Hemiretinal artery occlusion as a variant of retinal arterial occlusive disease
Central retinal artery occlusion is an established and potentially blinding ocular condition. It is the most common presentation of the spectrum comprising retinal arterial occlusive diseases. The presence of a hemicentral retinal artery is an anatomical
Anuj Sharma+2 more
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Increased risk of peripheral arterial occlusive diseases in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a nationwide study in Taiwan [PDF]
Kuang-Ming Liao,1 Lu-Ting Kuo,2 Hsueh-Yi Lu31Department of Internal Medicine, Chi Mei Medical Center, Chiali, Taiwan; 2Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei 100, Taiwan; 3Department of Industrial ...
Liao KM, Kuo LT, Lu HY
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Diagnostic Performance of Clinical and Routine Laboratory Data in Acute Mesenteric Arterial Occlusion—An International Multicenter Study [PDF]
Background: There are no clinical or laboratory markers that can diagnose acute mesenteric ischemia (AMI) accurately. This study aimed to find differences in clinical and laboratory markers between arterial occlusive AMI and other acute abdominal ...
Yasmin Soltanzadeh-Naderi+29 more
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Acute paraplegia as a presentation of acute aortic occlusion
Acute aortic occlusion is a rare life-threatening event. We present a case of a heavy smoking, 54-year-old man who was admitted in the emergency room with sudden paraplegia, associated to severe lower back and lower limbs pain.
Ana F. Costa, MD+6 more
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Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) is an autoimmune disorder with characteristics of arterial and/or venous thrombosis due to hypercoagulation status. Although deep vein thrombosis is common, the involvement of arterial thrombosis is more dangerous and ...
Jeng-Luen Hong+6 more
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Novel risk factors for premature peripheral arterial occlusive disease in non-diabetic patients: a case-control study. [PDF]
BACKGROUND: This study aimed to determine the prevalence of genetic and environmental vascular risk factors in non diabetic patients with premature peripheral arterial disease, either peripheral arterial occlusive disease or thromboangiitis obliterans ...
Annie M Bérard+21 more
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NET-(works) in arterial and venous thrombo-occlusive diseases
Formation of Neutrophil Extracellular Traps (NETosis), accompanied by the release of extracellular decondensed chromatin and pro-inflammatory as well as pro-thrombotic factors, is a pivotal element in the development and progression of thrombo-occlusive ...
Monika Zdanyte+5 more
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Finger necrosis after accidental radial artery puncture [PDF]
Radial artery puncture, an invasive procedure, is frequently used for critical patients. Although considered safe, severe complications such as finger necrosis can occur.
Jun Sik Kang+8 more
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Bacterial cellulose biomaterials for the treatment of lower limb ulcers [PDF]
Chronic ulcers of the lower limbs are common and recurrent, especially in the elderly population, they are disabling injuries that generate a great socioeconomic burden.
GLÍCIA MARIA DE OLIVEIRA+6 more
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