Ergotism associated with HIV antiviral protease inhibitor therapy.

abstract：PURPOSE:Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) rupture has been historically associated with high operative mortality rates. In this community-based, cross-sectional study, we examined factors influencing outcome after operations performed for ruptured AAA (rAAA). METHODS:An analysis of a state database identified 3820 patie...

journal_title：Journal of vascular surgery

authors： Dardik A,Burleyson GP,Bowman H,Gordon TA,Williams GM,Webb TH,Perler BA

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Few would argue with the need for long-term follow-up after endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms. A small risk of reintervention persists and the challenge remains to identify those patients that will require additional procedures to prevent subsequent complications. The ideal follow-up regimen remains el...

journal_title：Journal of vascular surgery

authors： Milner R,De Rango P,Verzini F,Cao P

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fenestrated-branched endovascular repair has been applied to treat chronic postdissection thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms (TAAAs). We report a patient with diffuse postdissection aortic aneurysm involving the arch and thoracoabdominal aorta treated in a staged fashion with redo aortic arch repair using the frozen el...

journal_title：Journal of vascular surgery

authors： Mirza AK,Tenorio ER,Kärkkäinen JM,Ozbek P,Oderich GS

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Wound complications after major lower extremity amputations (LEAs) are a cause of significant morbidity in vascular surgery patients. Recent publications have demonstrated the efficacy of the closed incision negative pressure dressing at preventing surgical site infections (SSIs); however, there are few data ...

journal_title：Journal of vascular surgery

authors： Chang H,Maldonado TS,Rockman CB,Cayne NS,Berland TL,Barfield ME,Jacobowitz GR,Sadek M

更新日期：2020-07-21 00:00:00

abstract：:We report four consecutive cases of Kommerell's aneurysm of an aberrant left subclavian artery in patients with a right-sided aortic arch and the results of a systematic review of the literature. In our cohort of patients, three had an aneurysm limited to the origin of the aberrant subclavian artery, causing dysphagia...

journal_title：Journal of vascular surgery

authors： Cinà CS,Althani H,Pasenau J,Abouzahr L

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Aneurysm rupture is a major cause of morbidity and mortality, and evidence suggests shared risk for both abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) and intracranial aneurysms (IAs). We hypothesized that screening for AAA in patients with known IA is cost-effective. METHODS:We used a decision tree model to compare cos...

journal_title：Journal of vascular surgery

authors： Ball BZ,Jiang B,Mehndiratta P,Stukenborg GJ,Upchurch GR Jr,Meschia JF,Worrall BB,Southerland AM

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Spinal cord ischemia (SCI) is a potentially devastating complication of thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) that can result in varying degrees of short-term and permanent disability. This study was undertaken to describe the clinical outcomes, long-term functional impact, and influence on survival of ...

journal_title：Journal of vascular surgery

authors： DeSart K,Scali ST,Feezor RJ,Hong M,Hess PJ Jr,Beaver TM,Huber TS,Beck AW

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Postoperative limb compression is widely used after venous surgery to prevent thromboembolism and to reduce hemorrhage, edema, hematoma, and pain. Only limited studies have been published regarding the most adequate postoperative compression therapy after varicose vein surgery. This study evaluated the effec...

journal_title：Journal of vascular surgery

authors： Mariani F,Marone EM,Gasbarro V,Bucalossi M,Spelta S,Amsler F,Agnati M,Chiesa R

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) progression and disease resistance are related to mural cellularity; adventitial macrophages and neocapillaries predominate in larger, advanced aneurysms, whereas smaller AAAs have fewer macrophages and retain more medial smooth muscle cells (SMCs). Expression analysis of mRNA ...

journal_title：Journal of vascular surgery

authors： Sho E,Sho M,Nanjo H,Kawamura K,Masuda H,Dalman RL

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The retroperitoneal approach for elective treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysms is an accepted alternative to midline transperitoneal approaches and may provide less physiologic insult and a smoother postoperative course. In recent years we have preferentially used the extended retroperitoneal approach for ruptured ...

journal_title：Journal of vascular surgery

authors： Chang BB,Shah DM,Paty PS,Kaufman JL,Leather RP

更新日期：1990-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This study was undertaken to examine the role of superficial and deep venous reflux, as defined by duplex-derived valve closure times (VCTs), in the pathogenesis of chronic venous insufficiency. METHODS:Between January 1992 and November 1995, 320 patients and 500 legs were evaluated with clinical examinations ...

journal_title：Journal of vascular surgery

authors： Welch HJ,Young CM,Semegran AB,Iafrati MD,Mackey WC,O'Donnell TF Jr

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 15-year-old male complained of easy fatigability, leg weakness, and pain on exertion with episodes of syncope while playing baseball. His past medical history was significant for aortic coarctation associated with a congenital bovine hypoplastic aortic arch. A recent arteriogram revealed innominate and left common c...

journal_title：Journal of vascular surgery

authors： Rhodes AB,O'Donnell SD,Gillespie DL,Rasmussen TE,Johnson CA,Fox CJ,Burklow TR,Hagler DJ

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tracheo-innominate artery fistula is a highly lethal complication after tracheostomy. A 37-year-old man who had undergone a tracheostomy 14 years earlier because of dysphagia after brain surgery had a tracheo-innominate artery fistula with exsanguinating hemorrhage from his tracheostomy site. After temporary control o...

journal_title：Journal of vascular surgery

authors： Deguchi J,Furuya T,Tanaka N,Nobori M,Seki Y,Nomura Y,Umehara I,Saito H,Miyata T

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This retrospective review describes the surgical management of 51 patients after failed percutaneous renal artery angioplasty (F-PTRA). METHODS:From January 1987 through June 1998, 51 consecutive patients underwent surgical repair of either atherosclerotic (32 patients) or fibromuscular dysplastic (FMD; 19 pat...

journal_title：Journal of vascular surgery

authors： Wong JM,Hansen KJ,Oskin TC,Craven TE,Plonk GW Jr,Ligush J Jr,Dean RH

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The purpose of this study was to present the use of superficial femoral vein (SFV) as an arterial bypass graft when ipsilateral saphenous vein is inadequate. METHODS:Data collected prospectively were reviewed on 24 patients (25 limbs) who had an arterial bypass with SFV performed by the authors between January...

journal_title：Journal of vascular surgery

authors： Sladen JG,Reid JD,Maxwell TM,Downs AR

更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This study evaluated the accuracy of central luminal line (CLL) measurements in quantifying stent graft migration. The bias of the CLL technique together with observer variability were assessed. METHODS:Stent grafts were deployed in plastic aortic phantoms at fixed locations from two side branches. Each phanto...

journal_title：Journal of vascular surgery

authors： England A,García-Fiñana M,How TV,Vallabhaneni SR,McWilliams RG

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Critical limb ischemia (CLI) is associated with high morbidity and mortality. Because most patients with CLI will eventually undergo some type of revascularization, the natural history of CLI is not well defined, although it is important to know when patients decide to pursue treatment. METHODS:We systematic...

journal_title：Journal of vascular surgery

authors： Abu Dabrh AM,Steffen MW,Undavalli C,Asi N,Wang Z,Elamin MB,Conte MS,Murad MH

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The aim of this study was to determine whether, in lower extremities with documented episodes of acute deep venous thrombosis (DVT), incompetence develops in veins that were not the site of thrombosis. METHODS:Patients were monitored with serial duplex ultrasonography at 1 day, 1 week, 1, 3, 6, 9, and 12 month...

journal_title：Journal of vascular surgery

authors： Caps MT,Manzo RA,Bergelin RO,Meissner MH,Strandness DE Jr

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Regional anesthesia (RA)-induced vasodilation increases the proportion of patients with vein anatomy suitable for arteriovenous fistula (AVF) creation. The functional outcomes of AVFs created with veins initially small for size on preoperative duplex ultrasound mapping (≤2.4 mm) that are recruited under RA ha...

journal_title：Journal of vascular surgery

authors： Zarkowsky DS,Wu B,Gray AT,Oskowitz AZ,Vartanian SM

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reliable enzymatic endothelial cell (EC) harvest methods are required for clinical EC seeding of vascular prostheses by methods analogous to those demonstrated in dogs. But crude collagenases used for EC harvest vary in efficacy and cytotoxicity, and purified collagenases reportedly give low EC yields. To compare diff...

journal_title：Journal of vascular surgery

authors： Sharefkin JB,Van Wart HE,Cruess DF,Albus RA,Levine EM

更新日期：1986-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Abnormalities of the fibrinolytic system can result in unusual or unexplained clotting that occurs spontaneously or after minor trauma. We identified five patients with limb-threatening arterial thrombosis of the upper extremity associated with either a low level of plasminogen or an abnormal immunoreactive plasminoge...

journal_title：Journal of vascular surgery

authors： Towne JB,Hussey CV,Bandyk DF

更新日期：1988-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Intraoperative duplex scanning (IDS) after carotid endarterectomy (CEA) has been shown to reliably identify major defects either by significant changes in peak systolic velocities or by B-mode imaging. To evaluate whether IDS could also predict postoperative strokes in technically flawless CEAs, we analyzed sev...

journal_title：Journal of vascular surgery

authors： Ascher E,Markevich N,Hingorani AP,Kallakuri S,Gunduz Y

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The objectives of this study were to investigate variations between states and changes in state-specific carotid endarterectomy (CEA) and 30-day mortality rates. Cross-sectional variations and changes over time in such measures may be indicative of improvement in the quality of care. METHODS:We performed re...

journal_title：Journal of vascular surgery

authors： Sheikh K,Bullock C

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Distal internal carotid artery exposure can be technically demanding even for experienced vascular surgeons. Although a variety of techniques have been described to facilitate such exposure, temporary mandibular subluxation has emerged as the simplest and least debilitating approach. Current techniques for maintaining...

journal_title：Journal of vascular surgery

authors： Dossa C,Shepard AD,Wolford DG,Reddy DJ,Ernst CB

更新日期：1990-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Although peripheral arterial occlusive disease (PAOD) is a public health issue in the elderly population, limited population-based data are available on use of interventional procedures in Canada. We describe trends in use of interventional procedures to treat PAOD in Ontario over the past decade. METHODS:A re...

journal_title：Journal of vascular surgery

authors： Al-Omran M,Tu JV,Johnston KW,Mamdani MM,Kucey DS

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:There is abundant evidence linking hostile proximal aortic neck anatomy to poor outcome after endovascular aortic aneurysm repair (EVAR), yet the definition of hostile anatomy varies from study to study. This current analysis was undertaken to identify anatomic criteria that are most predictive of success or ...

journal_title：Journal of vascular surgery

authors： Jordan WD Jr,Ouriel K,Mehta M,Varnagy D,Moore WM Jr,Arko FR,Joye J,de Vries JP,Aneurysm Treatment using the Heli-FX Aortic Securement System Global Registry ANCHOR.,Aneurysm Treatment using the Heli-FX Aortic Securement System Global R

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Critical limb ischemia (CLI) patients who are unsuitable for intervention face the dire prospect of primary amputation. Sequential compression biomechanical device (SCBD) therapy provides a limb salvage option for these patients. This study assessed the outcome of SCBD in severe CLI patients who otherwise wo...

journal_title：Journal of vascular surgery

authors： Sultan S,Hamada N,Soylu E,Fahy A,Hynes N,Tawfick W

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Although anticoagulation therapy for iliofemoral venous thrombosis prevents pulmonary embolism, it is not designed to avoid the postthrombotic syndrome. Mechanical removal of the thrombus in the form of venous thrombectomy should yield better long-term results. The purpose of our study was to analyze the clinic...

journal_title：Journal of vascular surgery

authors： Juhan CM,Alimi YS,Barthelemy PJ,Fabre DF,Riviere CS

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the case of a 40-year-old woman with posttraumatic arteriovenous fistula of the right radialis indicis artery. The patient was admitted because a pulsatile lesion appeared on her hand after blunt trauma. Liquid sclerotherapy using 3% polidocanol in combination with distal protection using the rubber band tec...

journal_title：Journal of vascular surgery

authors： Katada Y,Ouchi K,Wakita T,Nozaki M

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over a 7-year period (1980 to 1987) 24 patients (18 men: mean age 67 years; range, 52 to 78 years, and six women: mean age 67 years; range, 46 to 82 years) undergoing serial carotid artery duplex scans were observed to progress to unilateral carotid artery occlusion. The occlusions were associated with ipsilateral str...

journal_title：Journal of vascular surgery

authors： Nicholls SC,Bergelin R,Strandness DE

更新日期：1989-11-01 00:00:00