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Objective: Central venous stenosis (CVS) is a major cause of arteriovenous fistula (AVF) failure. However, central veins are relatively inaccessible to study with conventional Doppler ultrasound methods.
Ryosuke Taniguchi, MD, PhD +10 more
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Abdominal compartment syndrome caused by ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm in vena cava [PDF]
Background. Abdominal compartment syndrome (ACS) is a rapid increase in intra-abdominal pressure associated with multi-organs dysfunction. It is caused mostly by abdominal bleeding und massive volume compensation. Case report.
Filipović Aleksandar +3 more
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Chymase uptake by cardiomyocytes results in myosin degradation in cardiac volume overload
Background: Volume overload (VO) of isolated mitral regurgitation (MR) or aortocaval fistula (ACF) is associated with extracellular matrix degradation and cardiomyocyte myofibrillar and desmin breakdown.
Pamela C. Powell +6 more
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Aortocaval Fistula: A Rare Cause of Venous Hypertension and Acute Renal Failure
Spontaneous rupture of abdominal aortic aneurysm into the inferior vena cava is rare and is associated with high mortality and morbidity. The clinical presentation can be variable and thus the diagnosis can be difficult.
Chandandeep Takkar +3 more
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Aortocaval fistula treated by aortic exclusion [PDF]
Aortocaval fistulas are a rare complication of spontaneous rupture of an abdominal aortic aneurysm, representing an incidence of 2% and 4%. A review of the literature revealed 159 reported cases of aortocaval fistulas. We recently had a patient admitted to our institution with an abdominal aortic aneurysm that ruptured into the vena cava.
Woolley, Daniel S., Spence, Richard K.
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Priapism as the presenting symptom of an aortocaval fistula [PDF]
The case of an elderly man with priapism as his only symptom is presented. The importance of clinical signs and simple investigations to make a diagnosis of aortocaval fistula associated with abdominal aortic aneurysm are discussed.
S, Gordon, P, Marsh, A, Day, B, Chappell
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Aortocaval fistulas most frequently occur as a consequence of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms due to the additional trauma, spontaneous or iatrogenic. The basic symptomatology is the consequence of local irritation of spinal nerves, and major hemodynamic disturbances.
, Krona G +3 more
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Aortocaval fistula (ACF) is an unusual complication of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA), involving less than 3–6% of all ruptured cases. The clinical presentation is often obscure, depending on the coexistence of retroperitoneal rupture and ...
Emmanouil D. Psathas +5 more
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Background/Aims: We found recently that the aortocaval fistula (ACF)-induced heart failure (HF) results in higher mortality in female than in male rats.
Vojtěch Krátký +5 more
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