February 2010

CHIEF MEDICAL EDITOR’S PAGE: Planning, Placement, and Retrieval

CHALLENGING CASES Complex Aortoiliac Aneurysm Management A case in which synchronous fenestrated stent grafting and iliac branch devices are used for exclusion of an aortoiliac aneurysm. By Bibombe P. Mwipatayi, MMED (SURG), FCS (SA), FRACS; Shannon Thomas, BMEDSC HONS, MBBS (HONS); and Kylie Luca, MBBS

VESSEL UPDATE Improving Interventional Therapy for PE Is the interventional community giving enough attention to acute pulmonary embolism? By Joshua A. Beckman, MD, MS

COVER STORY Obtaining Optimal Filter Placement Top 5 Viewed How imaging and technical skill ensure safe placement of an IVC filter. By Mark W. Burket, MD

IVC Filter Device Update

IVC Filters: Do Current Data Support the Indications? Top 5 Viewed The increasing use of IVC filters has increased scrutiny of the indications. By John A. Kaufman, MD

Before You Place That Filter … Top 5 Viewed A guide to IVC filter placement and troubleshooting procedural challenges. By Ulku Cenk Turba, MD; Saher S. Sabri, MD; Wael E.A. Saad, MD; Auh Whan Park, MD; John F. Angle, MD; and Alan H. Matsumoto, MD

When Temporary IVC Filters Become Permanent With increasing utilization of temporary IVC filters comes a disturbing trend of dismal filter retrieval rates. By Peter B. Brant-Zawadzki, MB, BCH; Mark R. Sarfati, MD; and Larry W. Kraiss, MD

Is Market Growth of Vena Cava Filters Justified? Top 5 Viewed A review of indications, use, and market analysis. By Bob Smouse, MD, and Amardeep Johar, MD

A Complex Case of IVC Filter Removal Top 5 Viewed A case of a patient with a permanent filter removed using percutaneous interventional techniques. By Anthony C. Venbrux, MD; Grant J. Yanagi, MD; and Brian S. Martell, MS IV

DEPARTMENTS INNOVATIONS A preview of today’s new products

An Interview With David L. Dawson, MD Dr. Dawson discusses the future of endovascular simulation, drug therapies for intermittent claudication, and his experience as Chief of the Medical Sciences Division at the NASA Johnson Space Center.

CryoPlasty Therapy for the Infrainguinal Arteries CryoPlasty Therapy offers a unique solution for treating this challenging vascular bed. By Colleen J. Moore, MD

Dual-Therapy Approach to Complex Vascular Lesions One physician’s perspective on combining atherectomy with CryoPlasty Therapy. By Louis A. Lopez, MD

CryoPlasty Therapy in Complex Infrageniculate and Dialysis Access Lesions With the many available treatment options, what makes CryoPlasty Therapy an attractive modality for these lesions? By Baljeet Uppal, MD