New strategies in platelet inhibition in noncoronary interventions.

abstract：:Innovation in medicine is often driven by the observations of imaginative physicians who are blessed with insatiable curiosity, coupled with the inability to accept technical boundaries, the status quo of patient care, or the acceptance of procedural morbidity. Few examples illustrate this truism better than the physi...

journal_title：Seminars in vascular surgery

authors： Parodi J,Bates MC,Ohki T,Schönholz C

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vascular surgeons well versed in peritoneal dialysis applications understand the importance of this modality among the limited options afforded to patients in renal failure. Peritoneal and hemodialysis strategies are interdependent and should be considered in concert. Careful assessment often shows that patients with ...

journal_title：Seminars in vascular surgery

authors： Farooq MM,Freischlag JA

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endovascular treatment of thoracic aortic pathology (ETAP) has been under development for over a decade. Only recently has one device been approved in the United States for treatment of descending thoracic aortic aneurysms. The length of this development process is due to multiple device and deployment system modifica...

journal_title：Seminars in vascular surgery

authors： Hassoun HT,Matsumura JS

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although numerically far less than claudicants, patients with critical leg ischemia (CLI) demand a disproportionately large commitment both in medical effort and economically and represent the major workload for vascular surgical units. The incidence and prevalence of CLI is approximately 500 to 1,000/million/year. Th...

journal_title：Seminars in vascular surgery

authors： Dormandy J,Heeck L,Vig S

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spinal cord ischemia (SCI) is one of the most feared complications after treatment of thoracic aortic diseases. Based on limited evidence from clinical trials of investigational devices the incidence appears to be lower in endovascular compared to open thoracic aortic repairs. To date, several clinical and procedural ...

journal_title：Seminars in vascular surgery

authors： Feezor RJ,Lee WA

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute limb ischemia is one of the most potentially devastating but treatable diseases faced by the vascular surgeon. It is crucial to identify the ischemic process early, as the outcomes of early intervention can lead to limb salvage, whereas late recognition places the patient at risk for limb loss and potential mort...

journal_title：Seminars in vascular surgery

authors： O'Connell JB,Quiñones-Baldrich WJ

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the United States, 90% of carotid intervention is being performed for asymptomatic carotid stenosis, even though 90% of patients would be better treated with intensive medical therapy. This is being justified by comparing risks of stroke or death with medical therapy during clinical trials completed decades ago (ap...

journal_title：Seminars in vascular surgery

authors： Spence JD

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The etiology of foot lesions in diabetics is multifactorial. Arterial insufficiency, neuropathy, and susceptibility to infection are major factors contributing to the formation of nonhealing diabetic foot lesions. These factors lead to a 15% ulceration rate in diabetics with 20% resulting in amputation. This amputatio...

journal_title：Seminars in vascular surgery

authors： Neville RF,Sidawy AN

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In vascular surgery, the gold standard for evaluation of the lower-extremity arterial tree has long been contrast arteriography (CA). Associated risks of CA are well-documented and include severe allergic reactions, arterial injury and/or hemorrhage, and contrast-induced nephropathy. Increasingly, less-invasive techni...

journal_title：Seminars in vascular surgery

authors： Hingorani A,Ascher E,Marks N

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prophylaxis for venous thromboembolism is an area that has received intense study in certain conditions, but less than adequate coverage in other areas. In considering who needs prophylaxis, patients are categorized into levels of risk. Clinical venous thromboembolism can be correlated to these levels of risk. Methods...

journal_title：Seminars in vascular surgery

authors： Wakefield TW,Proctor MC

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The management of patients with thrombosed vein grafts remains a formidable challenge for all vascular surgeons. Management strategies will vary based on a variety of criteria including the patients' overall condition and symptoms, the interval and etiology of graft failure, and the pathological anatomy and availabili...

journal_title：Seminars in vascular surgery

authors： Belkin M,Whittemore AD

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this article, the use of prosthetic grafts for above-the-knee femoral-popliteal arterial bypass reconstruction is discussed. The issue as to whether prostheses should be used preferentially, selectively, or not at all, remains both topical and controversial in vascular surgical circles. The debate has been heighten...

journal_title：Seminars in vascular surgery

authors： Abbott WM

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Restenosis following lower-extremity revascularization remains a significant and costly public health burden. Technical advances in endovascular therapy afford us the choice of treating longer and more distal lesions, which were heretofore reserved for vein bypass surgery. While contemporary vascular surgeons are well...

journal_title：Seminars in vascular surgery

authors： Owens CD,Ho KJ,Conte MS

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is a need for a standardized consistent language in vascular surgery that allows easy flow of information and comparison of results among clinicians. Beginning with current nomenclature, a common language serves as a framework for more detailed efforts. Understanding the outcomes assessment tools available provi...

journal_title：Seminars in vascular surgery

authors： Vasquez MA,Munschauer CE

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nutcracker syndrome is one of the abdominal venous entrapments, caused by compression of the left renal vein between the superior mesenteric artery and the abdominal aorta. Occasionally a retro-aortic left renal vein is compressed between the aorta and the vertebral body (posterior nutcracker syndrome). The renal vein...

journal_title：Seminars in vascular surgery

authors： Said SM,Gloviczki P,Kalra M,Oderich GS,Duncan AA,D Fleming M,Bower TC

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Increased intra-abdominal pressure (IAP) and abdominal compartment syndrome (ACS) are important clinical problems after repair of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms and are reviewed here. IAP >20 mm Hg occurs in approximately 50% of patients treated with open abdominal aortic aneurysm repair after rupture, and approx...

journal_title：Seminars in vascular surgery

authors： Björck M

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The obturator bypass is a useful method for revascularizing the lower extremity in the presence of a hazardous groin dissection. The most common indication for employing this method of reestablishing arterial continuity is in circumventing infected vascular prostheses. One- and 5-year patency rates of 72.7% and 56.9% ...

journal_title：Seminars in vascular surgery

authors： Reddy DJ,Shin LH

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Duplex ultrasound testing has evolved to be a clinically useful modality for the evaluation of chronic mesenteric ischemia (CMI) due to visceral artery origin atherosclerosis. Patients with known or suspected CMI can be scanned to identify stenosis or occlusion of the celiac, superior mesenteric, and inferior mesenter...

journal_title：Seminars in vascular surgery

authors： Hodgkiss-Harlow K

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The development of carotid duplex scanning revolutionized the diagnosis of carotid artery disease. Continued advances in the technology as well as widespread experience with cartoid ultrasound have redefined the role this technology plays in the care of patients with carotid atherosclerosis. Recent clinical trials hav...

journal_title：Seminars in vascular surgery

authors： Ricci MA

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The first commercially available stent grafts were unable to withstand the hemodynamic forces of the vascular environment. The past 15 years have seen a gradual improvement in long-term stent graft performance as designs evolved through the elimination of features associated with late failure and the replication of fe...

journal_title：Seminars in vascular surgery

authors： Chuter TA

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The increasing availability of and vascular surgeons' familiarity with digital cine-fluoroscopy in the operating room has been facilitated by the advent and growing popularity of endovascular aortoiliac aneurysm repair and other endovascular techniques that are being incorporated into vascular surgical practice. Digit...

journal_title：Seminars in vascular surgery

authors： Lipsitz EC,Veith FJ,Wain RA

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The failure of an autogenous or prosthetic arteriovenous hemodialysis access is usually related to the failure of the venous outflow resulting from a stenosis somewhere in the venous system, commonly at the venous anastomosis for a prosthetic access or within the central veins. The National Kidney Foundation's Kidney ...

journal_title：Seminars in vascular surgery

authors： Illig KA

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Arterial and venous trauma of the cervicothoracic region continues to present challenging problems for the surgeon, despite advances in vascular diagnostics and surgical technique. Whether due to penetrating or blunt mechanisms, overall incidence of these injuries is low, whereas morbidity and mortality remain high. D...

journal_title：Seminars in vascular surgery

authors： McIntyre WB,Ballard JL

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The main focus when discussing acute or chronic mesenteric ischemia is on occlusive disease, arterial or venous. This article reviews present knowledge on mesenteric nonocclusive hypoperfusion syndromes. The following three clinical entities are reviewed: (1) Intraabdominal hypertension (IAH), or abdominal compartment...

journal_title：Seminars in vascular surgery

authors： Björck M,Wanhainen A

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Constructing vascular access for hemodialysis causes changes in blood flow to the extremity, which can lead to distal ischemia. Ischemic steal syndrome is manifested by pain; weakness; pallor; and, in severe cases, ulceration and tissue loss. Severe ischemia, requiring reintervention, has an incidence of 4%, although ...

journal_title：Seminars in vascular surgery

authors： Suding PN,Wilson SE

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thromboembolic vascular diseases remain the main cause of death in Western industrialized societies. Anticoagulants retard the formation, growth, and embolization of thrombi and are effective agents in the prevention and treatment of thromboembolic disease. Anticoagulants in venous thromboembolism have been investigat...

journal_title：Seminars in vascular surgery

authors： Da Silva MS,Sobel M

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tobacco abuse is a highly prevalent modifiable risk factor in vascular surgery patient populations. Despite the known benefits of smoking cessation, quitting smoking is difficult for most patients. Physician advice to stop smoking can help, though more intensive or multifactorial interventions have greater impact. Smo...

journal_title：Seminars in vascular surgery

authors： Spangler EL,Goodney PP

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:For generations, the use of techniques to defer skin pressure and protect the lower-extremity wound has been a cardinal goal to achieve therapeutic success and healing. Choosing the appropriate postoperative offloading device or shoe is often difficult, as it is challenging to merge optimal mechanical protection with ...

journal_title：Seminars in vascular surgery

authors： Miller J,Armstrong DG

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The evolution of vascular surgery during the past five decades has established what was once controversial to be mandate, what was never dreamed of as debatable, and the vast body of knowledge yet to be unraveled--but requiring clinical application--as currently controversial. Controversy results when dissimilar thera...

journal_title：Seminars in vascular surgery

authors： Dardik H,Greisler H

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The continuing evolution of endovascular approaches to the repair of descending thoracic and thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms necessitates careful evaluation of the safety and efficacy of these alternative therapies as they compare to the "gold standard" of open surgical repair. The purpose of this report is to prese...

journal_title：Seminars in vascular surgery

authors： Coselli JS,LeMaire SA

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00