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    • Medtronic Medical Affairs corner

    At Medtronic, we are committed to accelerating the development of meaningful innovations for physicians and patients with vascular disease that:

    • Add real value to better patient outcomes at appropriate costs

    • Lead to enhanced quality of life 

    • Can be validated by clinical and economic evidence

    We hope you find that these materials, sponsored by the Medtronic Office of Medical Affairs for Endovascular Today, provide relevant, educational content on clinical topics and issues.

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    A Tale of Two Legs: Putting Patients Ahead by Leaving Nothing Behind (open in new window)

    Read this article by Gregory A. Stanley, M.D., to read a case report of a single-patient, leg-to-leg comparison illustrating not only the limitations of extended femoropopliteal stenting, but also the significant detriment that an imprudent intervention can have on the patient and possibly on the natural history of peripheral artery disease.

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    Directional Atherectomy and Drug-coated Balloons for Femoropopliteal Disease: A Case-based Discussion (open in new window)

    Read this document by Brian G. DeRubertis, M.D., to read a case study of whether or not the combination of directional atherectomy and drug-coated balloons offer solutions to both the mechanical effects of plaque burden and dissections as well as the biologic phenomenon of restenosis.

    CLINICAL EVIDENCE PDF 263 KB
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    It Takes Two to Tango: Leveraging Open and Endovascular Options for Treatment of Critical Limb Ischemia (open in new window)

    Download this article by Nicolas J. Mouawad, M.D., to read a case study about the use of drug-coated balloons to treat femoropopliteal lesions.

    CLINICAL EVIDENCE PDF 738 KB
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    Treating Chronic Total Occlusions of the Superficial Femoral Artery (open in new window)

    Read this article by Mark W. Fugate, M.D., to learn about crossing and treating chronic total occlusions (CTOs) in the superficial femoral artery (SFA) in the treatment of peripheral artery disease (PAD).

    CLINICAL EVIDENCE PDF 989 KB
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    Use of DCBs in Long Femoropopliteal Lesions: Where Do We Stand? (open in new window)

    Read this paper by Gary M. Ansel, M.D., to learn about the safety and effectiveness of drug-coated balloon (DCB) use in treating long lesions.

    CLINICAL EVIDENCE PDF 130 KB
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    Data-Based Approach to Managing Femoropopliteal In-Stent Restenosis (open in new window)

    Download this article by Marianne Brodmann, M.D., to learn about how the IN.PACT Admiral drug-coated balloon (DCB), among others, is among the best intervention methods for managing femoropopliteal in-stent-restenosis.

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    A Proposal for Standardizing Restenosis Patterns of Femoropopliteal Artery Disease (open in new window)

    Download this article by Lawrence A. Garcia, M.D., to learn how the restenosis pattern classification system was constructed around five types of restenosis.

    CLINICAL EVIDENCE PDF 640 KB
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    Understanding Clinical Data and Its Application to Clinical Practice (open in new window)

    Download this article by Krishna Rocha-Singh, M.D., to learn why randomized controlled trials (RCTs) are vital to evidenced-based medical practice and the importance of critical data interpretation.

    CLINICAL EVIDENCE PDF 81 KB