Aristotle Protopapas

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18F-FDG PET/CT and Radiolabeled Leukocyte SPECT/CT Imaging for the Evaluation of Cardiovascular Infection in the Multimodality Context

November 27, 2024 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold ContributorGold Commentor

The opening manuscript on the expected series of American Society of Nuclear Cardiology Imaging Indications. For the cardiovascular surgeon, Tables 2 and 7 offer an update on the use of positron -emission tomography in the...

JANS Article

Discussion to: Branched stented anastomosis frozen elephant trunk repair (B-SAFER): Early results from a physician-sponsored investigational device exemption study

October 21, 2024 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold ContributorGold Commentor

A detailed , open and stimulating discussion of a presentation in the AATS . The presenter responds to peer questioning on the technical aspects of the evolution of hubrid interventions...

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Monocyte Single-Cell Multimodal Profiling in Cardiovascular Disease Risk States

August 30, 2024 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold ContributorGold Commentor

An experiment that may find some translational value in the drive to elucidate inflammation as a target for controlling cardiovascular disease. Columbia University has on this occasion focused on elucidating...

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AMDS or FET in Acute Aortic Dissection Indications and Controversies

June 27, 2024 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold ContributorGold Commentor

This video is a balanced, gripping presentation on an increasingly common emergency problem for the on-call cardiac surgeon. Professor Oo discusses the evolving landscape of surgery for acute De Bakey...

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Early Injury Landscape in Vein Harvest by Single-Cell and Spatial Transcriptomics

May 30, 2024 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold ContributorGold Commentor

This paper details an under-development animal model to study the vascular pathology of vein grafts in a variation of the initial Carrel canine bypass experiment. The possible findings on detrimental...

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Mechanical Circulatory Support in Cardiogenic Shock — Persistence and Progress

May 18, 2024 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold ContributorGold Commentor

This article presents a succinct but comprehensive expert viewpoint on support in cardiogenic shock using the manuscript of the DanGer trial on promising results of Impella in a highly selected...

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Paclitaxel coated devices (PCD) used in the treatment of peripheral arterial disease: update to previous MHRA guidance on use. Where indicated, PCD can be considered as a treatment option for both critical limb ischaemia (CLI) and intermittent claudicatio

February 12, 2024 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold ContributorGold Commentor

Level IV evidence from the Broitish government in the most prominent debate on cardiovascular pharmacology of the last few years: Since December 2018, the paclitaxel coated devices have been scrutinised...

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Long-Term Outcomes of Resynchronization–Defibrillation for Heart Failure

January 23, 2024 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold ContributorGold Commentor

This is a useful manuscript on long-term follow up confirming the findings of the five-year study, with regards to superior survival on CRT than on ICD. The authors discuss the...

JANS Article

Expanding Endovascular Therapy in Trauma

December 15, 2023 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold ContributorGold Commentor

A condensed, granular and yet comprehensive discussion on a small retrospective series on mostly non-iatrogenic trauma of the subclavian and axillary arteries treated mostly by stenting. Professor Veller’s viewpoint is...

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Editor’s Choice—Trends in Management and Outcomes of Type B Aortic Dissection: A Report from the International Registry of Aortic Dissection

December 14, 2023 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold ContributorGold Commentor

This article is a registry review form an international voluntary registry. The retrospective historical data can be juxtaposed favorably with the recently published article on acute dissection in Denmark from...

JANS Article

Editor’s Choice – Trends in Management and Outcomes of Type B Aortic Dissection: A Report From the International Registry of Aortic Dissection

December 11, 2023 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold ContributorGold Commentor

Interesting registry review form an international voluntary registry. The retrospective historical data can be juxtaposed favourably to the recently presented ( also excellent results) in JANS on acute dissection in...

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Transcatheter Aortic-Valve Replacement in Low-Risk Patients at Five Years

November 29, 2023 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold ContributorGold Commentor

An important free-access report on the PARTNER 3 trial that discusses the TAVI-first policy in patietns with Society of Thoracic Surgeons Predicted Risk of Mortality risk less than 4% (...

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Cystic Fibrosis

November 22, 2023 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold ContributorGold Commentor

The value for the surgical team is to be found in the systematic approach and especially the candid discussion on benefits of pulmonary transplantation, with the frank statement that may...

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