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New office-based vascular interventions.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  19022786     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
OBJECTIVE: Following contemporary trend, various vascular interventions being performed in the office. We describe our office experience with radiofrequency ablation (RFA) of incompetent perforating veins (IPV) and duplex-guided balloon angioplasties of failing/nonmaturing arterio-venous fistulas (AVF). DUPLEX-GUIDED BALLOON ANGIOPLASTIES OF AVF: Eighteen patients with 20 failing arterio-venous (AV) fistulas underwent office duplex-guided balloon angioplasties. Thirteen procedures (65%) were on non-maturing fistulas and the remaining 7 (35%)--in dialyzed patients. Sheath insertion, wire and balloon passage and inflation were guided by duplex only. RFA OF IPVS: We performed 25 radiofrequency ablations of 49 IPVs. Early follow-up scan confirmed total occlusion of 45 (92%) treated IPVs. Patients gender, CEAP class, perforator diameter or GSV patency did not correlate with current procedure failure. CONCLUSION: Excellent duplex imaging quality and technical advances in endovascular tools allowed us safely perform AVF balloon angioplasties and RFA of IPVs in the office.
Authors:
Natalie Marks; Anil Hingorani; Enrico Ascher
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article     Date:  2008-11-19
Journal Detail:
Title:  Perspectives in vascular surgery and endovascular therapy     Volume:  20     ISSN:  1531-0035     ISO Abbreviation:  Perspect Vasc Surg Endovasc Ther     Publication Date:  2008 Dec 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2008-12-19     Completed Date:  2009-03-05     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  100970607     Medline TA:  Perspect Vasc Surg Endovasc Ther     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  340-5     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Maimonides Medical Center, Division of Vascular Surgery, Brooklyn, New York 11219, USA. nmarks@maimonidesmed.org
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Ambulatory Surgical Procedures*
Angioplasty, Balloon* / adverse effects
Arteriovenous Shunt, Surgical / adverse effects*
Catheter Ablation* / adverse effects
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Renal Dialysis*
Time Factors
Treatment Failure
Ultrasonography, Doppler*
Ultrasonography, Interventional / methods*
Vascular Patency
Venous Insufficiency / surgery*,  ultrasonography
Comments/Corrections
Comment In:
Perspect Vasc Surg Endovasc Ther. 2008 Dec;20(4):346-7   [PMID:  19033267 ]

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