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Investigation of Combined Carotid Endarterectomy and Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery Outcomes and Adverse Event Risk Factors in the Vascular Quality Initiative
CONCLUSIONS: Combined CEA and CABG provides excellent long-term mortality prevention in patients with co-existing severe coronary and carotid atherosclerosis. Simultaneous CEA and CABG provides equivalent stroke prevention and long-term survival to both a cohort of patients undergoing coronary revascularization within 5 years of CEA and patients undergoing isolated CEA or CABG in the literature. The two most impactful modifiable risk factors towards long-term stroke and mortality prevention for patients undergoing simultaneous CEA-CABG are patch placement at CEA site and adherence to statin medication therapy.PMID:37303074...
Source: Atherosclerosis - June 11, 2023 Category: Cardiology Authors: Ashley Penton Jonathan Lin Grant Kolde Matthew DeJong Matthew Blecha Source Type: research

O-007 First US multicenter experience using the pipeline flex embolization device with shield technology for treatment of intracranial aneurysms - periprocedural outcomes and early safety profile
ConclusionOur study is the first to report the early experience with the newly FDA-approved PED Flex with Shield technology amongst US centers. Our results are comparable with non-US, international studies showing a high technical success rate and safe peri-procedural angiographic and patient outcome. Long-term follow-up will be needed to provide more robust data on angiographic and patient outcomes.Disclosures A. Kuhn: None. J. Singh: None. A. Abdelsalam: None. V. Saini: None. J. Burks: None. G. Cortez: None. R. Abbas: None. M. Pervez: None. H. Saei: None. S. Burke: None. V. Naragum: None. F. Massari: None. S. Marwah: Non...
Source: Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery - July 23, 2022 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Kuhn, A., Singh, J., Abdelsalam, A., Saini, V., Burks, J., Cortez, G., Abbas, R., Pervez, M., Saei, H., Burke, S., Naragum, V., Massari, F., Marwah, S., Gounis, M., Hassan, A., Malek, A., Dabus, G., Linfante, I., Tjoumakaris, S., Jabbour, P., Hanel, R., S Tags: SNIS 19th annual meeting oral abstracts Source Type: research

Potential Applications of Remote Limb Ischemic Conditioning for Chronic Cerebral Circulation Insufficiency
Conclusion Due to its long-term and often invisible course, CCCI has received less attention than acute cerebral ischemic stroke. However, without appropriate intervention, CCCI may lead to a variety of adverse events. Because the pathophysiological changes associated with CCCI are complex, pharmacological research in this area has been disappointing. Recent research suggests that RLIC, which is less invasive and more well-tolerated than drug treatment, can activate endogenous protective mechanisms during CCCI. In the present report, we reviewed studies related to CCCI (Table 1), as well as those related to stroke and sta...
Source: Frontiers in Neurology - May 2, 2019 Category: Neurology Source Type: research

Ability to Suppress TGF- β-Activated Myofibroblast Differentiation Distinguishes the Anti-pulmonary Fibrosis Efficacy of Two Danshen-Containing Chinese Herbal Medicine Prescriptions
Conclusion: This study suggests that a clinically efficacious cardiovascular Chinese herbal medicine (DLP) can be successfully repurposed to treat a lung disease in pulmonary fibrosis guided by TCM theory. Our comparative study between DLP and DHP demonstrated a critical requirement of suppressing both pro-inflammatory and pro-fibrotic pathways for the treatment of pulmonary fibrosis, supporting that a multi-component prescription capable of “removing both phlegm and blood stasis” will better achieve co-protection of heart and lung in PHD. Introduction Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a chronic ...
Source: Frontiers in Pharmacology - April 23, 2019 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research

Angiographical Identification of Intracranial, Atherosclerosis-Related, Large Vessel Occlusion in Endovascular Treatment
Conclusions Among only a few identification methods, the ICAS-LVO can be feasibly identified by angiographical findings. The identification of ICAS-LVO based on based on occlusion type, is a reliable and practical identification method for ICAS-LVO. Procedural details by occlusion type and its predictability to endovascular results were reported. Furthermore, occlusion type can be determined before or in the early stages of the procedure, which may be most helpful in setting up an optimal endovascular treatment strategy. Author Contributions J-HB established the study idea, designed the manuscript structure, acquired an...
Source: Frontiers in Neurology - April 15, 2019 Category: Neurology Source Type: research

E-027 Matricidal cavernous aneurysms: a multicenter case series
Conclusion Matricidal aneurysms require careful consideration and planning. The restricted anatomy of the cavernous sinus can make successful execution of endovascular interventions difficult. Direct elastic compression of the parent artery does not respond to angioplasty and stenting the way that atherosclerotic stenosis does. Because of this, planning for possible parent vessel sacrifice is important. Abstract E-027 Table 1 Intended Treatments and Outcomes n Intended Treatment Failed Treatment (rate) All Patients 37 10 (27%) Flow Diversion 18 5 (28%) Parent Vessel Sacrifice 11 With Bypass 4 2 (50%) Without Bypass 7 0 ...
Source: Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery - July 23, 2017 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Roberts, M., Nickele, C., Welch, B., Ban, V., Ringer, A., Kim, L., Levitt, M., Lanzino, G., Kan, P., Shallwani, H., Siddiqui, A., Elijovich, L., Arthur, A. Tags: Electronic Poster Abstracts Source Type: research

IP131. Transfemoral Carotid Angioplasty and Stenting With Embolic Protection: A 7-year Retrospective Analysis of a Single-Center Experience
Carotid angioplasty and stenting (CAS) is an excellent, often superior, alternative to carotid endarterectomy (CEA). When performed by experienced operators, both are equivalent in periprocedural risk and stroke prevention. Widespread adoption of CAS in the United States has been impeded by reimbursement regulations mandated by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) that favor CEA over CAS for patients with asymptomatic carotid disease. This policy has led to decreased CAS volumes and an increase in percentages of patients receiving CAS for symptomatic vs asymptomatic disease.
Source: Journal of Vascular Surgery - May 17, 2017 Category: Surgery Authors: Michael B. Silva, Garold Motes, Zulfiqar Faisal. Cheema, Grant Fankhauser, Nikita Tihonov, Jennifer Worsham, Kaled Diab, Charlie Cheng Tags: IP: Interactive Poster Session Source Type: research

Endovascular Treatment of Acute Middle Cerebral Artery Occlusion: Comparison of Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty and Mechanical Embolectomy (P4.298)
CONCLUSIONS: Data from this national multicenter registry showed that both PTA and ME represent safe and effective recanalization methods of acute MCAo. Bridging therapy was associated with better clinical outcome in the case of ME+IVT than PTA+IVT combination. Study Supported by: the grants of the Internal Grant Agency of Ministry of Health of the Czech Republic number NT/11046-6/2010, NT/11386-5/2010, NT/13498-4/2012, and NT/14288-3/2013.Disclosure: Dr. Herzig has received personal compensation for activities with Boehringer Ingelheim and Gedeon Richter as a scientific advisory board member and/or speaker. Dr. Blejcharov...
Source: Neurology - April 8, 2015 Category: Neurology Authors: Herzig, R., Blejcharova, K., Roubec, M., Kuliha, M., Sanak, D., Vitkova, E., Krajickova, D., Tomek, A., Vaclavik, D., Prochazka, V., Kocher, M., Krajina, A., Charvat, F., Zapletalova, J., Skoloudik, D. Tags: Cerebrovascular Disease and Interventional Neurology: Acute Ischemic Stroke Treatment Source Type: research