Volume 17, Issue 8 - August 2020
Editor's Corner
VASCULAR DISEASE MANAGEMENT 2020;17(8):E155
In this month's video, watch Dr. Walker provide his insight and commentary on the original research from Sultan et al: "Predictive Utility of Preoperative NT-proBNP Levels on Cardiovascular Outcomes of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair"
Original Research
VASCULAR DISEASE MANAGEMENT 2020;17(8):E170-E177
Ehab Mohamed Elfekky, MD; Abdelrahman Atta Lotfy, MD; Osama Ali Diab, MD; Ahmed Nabil Ali, MD
Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University
AVFs have become the gold standard for patients with chronic renal failure who require chronic hemodialysis since 1966 when Brescia and associates constructed a fistula between the radial artery and the cephalic vein. It carries lower infection and m…
Original Research
VASCULAR DISEASE MANAGEMENT 2020;17(8):E165-E169
Sherif Sultan1,2, Yogesh Acharya1,2, Max Javaherian1, Niamh Hynes2, Wael Tawfick1
1Western Vascular Institute, Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Galway University Hospital, Galway, Ireland
2Galway Clinic, Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Doughiska, Galway, Ireland
Non-cardiac vascular surgery (NCVS) possesses an elevated risk of peri-procedural complications.1,2 Approximately 1 in every 5 patients will experience a myocardial infarction (MI) or death in 18 months after any vascular surgery.3 Perioperative inte…
Case Report
VASCULAR DISEASE MANAGEMENT 2020;17(8):E161-E164
Benjaout Kaoutar, MD1; Al-Zaarir Hussam, MD1; Abu-Al-Tayef Mohammed-Taha, MD1; El Arabi Soumia, MD2;
Rezziki Abdellah, MD1; Benzirar Adnane, MD1; El-Mahi Omar MD1
1Department of Vascular Surgery, University Hospital of Oujda, Morocco
2Department of Radiology, University Hospital of Oujda, Morocco
Aneurysms of the gluteal arteries are very rare and can arise from the superior or inferior branches. Pseudoaneurysms are more common and are usually associated with trauma. Taking a purely operative approach to treat these aneurysms and the control…
Case Report
VASCULAR DISEASE MANAGEMENT 2020;17(8):E156-E160
Astrid Serauto, MD1; Oscar R. Rosales MD2
1Cardiology Fellow at the University of Texas McGovern School of Medicine, Houston
2Medical Director of the Cardiac Catheterization Lab at the Memorial Hermann TMC Heart and Vascular Institute; Clinical Professor of Medicine at the University of Texas McGovern School of Medicine, Houston
Case Report
Editor's Corner
VASCULAR DISEASE MANAGEMENT 2020;17(8):E155
Craig Walker, MD, FACC, FACP
Clinical Editor, Interventional Cardiologist, Founder, President, and Medical Director, Cardiovascular Institute of the South;
Clinical Professor of Medicine, Tulane University School of Medicine, Louisiana State University School of Medicine
Welcome to the August 2020 edition of Vascular Disease Management. Although this issue has multiple submissions worthy of editorial discussion, I have chosen to comment on Dr. Sherif Sultan and colleagues’ article “Predictive Utility of Preoperative…
Back to Top