Association of Hyperglycemia and Final TIMI Flow with One-Year Mortality of Patients with Acute ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction Undergoing Primary PCI
This study suggests that aggressive control of hyperglycemia prior to primary PCI may facilitate better angiographic and clinical outcomes after primary PCI.
Clinical Trial Registration Clinicaltrials.gov Identifier number: NCT02319473. [...] Thieme Medical Publishers 333 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY 10001, USA.Article in Thieme eJournals: Table of contents  |  Abstract  |  Full text (Source: International Journal of Angiology)
Source: International Journal of Angiology - June 16, 2019 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dharma, Surya Mahavira, Andi Haryono, Nur Sukmawan, Renan Dakota, Iwan Siswanto, Bambang B. Rao, Sunil V. Tags: Original Article Source Type: research
Head-Up Tilt Test in Risk Stratification of Patients with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Int J Angiol DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1688983Conflicting results have been published considering the role of head-up tilt test (HUTT) positivity as a prognostic factor in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). The relationship between HCM patients' genotype and their HUTT results has not been previously reported.The aim of this study was to evaluate patients with HCM and their HUTT results in regard to its value for outcome prediction and to investigate the relation of patients' genotype and their HUTT results.Seventy-four (51 ± 15 years; 42% women; median follow-up 72 months) HCM patients were divided into two g...
Source: International Journal of Angiology - June 15, 2019 Category: Cardiology Authors: Sediva, Hana Hnat, T. Bonaventura, J. Slesarenko, J. Veselka, J. Tags: Original Article Source Type: research
Repeated Peripheral Embolisms associated with Chronic Aortic Dissection
Int J Angiol DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1692144A male patient developed acute type B aortic dissection (AD) extending to the right external iliac artery (EIA) and left common femoral artery at the age of 56 years. Two months after the diagnosis of AD, he developed right renal infarction suggesting embolism, as the right renal artery arose from a false lumen containing a mural thrombus. Seven years later, at the age of 63 years, the patient was readmitted for acute onset of intermittent claudication in the right leg. On admission, arterial pulses distal to the right femoral artery were absent. The right ankle-brachial pressure ind...
Source: International Journal of Angiology - June 5, 2019 Category: Cardiology Authors: Aoyagi, Shigeaki Amako, Mau Wada, Kumiko Kosuga, Tomokazu Yasunaga, Hiroshi Tags: Case Report Source Type: research
Simplified Rapid Protocol for Assessing the Thoracic Aortic Dimensions and Pathology with Noncontrast MR Angiography
Int J Angiol DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1688473Contrast enhanced magnetic resonance angiography (CE-MRA) is limited by long acquisition time and contrast exposure in aortic emergencies. To compare the effcacy of dark blood (DB) and bright blood (BB) noncontrast sequences with the gold standard CE-MRA using a novel protocol for performing consistent thoracic aortic measurements and thoracic aortic pathologies identifications. A total of 66 patients with suspected or known thoracic aortic pathology who underwent CE-MRA underwent DB and BB imaging prior to CE-MRA for planning purposes. Aortic dimension was measured at 10 standard re...
Source: International Journal of Angiology - May 10, 2019 Category: Cardiology Authors: Verma, Megha Yarlagadda, Bharath Hendrani, Aditya Bhat, Ambarish P. Kumar, Senthil Tags: Original Article Source Type: research
AGE –RAGE Stress in the Pathophysiology of Pulmonary Hypertension and its Treatment
In conclusion, AGE–RAGE stress may be involved in the pathogenesis of PH and the therapeutic targets should be the AGE–RAGE axis. [...] Thieme Medical Publishers 333 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY 10001, USA.Article in Thieme eJournals: Table of contents  |  Abstract  |  Full text (Source: International Journal of Angiology)
Source: International Journal of Angiology - April 18, 2019 Category: Cardiology Authors: Prasad, Kailash Tags: Review Article Source Type: research
Management of Buerger's Disease in Endovascular Era
This study was aimed to report data on the feasibility, safety, and effectiveness of endovascular procedures in a thromboangiitis obliterans diagnosed patients presenting with critical limb ischemia (CLI). Prospective study conducted on patients affected by Buerger's disease who presented to our center along 2 years. Clinical, radiological, and patient-based outcomes were recorded at 3, 6, and 12 months after the intervention. Total 39 patients were included in the study. Fifteen (38.5%) patients underwent percutaneous transluminal angioplasty, another 15 patients (38.5%) underwent follow-up on medical treatment, there are...
Source: International Journal of Angiology - April 18, 2019 Category: Cardiology Authors: Ghoneim, Baker M. Karmota, Ahmed G. Abuhadema, Ahmed M. Shaker, Ahmed A. Abdelmawla, Hany M. Nasser, Mahmoud M. Elmahdy, Hossam Y. Mostafa, Hesham A. Khairy, Hussein M. Tags: Review Article Source Type: research
Restenosis of a Polytetrafluoroethylene-Covered Stent Visualized by Coronary Angioscopy and Optical Coherence Tomography: A Case Report
Int J Angiol DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1685510An expandable polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE)-covered stent graft is beneficial for the treatment of coronary perforations. However, several reports have shown that restenosis and thrombotic occlusion occasionally occur in the stented segment after PTFE-covered stent implantation. A restenosis case after treatment with PTFE-covered stent against saphenous vein graft (SVG) perforation has never been evaluated with optical coherence tomography (OCT) or coronary angioscopy (CAS). This case report presents a 75-year-old man treated with a PTFE-covered stent after he suffered from SVG perf...
Source: International Journal of Angiology - April 15, 2019 Category: Cardiology Authors: Araki, Makoto Hikita, Hiroyuki Sudo, Yuta Hishikari, Keiichi Takahashi, Atsushi Tags: Case Report Source Type: research
Factors Associated with Wound Complications after Open Femoral Artery Exposure for Elective Endovascular Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair
Int J Angiol DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1683898We identified factors that would lead to wound complications after open femoral exposure for endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair (oEVAR).Using the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program dataset (2005–2014), we examined the patients who underwent oEVAR. Patients were stratified on whether they developed postoperative wound complications. Comparisons were made between group with wound complications and those without and adjusted analyses performed to identify variables that independently increased the risk of wound complications.There were 14,868 patients in the stud...
Source: International Journal of Angiology - March 27, 2019 Category: Cardiology Authors: Trinidad, Bradley Rybin, Denis Doros, Gheorghe Eslami, Mohammad Tan, Tze-Woei Tags: Original Article Source Type: research
Author's Rebuttal
Int J Angiol DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1679873 Thieme Medical Publishers 333 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY 10001, USA.Article in Thieme eJournals: Table of contents  |  Full text (Source: International Journal of Angiology)
Source: International Journal of Angiology - March 1, 2019 Category: Cardiology Authors: Manetta, Frank Tags: Reply of Letter to the Editor Source Type: research
Endovascular Treatment of Aorta-Iliac Aneurysms with a Flared Iliac Limb
Int J Angiol DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1683411Endovascular abdominal aneurysm repair (EVAR) relies on the quality of the proximal and distal landing zone. Reinterventions are higher in patients with suboptimal landing zone. The study aimed to evaluate reintervention rate after endovascular treatment of an aorta-iliac aneurysm using the flared iliac limbs.The retrospective study included 179 patients treated with EVAR at a single university hospital institution from January 2011 to January 2014 of which 75 patients (42%) were treated with flared iliac limb stent graft and 104 patients (58%) were treated with a nonflared iliac lim...
Source: International Journal of Angiology - March 1, 2019 Category: Cardiology Authors: Duvnjak, Stevo Balezantis, Tomas Tags: Original Article Source Type: research
Comment on: Indications for Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair (TEVAR): A Brief Review by Frank Manetta, MD, Joshua Newman, MS, Allan Mattia, MD. Int J Angiol 2018; 28:177 –184
Int J Angiol DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1679872 Thieme Medical Publishers 333 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY 10001, USA.Article in Thieme eJournals: Table of contents  |  Full text (Source: International Journal of Angiology)
Source: International Journal of Angiology - March 1, 2019 Category: Cardiology Authors: Bohan, Patrick Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: research
Carotid Aneurysm Review
Int J Angiol DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1677675Aneurysms of the carotid artery are rare with multiple underlying etiologies. Treatment is largely open surgery but medical and endovascular therapies have been used based on presentation, anatomy, and etiology. There is a moderate amount of retrospective case series data on surgical results but no prospective data or data comparing open versus endovascular therapy exists. Much research is still needed but difficult to obtain in this rare disease process. [...] Thieme Medical Publishers 333 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY 10001, USA.Article in Thieme eJournals: Table of contents  | Â...
Source: International Journal of Angiology - February 27, 2019 Category: Cardiology Authors: Kraemer, Cody Jo K. Zhou, Wei Tags: Review Article Source Type: research
Importance of Flaxseed and its Components in the Management of Hypertension
In conclusion, the data at present suggest that flaxseed, flax oil, and FLC cannot serve as therapeutic agents for the treatment of hypertension. However, they can be used as an adjunct in the treatment of hypertension. A clinical trial should be conducted of these agents with higher doses which would be given twice daily for long duration. Pure SDG and FPS may serve as therapeutic agents for the treatment of hypertension but they have not been tried in humans. [...] Thieme Medical Publishers 333 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY 10001, USA.Article in Thieme eJournals: Table of contents  |  Abstract  |  Full text (Sourc...
Source: International Journal of Angiology - February 22, 2019 Category: Cardiology Authors: Prasad, Kailash Tags: Review Article Source Type: research
(r)Alpha Lipoic Acid Is a Safe, Effective Pharmacologic Therapy of Chronic Orthostatic Hypotension Associated with Low Sympathetic Tone
Int J Angiol DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1676957Chronic orthostatic hypotension (OH), affecting 10 to 30% of the elderly, is associated with falls, and increased morbidity and mortality. Current pharmacologic therapy can cause or worsen hypertension and fluid retention. (r)α lipoic acid (ALA), a powerful natural antioxidant, avoids those complications and may assist management of chronic neurogenic orthostatic hypotension (NOH). The purpose of this study is to demonstrate improvement in the symptoms of orthostatic dysfunction with r-ALA, including improved sympathetic (S) and blood pressure (BP) responses to head-up postural chan...
Source: International Journal of Angiology - February 22, 2019 Category: Cardiology Authors: Murray, Gary L. Colombo, Joseph Tags: Original Article Source Type: research
The Management of Peripheral Vascular Aneurysms: Present and Future Options
Int J Angiol DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1677529 Thieme Medical Publishers 333 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY 10001, USA.Article in Thieme eJournals: Table of contents  |  Full text (Source: International Journal of Angiology)
Source: International Journal of Angiology - February 22, 2019 Category: Cardiology Authors: Prasad, Kailash Elefteriades, John A. Tags: Editorial Source Type: research
