Abdominal Aorta Suprarenal
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....
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...
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...
Introduction Balloon catheters have two principal applications in peripheral endoluminal procedures. Therapeutic or angioplasty ballooning is the forceful inflation of a balloon to dilate stenotic/occlusive lesions in a vessel. This...
Patient Selection Indications for endovascular repair of the abdominal aortic aneurysm are: Patients with asymptomatic abdominal aortic aneurysm greater than 5 cm in an orthogonal projection or larger than twice...
Patient Selection Indications for endovascular repair of the thoracic aortic aneurysm (Figure 1) are: Figure 1: The three-dimension reconstruction (Medical Metrx Solutions, West Lebanon, NH) off the aortic-centerline from a...
Patient Selection Renal artery stenosis (RAS) of >70% of one or both renal arteries AND poorly controlled hypertension despite multiple antihypertensive regimen, or chronic renal insufficiency related to RAS Dialysis...
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...




