Purpose Thoracic endovascular aortic aneurysm repair (TEVAR) has become a mainstay of
therapy for aneurysmal and other disorders of the thoracic aorta. The purpose of this …

Aims Blood D-dimer testing has been proposed as diagnostic marker with high sensitivity for
exclusion of acute aortic dissection (AAD). We performed a systematic review and validated …

Rationale: Prosthetic heart valves designed to be implanted percutaneously must be loaded
within delivery catheters whose diameter can be as low as 18 F (6 mm). This mandatory …

Acute aortic dissection is a rare but devastating condition with high mortality. Unfortunately,
there is no sensitive screening indicator of disease in common use. The objective of this …

Background There is currently a contrast between the demonstrated benefits of fibrinogen
concentrate in correcting bleeding and reducing transfusion, and its perceived thrombogenic …

Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a potentially fatal vascular disease that involves
complex multifactorial hemodynamic, thrombotic, inflammatory, and aortic wall remodeling …

BACKGROUND: Endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) is associated with an improved
perioperative mortality compared to open surgical repair. This benefit may reflect reduced …

Background Etiology and risk factors of peripheral artery disease (PAD) include age,
smoking, and hypertension, etc., which are shared by an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) …

Background The incidence of lower extremity peripheral artery disease (LE-PAD) continues
to increase and associated morbidity remains high. Despite the significant development of …

Among cardiovascular diseases, chronic obliterating lesions of the arteries of lower
extremities, which are one of the important problems of modern healthcare, are …