTIONS
Two-Wire (0.014- and 0.018-Inch) Technique to Facilitate Innominate Artery Stenting Under Embolic Protection
Evan J. Ryer, MD, and Gustavo S. Oderich, MD Rochester, Minnesota, USA
Commentary: Can We Provide Complete Cerebral Protection During Innominate Artery Stenting?
Marcelo Guimaraes, MD; Michael K. Muhlert, MD; Jacob Enterkin, MD; and Claudio Schönholz, MD Charleston, South Carolina, USA
Commentary: Taming the Innominate
Frank J. Criado, MD Baltimore, Maryland, USA
LETTERS TO THE EDITORS
Additional Evidence Suggesting That the Size Threshold for Elective Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair May Need to Be Lowered in the Endovascular Era
Kosmas I. Paraskevas, MD, FASA Athens, Greece
Re: “Fenestrated and Branched Endografts for the Treatment of Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysms: A Systematic Review” by Bakoyiannis et al.
Tara M. Mastracci, MD; Matthew J. Eagleton, MD; and Roy K. Greenberg, MD Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Reply: Chris N. Bakoyiannis, MD; Konstantinos P. Economopoulos, MD; Sotirios Georgopoulos, MD; Efstathios Papalambros, MD, PhD Athens, Greece