Optimizing Laser Atherectomy for Different Lesion Morphologies
Optimizing Laser Atherectomy for Different Lesion Morphologies Journal of Critical Limb Ischemia, March 2021 Objective To understand the impact of fluence and repetition rate on outcomes of superficial femoral artery (SFA) and popliteal artery laser atherectomy based on lesion type (calcific, homogenous, heterogeneous, and restenosis). Methods Patients with de novo or restenotic (≥50%) SFA and […]
CLI is a Major Public Health Concern With Prognosis Worse Than Many Types of Cancer
Critical Limb Ischemia is a Major Public Health Concern With Prognosis Worse Than Many Types of Cancer Journal of Critical Limb Ischemia, March 2021 On behalf of the Board of Directors of the CLI Global Society, we are honored to launch the first peer-reviewed journal focusing exclusively on CLI. Journal of Critical Limb Ischemia will […]
The CLI Global Society Announces the Journal of Critical Limb Ischemia
The CLI Global Society Announces the Journal of Critical Limb Ischemia The First Peer-Reviewed Journal Dedicated to CLI Call For Manuscripts By Jihad A. Mustapha, MD The first issue of CLI Global launched in November 2014 to help meet an unmet educational need in CLI. Over the years, the issue has provided data, tips and tricks, […]
An Amputation Should Never Occur Without Proper DSA
CLI Global Recommendation: An Amputation Should Never Occur Without Proper DSA Despite recent guideline updates on peripheral artery disease (PAD) and critical limb ischemia (CLI) treatment, the optimal treatment for CLI is still debated resulting in in-consistent care. With evolving diagnostic technology, operators can generate clarity when imaging of target vessels. The CLI Global Society […]
Healthcare Disparities and CLI Treatment
Healthcare Disparities and CLI Treatment The CLI Global Society Recent Webinar “Racial and Ethnic Disparities in CLI Diagnosis and Treatment: The Ugly Truth and What We Must All Do About This” Moderator: Paul Michael, MD Guest Speaker: Wayne Batchelor, MD Panelists: Barry Katzen, MD; Jihad Mustapha, MD; Richard Neville, MD; Michael R. Jaff, DO; and […]
Utilization of Tibio-Pedal Artery Minimally Invasive Approach to Treat Complex Below Knee Disease in a High Transfemoral Risk Patient
Utilization of Tibio-Pedal Artery Minimally Invasive Approach to Treat Complex Below Knee Disease in a High Transfemoral Risk Patient Zola N’Dandu, MD, and Jonathan Bonilla, MD John Ochsner Heart and Vascular Institute, Ochsner Medical Center-Kenner, Kenner, Louisiana With the evolution of endovascular techniques, historically untreated patients have options. Tibio-pedal artery minimally invasive (TAMI) approach is […]
Digital Subtraction Angiography Prior to an Amputation for Critical Limb Ischemia (CLI)
Digital Subtraction Angiography Prior to an Amputation for Critical Limb Ischemia (CLI) An Expert Recommendation Statement From the CLI Global Society to Optimize Limb Salvage Recently published in the Journal of Endsovascular Therapy, the CLI Global Society has put forth an interdisciplinary expert recommendation for superselective digital subtraction angiography (DSA) that includes the ankle and […]
Advanced Limb Salvage With Failed Infra-Popliteal Bypass Revascularization
Advanced Limb Salvage With Failed Infra-Popliteal Bypass Revascularization Patient with “No Options” and Planned Major Amputation Kumar Madassery, MD Critical limb ischemia (CLI) is a devastating diagnosis due to the natural course of the disease, which typically coincides with several comorbidities that get exacerbated. The sad truth is that preventative management decades before the diagnosis […]
From WWE to Double Amputee
From WWE to Double Amputee A Professional Wrestler’s Fight He Couldn’t Feel Paul Michael, MD, FSCAI In the end, I lost both my legs, piece by piece, in six operations.” Hearing this will likely create imagery of a brave soldier losing both legs on a bloody battlefield, but this particular story is nothing of the […]
CLI Global Society Members Present at ISET 2020
CLI Global Society Members Present at International Symposium on Endovascular Therapy 2020 The Critical Limb Ischemia (CLI) Global Society was established by passionate leaders in 2016 to address the unmet needs of CLI. The patient-centric society is led by an esteemed multi-disciplinary group of board members (interventional radiology, podiatry & wound care, vascular surgery, angiology […]