Showing papers in "European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery in 2007"

TL;DR: The goals of this new consensus are to provide an abbreviated document to focus on key aspects of diagnosis and management, and to update the information based on new publications and the newer guidelines, but not to add an extensive list of references.

TL;DR: After carotid stenting, complication rates vary according to stent type, free cell area and cell design, and in the symptomatic population, post-procedural complication rates are highest for the open cell types and increase with largerfree cell area.

TL;DR: In CLI diabetic subjects with ischemic foot ulcer, the vascular involvement is extremely diffuse and particularly severe in tibial arteries, with high prevalence of long occlusions.

TL;DR: Obesity appears to be associated with thrombosis via several mechanisms that are all improved by weight loss, including the actions of so-called adipocytokines from adipose tissue.

TL;DR: CBT is a rare condition which needs surgical excision by experienced vascular surgeon and is associated with significant morbidity of 35% and mortality of 1%.

TL;DR: Although surgery and endovascular treatments are efficient and safe, development of a graft limb kink should lead to aggressive pre-emptive treatment to prevent occlusion.

TL;DR: An under-use of beta-blockers in vascular surgery patients, even in high-risk patients is demonstrated, demonstrating a lower risk of 1-year mortality compared to non-use, while perioperative withdrawal of Beta-blocker therapy was associated with a higher 1- year mortality.

TL;DR: Ultrasound-guided sclerotherapy gives satisfactory results if it is accepted that treatment may need to be repeated to achieve secondary success, and younger patients with larger diameter saphenous veins may warrant alternative forms of treatment, particularly for small sa phenous reflux.

TL;DR: Aortic arch anomalies are not infrequent and are associated with increased risk of neurological complications and the indication for CAS should be carefully evaluated in these cases.

TL;DR: Total debranching of the arch for "zone 0" aneurysms allowed to obtain a longer proximal aortic landing zone with lower incidence of endoleak, however a higher risk of cerebrovascular accident was observed.

TL;DR: Wall stress analysis at maximal systolic blood pressure is a promising technique to detect aneurysms at elevated aneurYSm rupture risk, and the need for adequate blood pressure control inAneurysm patients is reiterated.

TL;DR: A 40% reduction in MMP-9 levels in the AAA wall in patients randomised to simvastatin provides a possible molecular mechanism to explain the reportedly beneficial effects of statins to slow AAA growth.

TL;DR: Current venous thrombectomy, intrathrombus catheter-directed thrombolysis, and pharmacomechanical thromBOlysis are all options that can be offered to successfully remove venousThrombus with increasing safety.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors report on the first seventeen patients enrolled in a multicenter study to assess perioperative outcomes and blood pressure (BP) responses to an implantable carotid sinus baroreflex activating system being investigated for the treatment of resistant hypertension.

TL;DR: The placement of endovascular prostheses that maintain antegrade perfusion of one or both internal iliac arteries is feasible, and early results provide evidence for optimism with regard to safety and efficacy.

TL;DR: Significantly lower mortality and stroke rates were achieved at hospitals providing a higher annual hospital volume of CEA, and hospitals wishing to provide CEA should adhere to minimum volume criteria.

TL;DR: As the condition is relatively uncommon, consensus on the best form of therapy for this condition has been slow to evolve and the trend in management has shifted to non-surgical therapies particularly systemic anticoagulation except in highly selected group of patients.

TL;DR: This study demonstrates equivalent efficacy for 1% POL and 3% POL foam in sclerotherapy of the GSV where the trunk is less than 8 mm in diameter.

TL;DR: This study demonstrates a low mortality and a gradual reduction in vascular morbidity and mortality associated with endovascular repair since it was first introduced.

TL;DR: The endovascular intervention provides compatible, even better early postoperative outcomes for visceral artery aneurysms to surgery, and concomitant malignancy was the major determinant of visceral arteryAneurysm, both in-hospital death and survival.

TL;DR: There was a high failure rate of AVF with radial artery ID of <1.5mm, and in the presence of small radial arteries primary access AVF in the upper arm should be considered.

TL;DR: Kidney injury occurs in most patients undergoing infrarenal aortic surgery, but only 22% develop acute renal dysfunction, and Hypotension and low cardiac output are risk factors that could be avoided by optimizing perioperative management.

TL;DR: Varicose veins recurred despite technically correct surgery confirmed on post-operative duplex ultrasonography, and the likelihood of recurrence increased in the presence of SSV reflux, perforating vein incompetence and post-thrombotic deep vein incompetence.

TL;DR: In this prospective cohort of all patients with a RAAA in the Amsterdam Acute Aneurysm Trial region, the suitability for endovascular repair in patients withA RAAA confirmed on CTA is 45.8%, but the application rate was lower.

TL;DR: A meta-analysis of presently available randomized studies suggests that CEA can be performed with more safety than CAS and CAS should only be performed within randomized trials of stenting versus surgery.

TL;DR: TcPO2 levels greater than 40 mmHg suggest that revascularization is dependent on the severity of tissue loss and possible morbidity caused by the procedure, while Tc PO2 levels less than 34mmHg indicate the need forRevascularization, while for values >or= 34 < 40 mm Hg this need appears less pressing, although there remains a considerable probability of amputation.

TL;DR: EvLA abolished SPJ/SSV reflux in all limbs and is likely to be more effective than conventional surgery, although long-term follow up is required.

TL;DR: Patients with abdominal aortic aneurysm appear to have an approximately 3-fold increased risk for both inguinal and postoperative incision hernia compared to patients with aortoiliac occlusive disease.

TL;DR: Evidence from non-randomised studies suggest that EVRAR is feasible in selected patients, where it may be associated with a trend towards reductions in blood loss, duration of intensive care treatment, early complications, and mortality.