BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE It is unclear whether endovascular therapies for the treatment of AIS are being offered or are safe in older adults. The use and safety of endovascular interventions in patients older than 75 years of age were assessed. MATERIALS AND METHODS A retrospective review of patients with AIS 75 years or older (n = 37/1064) was compared with a younger cohort (n = 70/1190) by us...

During the last 10 years, there have been major technological achievements in pediatric interventional cardiology. In addition, there have been several advances in cardiac imaging, especially in 3-dimensional imaging of echocardiography, computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, and cineangiography. Therefore, more types of congenital heart diseases can be treated in the cardiac catheter...

Improved medical and surgical therapies for children with congenital heart disease have resulted in a growing population of patients reaching adulthood.1,2 Over this same time, the field of interventional cardiology has experienced significant growth, driven by technological improvements and better understanding of the mechanisms and intermediateterm results of individual procedures. Consequent...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Intra-arterial therapies for ischemic stroke offer promise as a means to extend the time window for acute treatment. The purpose of this study was to identify the percentage of the US population with potential access to interventional neuroradiologic expertise within 6 hours of the onset of stroke symptoms. METHODS Hospital locations of interventional neuroradiologists ...

The effects on immune cells and the inflammatory microenvironment of commonly applied cancer treatments (chemotherapeutic or biologic agents, interventional radiologic procedures) have become better appreciated. Likewise, the contribution of the immune system toward the effectiveness of these treatments is clearer. The relevance of immune evasion by developing tumors is endorsed by its inclusio...

Radiation cystitis is a recognised complication of pelvic radiotherapy. Incidence of radiation cystitis ranges from 23 to 80% and the incidence of severe haematuria ranges from 5 to 8%. High quality data on management strategies for radiation cystitis is sparse. Treatment modalities are subclassified into systemic therapies, intravesical therapies, and hyperbaric oxygen and interventional proce...

There are pharmacological and non-pharmacological therapies such as spinal manipulation, exercise therapy, cognitive-behavioral therapy, massage and acupuncture. In case of treatment failure the patients resort to surgical treatment, but many interventional techniques, not included in the previous APS/ACP guideline, are also available for LBP treatment. Unfortunately, these therapies can be app...