Recent Articles
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October 01, 2024 Case ReportAbstract Blunt abdominal aortic injury (BAAI) is a rare occurrence, representing 0.04% of all non- penetrating traumas and fewer than 6% of major vascular injuries [1-5]. Nearly half of all BAAIs are the result of seat beat injuries sustained during a motor.....
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August 31, 2024 Research ArticleAbstract Introduction: Acute aortic dissection is a complex pathology with high morbidity and mortality that requires an effective health system with a skilled and available team. Brazil’s vast territory and its socio-economic differences may have an impact.....
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August 31, 2024 Research ArticleAbstract Objective: To observe the therapeutic effect of the “modified sandwich” root shaping technique using an artificial vascular sheet in acute type A aortic coarctation surgery. Methods: We retrospectively analyzed the clinical data of 28 patient.....
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August 31, 2024 Review ArticleAbstract The management of stable ischemic heart disease (SIHD) leading to ischemic cardiomyopathy (ICM) has been the focus of attention in the field of cardiology in more recent years, with numerous trials providing conflicting data regarding benefits of med.....
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August 09, 2024 Research ArticleAbstract VEGF-A-expressing cells were observed throughout the entire cross-section of the UC. The results of this study, in which VEGF-A was expressed, suggest that UCs may be able to contribute to angiogenesis even after long-term cryopreservation for 7 ye.....
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June 16, 2024 Research ArticleAbstract Stiffening of the extracellular matrix (ECM) occurs after vascular injury and contributes to the injury-associated proliferation of vascular smooth muscle cells (SMCs). ECM stiffness also activates Rac-GTP, and SMC Rac1 deletion strongly reduces the .....
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June 16, 2024 Review ArticleAbstract This paper deals with the probabilistic study and analysis of stresses produced due to the blood flow in a stenosed and a non stenosed artery using FEM. The probabilistic analysis was done using the random variables and their mean values (varying.....
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May 03, 2024 Review ArticleAbstract Human life expectancy has been significantly extended, which poses major challenges to our healthcare and social systems. Aging-associated cognitive impairment is attributed to endothelial dysfunction in the cardiovascular system and neurological d.....
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February 29, 2024 Research ArticleAbstract Objective: Vascular complications (VCs) are independent predictors of mortality after transcatheter aortic valve implantation with transfemoral access (TF-TAVI) and remain an unsolved problem regardless of the percutaneous (PC) or surgical cut-down .....
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January 29, 2024 Short CommunicationAbstract Background: Tunneled dialysis catheters (TDC) are used for hemodialysis in patients with acute kidney injury or end-stage renal disease who do not have functioning arteriovenous fistulas or grafts. Sometimes, TDCs must be exchanged because of mechani.....
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January 29, 2024 Case ReportAbstract Renal artery pseudoaneurysm (RAP) is a rare but potentially life-threatening condition that is often challenging to diagnose. While commonly associated with procedures or trauma, spontaneous cases are exceedingly rare. We present a case of a post-par.....