Category Archives: Journal

Cost-Effectiveness of Critical Limb Ischemia Treatments—Critical Gaps Remain

From the Departments of Vascular Medicine, and Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts. Disclosure: The authors have completed…

Racial Disparities in Risk for Major Amputation or Death After Endovascular Interventions

Objectives. Previous studies have suggested that Black patients with peripheral artery disease (PAD) may have worse outcomes than White patients. The aim of this study was to…

Optimizing Laser Atherectomy for Different Lesion Morphologies

Journal of Critical Limb Ischemia, March 2021 To understand the impact of fluence and repetition rate on outcomes of superficial femoral artery (SFA) and popliteal arte…

CLI 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 focu…

The CLI Global Society Announces the Journal of Critical Limb Ischemia

Call For Manuscripts  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, …

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-con…

Healthcare Disparities and CLI Treatment

View VideoHealthcare disparities are the inequalities experienced by different groups as they interact with the healthcare system. These groups can be divided by race, se…

Utilization of Tibio-Pedal Artery Minimally Invasive Approach to Treat Complex Below Knee Disease in a High Transfemoral Risk Patient

With the evolution of endovascular techniques, historically untreated patients have options. Tibio-pedal artery minimally invasive (TAMI) approach is safe and feasibl…