AbstractCardiac catheterization was done in a patient with Trisomy 18 and atrio-ventricular septal defect, large inlet VSD, and poly-valvular dysplasia prior to consideration of surgical AVSD repair. The patient had severe pulmonary hypertension with severel.....
AbstractIn cardiovascular disease, aortic dissection is relatively unknown and difficult to treat. Endovascular treatment seeks to obliterate the entrances to the false lumen with a stent. The currently available surgical tools for endovascular procedures ar.....
AbstractTakayasu arteritis usually affects young women between 10 and 40 years old, while is uncommon diagnosis after 50 years old. Symptoms at onset are often subacute and aspecific and this can be the reason for delay in diagnosis. Less frequently the firs.....
AbstractUnfractionated heparin (UFH), made from very high-molecular mast cell proteoglycans, has the highest negative charge density of any known biological molecule. It binds to proteins, including many growth factors, facilitating the interaction between g.....
AbstractA novel coronavirus has caused a pandemic, resulting in the deaths of thousands of individuals worldwide. Health systems responded rapidly to this crisis and mobilised resources, maximising the effectiveness of interventions. Lessons can be applied f.....
AbstractBest medical therapy for peripheral artery disease (PAD) includes statin and anti-platelet agents, a combination shown to decrease rates of major cardiovascular events. Despite these findings, many patients remain undertreated and the objective of th.....
AbstractAtherosclerosis is a chronic vascular inflammatory disease characterized by oxidative stress and endothelial dysfunction. Oxidation of low-density lipoprotein (LDL), cholesterol is a key step in the development of atherosclerosis. Pathogenesis of ath.....
AbstractObjectives: (1) To use NGS to examine the differential liver gene expression in Japanese quail fed a cholesterol-enriched diet and to identify the gene systems that may be associated with the development of atherosclerosis, and
(2) To see how dive.....
AbstractWe present the clinical history of a peritoneal dialysis male patient who was diagnosed with rapidly progressing abdominal aortic and bilateral common iliac artery aneurysms after more than two years on CAPD treatment. The patient refused open repair.....
AbstractIsolated distal deep vein thrombosis (IDDVT) accounts for approximately 50% of all patients diagnosed with DVT. While the definitive management of patients with proximal deep vein thrombosis is fairly well defined, IDDVT remains shrouded uncertainty......
AbstractObject: Microarteriovenous malformations (micro-AVMs) defined by Yasargil, represent a subgroup of cerebral AVMs with a nidus diameter <1cm and corresponding to 7% of all cerebral AVMs and 21% of AVMs after hemorrhage. Hemodynamic and structural fact.....
AbstractObject: Dural arteriovenous fistula (DAVFs) of sphenoparietal sinus or “Breschet’s Sinus” are a very rare form of intracranial arteriovenous malformation and also very inusual cause of subarachnoid hemorrhage.
Methods: We present a case of 68.....
AbstractSaphenous reflux is responsible for the hemodynamic disorders in patients with primary varicose veins. The actual undesirable impact depends on the reflux volume as well as on the performance ability of the calf pump expressed as ejected volume; thes.....
AbstractObjective: To investigate the association between alcohol intake and the progression of abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) in large Danish populationbased randomised screening trial. We hypothesised that moderate amounts of alcohol decreased the growt.....
AbstractObjectives: MicroRNA (miR)-1260 was identified to be down-regulated in vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) from human abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) tissues in our previous microarray profiling assay. MiR-1260 was predicted to target and down-regul.....
AbstractPatients are living longer than ever on renal replacement therapy, whilst venous access options regularly go down, leaving a growing number of patients without any conventional access routes. This review seeks to summarise and analyse the outcomes as.....
AbstractObjectives: To estimate the flow reduction of the aorta when abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is present and to provide an appropriate scan time for CT angiography of the aorta using a small amount of contrast medium when AAA is present.
Methods: W.....