Episode 026: Paclitaxel coated balloons to improve the durability of angioplasty.
The Filtrate:
Swapnil Hiremath
Samira Farouk
Matt Sparks
Joel Topf
And two special guests:
Vandana Dua Niyyar, Professor of Medicine at Emory University and the president elect of American Society of Diagnostic and Interventional Nephrology. Wears lead.
Sophia Ambruso, assistant professor and nephrologist at the University of Colorado.
Show Notes:
Drug-Coated Balloons for Dysfunctional Dialysis Arteriovenous Fistulas
The Haskal study, Stent Graft versus Balloon Angioplasty for Failing Dialysis-Access Grafts in the NEJM from 2010
Accuracy of physical examination in the detection of arteriovenous fistula stenosis
The Big Three was a trio of Major League Baseball starting pitchers for the Atlanta Braves from 1993-2002 which consisted of Greg Maddux, Tom Glavine, and John Smoltz. The Big Three combined to win seven National League Cy Young Awards in the 1990s and helped lead the Atlanta Braves to a 1995 World Series win. Each member of the Big Three has had their jersey retired by the Atlanta Braves and has been inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. (From Wikipedia)
The Trerotola study, Drug Coated Balloon Angioplasty in Failing AV Fistulae
Scathing anti-interventional nephrologist editorial by Trerotola
Rebuttal though data by Beathard, Effectiveness and safety of dialysis vascular access procedures performed by interventional nephrologists
And then a walk back and update by Tretola…What is the current and future status of interventional nephrology?
Paclitaxel mechanism of action video with awesome music
The role of fungus in the paclitaxel story
Twitter comment on the half life of balloon delivered paclitaxel
The meta analysis of peripheral revasculaization having a mortality signal with paclitaxel: Risk of Death Following Application of Paclitaxel-Coated Balloons and Stents in the Femoropopliteal Artery of the Leg: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials
FDA warning about paclitaxel balloons: Treatment of Peripheral Arterial Disease with Paclitaxel-Coated Balloons and Paclitaxel-Eluting Stents Potentially Associated with Increased Mortality
The NephJC primer on non-inferiority trials: Understanding the vortex of non-inferiority trials
ASN Distinguished Clinical Service Award 2020 goes to Vandana Dua Niyyar! (and Derek Fine, who is also a great guy)
ASN Kidney Week Sessions:
Samira: Embracing Technology: Nephrology 2.0
Swapnil: Hard-to-Control Hypertension: What to Do Next?
Vandana: A Look Inside: Noninvasive Imaging of Kidney Diseases