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Central venous catheter placement continues to be an extremely common procedure throughout hospital systems. Although ultrasound guidance can mitigate some placement risks, misplacement of lines into neighboring structures, such as arteries, remains an ...
Spencer J. Lucas, BS +5 more
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Endovascular Therapy for Acute Stroke [PDF]
Stroke is the most common cause of permanent disability, the second most common cause of dementia, and the fourth most common cause of death in the Western world. Recently, based on positive multicenter randomized clinical trials, endovascular therapy for acute stroke has undergone a revolution.
Politi, Maria +4 more
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Prolonged recovery of acute kidney injury following AngioJet rheolytic thrombectomy
AngioJet rheolytic thrombectomy, although a successful treatment modality for arterial thrombus removal and recanalization, has been shown to have increased rates of postoperative acute kidney injury (AKI) compared with other methods of treatment for ...
Raymond E. Kennedy, MD +4 more
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Phase I and Phase II Therapies for Acute Ischemic Stroke: An Update on Currently Studied Drugs in Clinical Research. [PDF]
Acute ischemic stroke is a devastating cause of death and disability, consequences of which depend on the time from ischemia onset to treatment, the affected brain region, and its size.
Akyol, Onat +6 more
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Concomitant paravisceral and thoracic mycotic aortic aneurysms in a cirrhotic patient
In the present case report, we have described concomitant, rapidly expanding, abdominal and thoracic mycotic aortic pseudoaneurysms in a patient who had originally presented for right arm superficial thrombophlebitis and a right-hand abscess in the ...
C. Adam Banks, MD +3 more
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An ultrasound-based femoral artery calcification score
Objective: Duplex ultrasound (US) of the lower extremities is commonly used to assess patients with lower extremity atherosclerosis. Arterial calcification can often be visualized in these images; however, efforts to quantify its extent have been limited.
Ethan Maahs, BA +4 more
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Thoracic aorta cardiac-cycle related dynamic changes assessed with a 256-slice CT scanner [PDF]
Objective: The aim of our study was to demonstrate whether the dynamic changes previously documented at the ascending and abdominal aorta are replicated at the thoracic aorta.
Capuñay, Carlos +7 more
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Endovascular treatment of visceral artery aneurysms and pseudoaneurysms with stent-graft: Analysis of immediate and long-term results [PDF]
The aim of this study is to analyze the safety and efficacy of stent-graft endovascular treatment for visceral artery aneurysms and pseudoaneurysms. METHODS: Multicentric retrospective series of patients with visceral aneurysms and pseudoaneurysms ...
Abbas +52 more
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Mortality after gunshot wounds to the thoracic aorta ranges from 92% to 100%. Survival is almost always in patients with injury from low-caliber, low-velocity bullets with hemorrhage contained by the wall of the aorta.
Eric C. Kuo, MD +3 more
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May-Thurner syndrome (MTS) refers to compression of the left common iliac vein (CIV) by the common iliac artery. Although this is typically manifested as acute left lower extremity deep venous thrombosis, MTS is a rare cause of pelvic congestion syndrome.
Tabassum A. Khan, MD +3 more
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