Volume 9 - Issue 11 - November 2012
Insights
Commentary
11/05/2012
The discovery of a single gene for development of familial (heritable) abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) was announced to the world in November 2011. And yet I have the impression that for some reason such momentous achievement has not had much...
The discovery of a single gene for development of familial (heritable) abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) was announced to the world in November 2011. And yet I have the impression that for some reason such momentous achievement has not had much...
The discovery of a single gene...
11/05/2012
Vascular Disease Management
Feature
Case Report
11/05/2012
May–Thurner syndrome is a rare condition involving compression of the left iliac vein by the right common iliac artery. Rarely, iliac vein compression syndromes are found to be right-sided and even more rarely bilateral. We present a rare...
May–Thurner syndrome is a rare condition involving compression of the left iliac vein by the right common iliac artery. Rarely, iliac vein compression syndromes are found to be right-sided and even more rarely bilateral. We present a rare...
May–Thurner syndrome is a rare...
11/05/2012
Vascular Disease Management
Case Report
11/05/2012
ABSTRACT: Aortic graft infection is a rare but lethal complication of aortic surgery. Standard treatment consists of sepsis control by graft excision, antibiotics, and securing flow to distal circulation. We describe 2 patients with a proven...
ABSTRACT: Aortic graft infection is a rare but lethal complication of aortic surgery. Standard treatment consists of sepsis control by graft excision, antibiotics, and securing flow to distal circulation. We describe 2 patients with a proven...
ABSTRACT: Aortic graft infection...
11/05/2012
Vascular Disease Management
Case Report
11/05/2012
Izaäk F. Kodde, MD
Amphia Hospital, General Surgery, Breda, Netherlands
Izaäk F. Kodde, MD
Amphia Hospita...
Aortic graft infection is a rare but lethal complication of aortic surgery. Standard treatment consists of sepsis control by graft excision, antibiotics, and securing flow to distal circulation.
Aortic graft infection is a rare but lethal complication of aortic surgery. Standard treatment consists of sepsis control by graft excision, antibiotics, and securing flow to distal circulation.
Aortic graft infection is a rare...
11/05/2012
Vascular Disease Management
Original Research
11/05/2012
Elias Kfoury, MD
Department of Surgery, Inova Fairfax Hospital, Falls Church, Virginia
Elias Kfoury, MD
Department of Su...
Carotid artery stenosis accounts for approximately 10% of all ischemic strokes, causing significant morbidity and mortality. Historically the standard of care for surgical candidates for carotid stenosis was carotid endarterectomy,...
Carotid artery stenosis accounts for approximately 10% of all ischemic strokes, causing significant morbidity and mortality. Historically the standard of care for surgical candidates for carotid stenosis was carotid endarterectomy,...
Carotid artery stenosis accounts...
11/05/2012
Vascular Disease Management
Case Report
11/05/2012
Suraj Mammen, MBBS, MD
Department of Radiology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
Suraj Mammen, MBBS, MD
Department...
We report the endovascular treatment of a rare complication of iatrogenic inferior vena cava stenosis following a right live donor nephrectomy. This report highlights the clinical presentation, imaging, and management of such a case.
We report the endovascular treatment of a rare complication of iatrogenic inferior vena cava stenosis following a right live donor nephrectomy. This report highlights the clinical presentation, imaging, and management of such a case.
We report the endovascular...
11/05/2012
Vascular Disease Management
Case Report
11/05/2012
Ramon L. Varcoe MBBS, MS, FRACS
The Vascular Institute, Prince of Wales Private Hospital, Randwick, Sydney, Australia
Ramon L. Varcoe MBBS, MS, FRACS
T...
An 84-year-old female presented with a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm. Multiple comorbidities deemed her unsuitable for open surgical repair. Emergency endovascular aortic aneurysm repair was undertaken with a standard infrarenal graft...
An 84-year-old female presented with a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm. Multiple comorbidities deemed her unsuitable for open surgical repair. Emergency endovascular aortic aneurysm repair was undertaken with a standard infrarenal graft...
An 84-year-old female presented...
11/05/2012
Vascular Disease Management
11/05/2012
ABSTRACT: May–Thurner syndrome is a rare condition involving compression of the left iliac vein by the right common iliac artery. Rarely, iliac vein compression syndromes are found to be right-sided and even more rarely bilateral. We present...
ABSTRACT: May–Thurner syndrome is a rare condition involving compression of the left iliac vein by the right common iliac artery. Rarely, iliac vein compression syndromes are found to be right-sided and even more rarely bilateral. We present...
ABSTRACT: May–Thurner syndrome...
11/05/2012
Vascular Disease Management
11/05/2012
The Food and Drug Administration has selected the Valiant Mona LSA stent graft as part of an early feasibility trial in humans in the United States. In this interview, Dr. Frank R. Arko discusses plans for the trial.
The Food and Drug Administration has selected the Valiant Mona LSA stent graft as part of an early feasibility trial in humans in the United States. In this interview, Dr. Frank R. Arko discusses plans for the trial.
The Food and Drug Administration...
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Vascular Disease Management
