Abdominal Aorta Infrarenal
An interesting retrospective study on the efficacy of the the US screening program for aortic aneurysmal disease in the abdomen. The discussion on the detective importance of clinical examination being complementary to sonography is pertinent....
Interesting metanalytic review on the effect of binary gender in mammals.
...Dr Coselli and associates from Baylor published a comprehensive review of their practice in the perioperative management of patients undergoing thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair. This is the second part of...
Dr Coselli and associates from Baylor published a comprehensive review of their practice in the perioperative management of patients undergoing thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair. This is the first part of...
On December 9, the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) published updated recommendations on the screening of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) based on patient’s gender, age, history of smoking, and...
Thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm (TAAA) repair began in Houston, Texas, with pioneer surgeons such as Drs Michael E. DeBakey, Denton A. Cooley, and E. Stanley Crawford. Their early attempts to repair...
The NEJM published the long-term results of the OVER study of open repair (OR) versus endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) on May 30. The OVER study...
In this paper, Dr Coselli and colleagues analyzed their experience with spinal cord deficit (SCD) after 1114 extent II open thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repairs performed from 1991-2017. The incidence of...
The European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery published The European Society for Vascular Surgery (ESVS) 2019 clinical practice guidelines on the management of abdominal aortoiliac artery aneurysms. This is...
On December 20, 2018, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a new warning against the use of fluoroquinolones in patients with connective tissue disorders and those predisposed to...
Introduction Introducer sheaths currently provide the safest method of maintaining access to the vascular system during an endoluminal procedure. The use of sheaths is now recommended for nearly every endoluminal...
Introduction Whether diagnostic or interventional, catheters and other endovascular devices are rarely sufficiently maneuverable to be used without guidewires. The purpose of guidewires is to create a pathway in the...
Introduction “Diagnostic” catheters allow the endoluminal practitioner to assess areas of the vascular system and to evaluate for a possible intervention; additionally, they assist in performing an intervention. This often...

