Directions in Venous Therapy

In This Issue

Drs. Karem Harth and Marie Josee van Rijn summarize our latest venous edition that aims to identify where data-based answers are most needed & key next steps to ensure each patient has access to and is offered the right therapy.

COVER STORIES

Drs. Kush Desai, Rick de Graaf, Misaki Kiguchi, and Jorinde van Laanen talk deep venous occlusion, considering their thought process for preventing/predicting redo procedures, defining “threatened” venous stenting cases, and more.

In our panel on submissive pulmonary embolism, Drs. Vladimir Lakhter, Gerard O’Sullivan, Mona Ranade, and Akhilesh Sista tackle data, indications for extraction, knowing when to conclude the procedure, and more.

Drs. Karem Harth, Aleksandra Jaworucka-Kaczorowska, and Ronald Winokur converse about pelvic venous disorders, including research priorities, real-world challenges, and education of other providers.

We asked Thomas Aherne, MD; Dejah R. Judelson, MD; and Renate R. van den Bos, MD, to each outline their algorithm for treating patients with truncal disease with associated tributary incompetence.

Drs. Raghu Kolluri, Aditya Sharma, and Michael Jolly provide tips for minimizing thrombotic complications in high-risk patients undergoing deep venous intervention.

We summarized key findings from the PRESERVE study of inferior vena cava filters in patients with venous thromboembolism, with additional commentary from Principal Investigators David L. Gillespie, MD, and Matthew S. Johnson, MD.

Dr. Sarah Onida, Dr. Francine Heatley, and Prof. Alun H. Davies introduce us to the design of and rationale behind the VEIN platform study of venous leg ulcers.

Drs. Kathleen Ozsvath and Sheila Blumberg each propose three ways we can address the barriers to venous care & ensure that all individuals, regardless of demographic or geographic background, have the opportunity to receive timely, appropriate care.

FEATURED TECHNOLOGY

Physicians offer case examples for Penumbra’s next generation of computer-aided aspiration devices, highlighting Lightning Bolt 7 for arterial thrombectomy and Lightning Flash for PE and venous thrombus. | Sponsored by Penumbra Vascular

Dr. Steven Abramowitz talks about his experience treating patients with Inari’s RevCore Thrombectomy System. Case reports from Dr. Abramowitz and Dr. Michael Siah follow. | Sponsored by Inari Medical

Dr. Pradeep Nair and Mike Ferguson discuss the evolving environment and opportunities for opening an out-of-hospital care site, such as an OBL or ASC. | Sponsored by Philips

Dr. Andrey Belayev describes his experience opening his OBL, Raleigh Neurosurgical Clinic, with support from Siemens Healthineers and their Artis Q Biplane fixed euro angiography system. | Sponsored by Siemens Health

MEDICAL AFFAIRS CORNER

In the Medical Affairs Corner, Prof. Stephen A. Black and Dr. Karem Harth talk venous stent migration (clinical experience and link between NIVL and migration), plus tips for patient selection and stenting success. | Sponsored by Medtronic

DEPARTMENTS

Prof. Athanasios Saratzis provides us with an update on the PAEDIS platform trial for peripheral artery disease.

Dr. Naseer Ahmad discusses his work with the Manchester Amputation Reduction Strategy and its role in addressing health care inequities, thoughts on unmet needs in diabetic foot ulcers, and more.

SUPPLEMENT

Learn about the many PERT Consortium™ initiatives, including PE Centers of Excellence™, PE clinical trial updates, an update on PERC™ and collaboration with the FDA, AI and acute PE, and the “PE Looks Like Me” campaign | Sponsored by The PERT Consortium™