Endovascular aortic aneurysm repair of complex aortic aneurysms requires incorporation of
side branches using specially designed aortic stent grafts with fenestrations, directional …

Background Postoperative myocardial injury occurs frequently after noncardiac surgery and
is strongly associated with mortality. Intraoperative hypotension (IOH) is hypothesized to be …

Background. Patients with concomitant carotid and coronary artery disease present a surgical
dilemma. We compared the stroke and mortality rates for combined coronary artery bypass …

The bacterial tripeptide formyl-Met-Leu-Phe (fMLP) induces the secretion of enzyme(s) with
phospholipase A 2 (PLA 2 ) activity from human neutrophils. We show that circulating human …

Antiplatelet agents are a cornerstone of therapy for patients with atherosclerotic vascular
disease. There is presently a lack of comprehensive guidelines focusing on the use of …

Background. The purposes of this study were to determine the early and late results of placement
of arterial bypass grafts in the treatment of chronic and acute intestinal ischemia and to …

Prolonged ischemia to skeletal muscle as occurs after an acute arterial occlusion results in
alterations in adenine nucleotide metabolism. Adenosine triphosphate continues to be used …

Objective The purpose of the study was to provide a systematic review of the literature
reporting the contemporary early outcomes after endovascular and open repair of …

Importance Patients with peripheral arterial disease (PAD) are at a high risk for cardiovascular
events, yet, to our knowledge, no studies have examined the effect of a comprehensive …

Purpose: To report the first clinical application of a novel technique using radiofrequency
puncture to create retrograde in situ fenestrations during thoracic endovascular aortic repair (…