Risk of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) among male and female relatives of AAA patients

KM van de Luijtgaarden, EV Rouwet… - Vascular …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
Sex affects the presentation, treatment, and outcomes of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA).
Although AAAs are less prevalent in women, at least in the general population, women with …

Renal artery stenosis in patients with resistant hypertension: stent it or not?

P Van der Niepen, P Rossignol, JP Lengelé… - Current hypertension …, 2017 - Springer
After three large neutral trials in which renal artery revascularization failed to reduce
cardiovascular and renal morbidity and mortality, renal artery stenting became a therapeutic …

Twelve months follow-up after retrograde recanalization of superficial femoral artery chronic total occlusion

J Wojtasik-Bakalarz, S Arif, M Chyrchel… - … Cardiology/Postępy w …, 2017 - termedia.pl
Aim: To assess the efficacy and clinical outcomes during long-term follow-up after retrograde
recanalization of the SFA. Material and methods: We included patients after at least one …

High serum resistin levels are associated with peripheral artery disease in the hypertensive patients

BG Hsu, CJ Lee, CF Yang, YC Chen… - BMC cardiovascular …, 2017 - Springer
Background Hypertension is a risk factor for peripheral arterial disease (PAD). Subjects with
PAD are at increased risk of future cardiovascular (CV) events. Resistin is involved in the …

Gender disparities among patients with peripheral arterial disease treated via endovascular approach: a propensity score matched analysis

R Doshi, P Shah, P Meraj - Journal of Interventional Cardiology, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Background Remarkable improvement in the treatment of Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD)
has led to changes in revascularization strategies from traditional open surgery to less …

[HTML][HTML] Prediction of 6-minute walk performance in patients with peripheral artery disease

X Chen, JA Stoner, PS Montgomery… - Journal of vascular …, 2017 - Elsevier
Background Peripheral artery disease (PAD) is a highly prevalent disease that impairs
walking ability. Walking tests, such as the 6-minute walk test (6MWT) and 4-meter walk test …

[HTML][HTML] How quickly do asymptomatic infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysms grow and what factors affect aneurysm growth rates? Analysis of a single centre …

M Ahmad, R Mistry, J Hodson, AW Bradbury - European Journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Objective/Background Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) maximum antero-posterior
diameter (MAPD) is the parameter most commonly used to inform the timing of surgical …

Clinical impact of exercise in patients with peripheral arterial disease

M Novakovic, B Jug, H Lenasi - Vascular, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
Increasing prevalence, high morbidity and mortality, and decreased health-related quality of
life are hallmarks of peripheral arterial disease. About one-third of peripheral arterial …

[HTML][HTML] An endovascular model of ischemic myopathy from peripheral arterial disease

CA Long, LH Timmins, P Koutakis, TT Goodchild… - Journal of vascular …, 2017 - Elsevier
Objective Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is a significant age-related medical condition
with limited pharmacologic options. Severe PAD, termed critical limb ischemia, can lead to …

[HTML][HTML] Characterizing tissue perfusion after lower extremity intervention using two-dimensional color-coded digital subtraction angiography

AH Kim, AJ Shevitz, KL Morrow, DE Kendrick… - Journal of vascular …, 2017 - Elsevier
Objective Digital subtraction angiography (DSA) of the peripheral arterial vasculature
provides lumenographic information but only a qualitative assessment of blood flow. The …