Effect of antiplatelet agents, statins, and other drugs on vascular access patency rates

KI Paraskevas, DP Mikhailidis, N Roussas… - …, 2012 - journals.sagepub.com
Vascular access dysfunction is a common problem in patients undergoing hemodialysis. 1 It
follows that maintaining vascular access patency (arteriovenous [AV] fistula or AV graft) is …

Screening for peripheral arterial disease using the ankle-brachial index in diabetic and other high-risk patients: pros and cons

KI Paraskevas, MJ Phillips, CP Shearman - Angiology, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
In this issue of Angiology, Li et al assessed the association between a high (> 1.3) ankle-
brachial index (ABI) with peripheral arterial disease (PAD)/cardiovascular (CV) disease …

[HTML][HTML] Screening for peripheral artery disease in dialysis patients: an opportunity for early disease detection and timely initiation of appropriate therapeutic measures

KI Paraskevas, SA Koupidis, AA Tzovaras… - … urology and nephrology, 2011 - Springer
Otsubo et al.[1] in this issue of International Urology and Nephrology report that peripheral
arterial disease (PAD) is an independent predictor of mortality in hemodialysis patients. In …

Uniform vascular enhancement of lower-extremity artery on CT angiography using test-injection monitoring at the central level of the scan range: a simulation flow …

K Shimizu, D Utsunomiya, T Nakaura, K Awai, S Oda… - Academic radiology, 2010 - Elsevier
RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the efficacy of variable contrast injection
durations and scanning delay determined by test injection analysis of computed tomography …

Stenting versus medical treatment for renal atherosclerotic artery stenosis

O Martinelli, A Malaj, B Gossetti, L Irace - Angiology, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
Renal artery stenosis (RAS) is increasingly diagnosed in the expanding elderly population
and has been implicated in the pathogenesis of renovascular hypertension and chronic …

[HTML][HTML] Only ankle-brachial index may not be an accurate information about the prevalence of peripheral arterial disease

S Balta, S Demirkol, FG Yesil, M Cakar, H Sarlak… - …, 2013 - journals.sagepub.com
We read the article ''Peripheral arterial disease is prevalent but underdiagnosed and
undertreated in the primary care setting in central Greece''by Argyriou et al with interest. 1 …

The impact of impaired renal function on long-term outcomes in patients with peripheral arterial disease

KI Paraskevas, AD Giannoukas, DP Mikhailidis - Angiology, 2010 - journals.sagepub.com
The Impact of Impaired Renal Function on Long-Term Outcomes in Patients With Peripheral
Arterial Disease - Kosmas I. Paraskevas, Athanassios D. Giannoukas, Dimitri P. Mikhailidis …

[HTML][HTML] Multifactorial treatment for improvement of renal function and cardiovascular risk: an ATTEMPT for patients with metabolic syndrome and chronic kidney …

N Katsiki, M Elisaf - Current medical research and opinion, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
In this issue of Current Medical Research and Opinion, Athyros et al. 1 report the effects of
long-term (up to 3½ years) multifactorial intervention on estimated glomerular filtration rate …

[HTML][HTML] Remote Ischemic Preconditioning in Prevention of Contrast Induced Nephropathy in Patients Undergoing Lower Limb Angioplasty Revascularization for …

DM Roy, SD Pande, TC Aw, CJQ Yap… - Journal of Surgery …, 2021 - fortuneonline.org
Background: Contrast induced nephropathy (CIN) following angiography is one of the
leading causes of in-hospital acute kidney injury (AKI). The aim of this study was to …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluation of Peripheral Arterial Disease Using Noncontrast Magnetic Resonance Angiography

ÄV Gulhane, T Mandapal, B Murali… - Indian Journal of …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Aims: The aim of our study was to evaluate the usefulness of non contrast enhanced MR
angiography in imaging of peripheral arteries in patients with impaired renal function …