Vascular graft infections, mycotic aneurysms, and endovascular infections: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association

WR Wilson, TC Bower, MA Creager, S Amin-Hanjani… - Circulation, 2016 - Am Heart Assoc
Background The use of synthetic material for reconstructive vascular surgery was first
reported during the early 1950s. Infection involving vascular graft prostheses is an …

Clinical and forensic signs related to opioids abuse

R Jorge Dinis-Oliveira, F Carvalho… - Current drug abuse …, 2012 - ingentaconnect.com
For a good performance in Clinical and Forensic Toxicology it is important to be aware of the
biological and non-biological signs and symptoms related to xenobiotic exposure. This …

Artery ligation for infected femoral pseudoaneurysms does carry a high risk of major amputation

J Al Shakarchi, M Wall, A Garnham, S Hobbs… - Annals of Vascular …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Arterial ligation has been described in the literature as a safe and effective
procedure with a relatively low number of patients requiring major amputations. Methods We …

Overview of infected (mycotic) arterial aneurysm

D Spelman - UpToDate. Waltham, MA: UpToDate Inc, 2018 - uptodate.com
An aneurysm is an abnormal focal arterial dilation. Pre-existing aneurysms can become
secondarily infected, but aneurysmal degeneration of the arterial wall can also be the result …

[HTML][HTML] Infected femoral pseudoaneurysms in intravenous drug abusers: a decade of experience from a Singapore tertiary centre

LB Samarakoon, DCY Ho, YK Tan… - Singapore medical …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
METHODS A retrospective review of medical records of intravenous drug abusers (IVDAs)
who presented with infected femoral pseudoaneurysms from January 2006 to December …

Endovascular management of infected iliofemoral pseudoaneurysms-a systematic review

KG Moulakakis, VG Alexiou, GS Sfyroeras, J Kakisis… - Vasa, 2017 - econtent.hogrefe.com
We conducted a systematic review regarding the efficacy and outcome of endovascular
treatment of infected iliofemoral arterial pseudoaneurysms with covered stents. 35 cases …

Vascular injuries in intravenous drug addicts—a single-center experience

A Ilic, K Stevanovic, S Pejkic, M Markovic… - Annals of Vascular …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Infected false aneurysms (IFA) caused by intravenous drug abuse are
uncommon but challenging lesions. The best approach for the surgical management of this …

Contemporary results of surgical management of peripheral mycotic aneurysms

GG Salzler, B Long, ED Avgerinos, RA Chaer… - Annals of Vascular …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Mycotic aneurysms of the extremities occur infrequently but can cause severe
life and limb complications. Traditional treatment typically includes debridement and …

[HTML][HTML] Management of brachial artery pseudoaneurysms in intravenous drug abusers

KU Rehman, MF Berlas, NU Din, G Ali, F Salahuddin… - Cureus, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Management of Brachial Artery Pseudoaneurysms in Intravenous Drug Abusers - PMC Back
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Infective native aneurysms of the infrapopliteal arteries–A systematic literature review and report of two cases

P van den Hoven, E Fosbøl, O Ljungquist… - Vascular …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Infective native aneurysms (INA) of the infrapopliteal arteries are rare and have previously
been poorly described. This systematic review aims to provide an overview of the literature …