Management of carotid bifurcation stenosis is a cornerstone of stroke prevention and has been the subject of extensive clinical investigation, including multiple controlled randomized trials. The… (More)
Elevated intraabdominal pressure (IAP) occurs with intraabdominal bleeding, with tense ascites, or after application of military anti-shock trousers to trauma patients. While changes in renal… (More)
PURPOSE
When autogenous vein is unavailable, cryopreserved veins have been used in patients as a means of attempted limb salvage. We evaluated the long-term patency and limb salvage rates for… (More)
Noninvasive techniques have been used to demonstrate a specific pattern of impaired vasoactive response in the normal brachial artery of patients with clinical atherosclerosis. This is a physiologic… (More)
PURPOSE
The purpose of this study was to identify risk factors for stroke in patients undergoing heart surgery.
METHODS
A retrospective chart review of patients who underwent cardiac surgery in… (More)
In 2008, the Society for Vascular Surgery published guidelines for the treatment of carotid bifurcation stenosis. Since that time, a number of prospective randomized trials have been completed and… (More)
Current diagnostic testing for cardiovascular pathology usually rests on either physiological or anatomic measurement. Multiple tests must then be combined to arrive at a conclusion regarding… (More)
Five hundred thirty-nine patients with no symptoms of cerebral ischemia undergoing coronary artery bypass were preoperatively evaluated for presence of carotid stenosis by noninvasive methods (duplex… (More)
Elective repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is warranted when the risk of rupture exceeds that of surgery, and is mostly based on the AAA size as a crude rupture predictor. A methodology based… (More)