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PURPOSEIt is not easy to determine whether balloon angioplasty or stenting should be performed in patients with portal vein stenosis after liver transplantation.
Kyeong Sik Kim+5 more
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ObjectiveTo assess the effect of plaque and luminal morphologies in balloon angioplasty of femoropopliteal lesions using intravascular ultrasound (IVUS).MethodsThis retrospective, observational study analyzed 836 cross-sectional images using IVUS, from ...
Yuchi Zou+6 more
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Objective: Coarctation of the aorta is a congenital anomaly observed in 8% to 10% of all cases of congenital heart disease. In patients with postoperative aortic recoarctation, reoperation is associated with high morbidity and mortality risk, and ...
Eser Doğan+3 more
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Balloon-Assisted Coil Embolization and Balloon Angioplasty for Post Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Vasospasm: Initial Experience with Scepter Mini Balloon [PDF]
The scope of this technical note is to report our experience with balloon remodeling for wideneck aneurysms and balloon angioplasty of post-subarachnoid hemorrhage vasospasm using the novel Scepter Mini balloon (SMB). Five cases were treated with balloon
Ioannis Ioannidis+4 more
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Balloon Angioplasty vs. Stenting for Symptomatic Intracranial Arterial Stenosis
AimsWe performed a meta-analysis to indirectly compare the treatment effectiveness of balloon angioplasty and stenting for patients with intracranial arterial stenosis.MethodsLiterature searches were performed in well-known databases to identify eligible
Yaxuan Sun+8 more
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Abstract Objectives The long‐term data on the use of drug‐coated balloons (DCBs) for femoropopliteal atherosclerotic lesions in the real‐world setting are limited, even more so for racially and geographically distinct populations. The present analysis reports the 5‐year safety and effectiveness outcomes of a DCB in the Asian subset of the prospective ...
Young‐Guk Ko+7 more
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Abstract Background Clinical factors favouring coronary angiography (CA) selection and variables associated with in‐hospital mortality among patients presenting with out‐of‐hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) without ST‐segment elevation (STE) remain unclear.
Wayne C. Zheng+15 more
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Objective Coarctation of the Aorta (CoA) is a relatively common cardiovascular disorder. The present study aimed to evaluate the effect of COA anatomy and high versus low-pressure balloons on the outcome of balloon angioplasty among neonates and infants.
Hamid Amoozgar+9 more
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Background The optimal treatment for intracranial artery stenosis (ICAS) has not been established. We retrospectively examined the initial and long-term outcomes associated with restenosis of a combination therapy of balloon angioplasty and stenting for ...
Toshihiro Ueda+8 more
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Abstract Background The definitive treatment for chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) is pulmonary endarterectomy (PEA), which has good long‐term outcomes. However, after surgery, a quarter of the patients still have residual pulmonary hypertension (RPH). In pulmonary hemodynamics, there are no unified criteria for RPH, even though the
Wu Song+4 more
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