Endovascular Repair with a Stent Graft in a Patient with Aortoduodenal Fistula after Radiation Therapy by Kazuhiko Morikawa, Hirokazu Ashida, Yosuke Nozawa, Kenji Motohashi, Takao Igarashi, Hiroya Ojiri, Yuji Kanaoka, Takao Ohki

“…Primary ADF often occurs as a result of atherosclerotic aneurysm and infection, but ADF involving a normal-size aorta is rare; furthermore, ADF related to radiation therapy is extremely rare. …”
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Clinical Report of a 17q12 Microdeletion with Additionally Unreported Clinical Features by Jennifer L. Roberts, Stephanie K. Gandomi, Melissa Parra, Ira Lu, Chia-Ling Gau, Majed Dasouki, Merlin G. Butler

“…A testing panel for Marfan, aneurysm, and related disorders was negative. Subsequently, a 400 K array-based comparative genomic hybridization (aCGH) + SNP analysis was performed which identified a de novo suspected pathogenic deletion on chromosome 17q12 encompassing 28 genes. …”
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Anomalous Coronary Artery Origin in a Young Patient with Marfan Syndrome by S. B. C. P. Duarte, D. O. Beraldo, L. A. M. Cesar, A. P. Mansur, J. Y. Takada

“…Marfan syndrome is an autosomal dominant genetic disorder that affects connective tissue and is caused by mutations in the fibrillin 1 gene present at chromosome 15. Aortic aneurysm is its main complication, and along the dilation of the aorta root and its descending portion (60–100%), with secondary aortic insufficiency, it increases risk of acute aortic dissection and death. …”
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Novel Pathogenic Variant in TGFBR2 Confirmed by Molecular Modeling Is a Rare Cause of Loeys-Dietz Syndrome by Michael T. Zimmermann, Raul A. Urrutia, Patrick R. Blackburn, Margot A. Cousin, Nicole J. Boczek, Eric W. Klee, Colleen Macmurdo, Paldeep S. Atwal

“…Loeys-Dietz syndrome (LDS) is a connective tissue disorder characterized by vascular findings of aneurysm and/or dissection of cerebral, thoracic, or abdominal arteries and skeletal findings. …”
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Arteriojejunal Fistula Presenting with Recurrent Obscure GI Hemorrhage in a Patient with a Failed Pancreas Allograft by Nirmit Desai, Sagar Patel, Chinyere Nwosu, Lok Sung, Carl Tack, Jonathan M. Buscaglia, Edward P. Nord, Nand K. Wadhwa

“…Run off images revealed an external iliac artery aneurysm with fistulization into the jejunum. Coiled embolization was attempted but abandoned because of hemodynamic instability. …”
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Post-Traumatic Left Subclavian Artery Pseudoaneurysm Secondary to Clavicular Fracture: A Case Report and Literature Review by Małgorzata Edyta Wojtyś, Patryk Skórka, Dawid Kordykiewicz, Aleksander Falkowski, Joanna Jakubowska-Grzeszyk, Janusz Wójcik, Edward Michael Wojtys

“…The diagnosis was delayed due to non-specific symptoms and an initially missed aneurysm on computed tomography imaging. Persistent pain, swelling, and erythema in the subclavian region prompted further detailed diagnostics, which ultimately revealed the pseudoaneurysm. …”
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Prepapillary Vascular Loops Complicated by Suspected Macroaneurysm Rupture by Kei Akaiwa, Yoshinori Mitamura, Takashi Katome, Kentaro Semba, Mariko Egawa, Takeshi Naito

“…No filling of the dye in the aneurysm-like dilatation suggested a blockage of the lumen with a thrombus which might be associated with a branch retinal artery occlusion (BRAO). …”
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Meta-Analysis of Integrated Therapeutic Methods in Noninvasive Lower Back Pain Therapy (LBP): The Role of Interdisciplinary Functional Diagnostics by Aleksandra Bitenc-Jasiejko, Krzysztof Konior, Danuta Lietz-Kijak

“….), or systemic diseases (connective tissue, inflammation, tumours, abdominal aneurysm, and kidney diseases, including urolithiasis, endometriosis, and prostatitis). …”
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Perioperative and mid-term results of trans-graft embolization of the hypogastric artery for treatment of type II endoleaks after endovascular aortic repair with off-label use of r... by Filippo Griselli, MD, Alessia D’Andrea, MD, Sandro Lepidi, MD, Beatrice Grando, MD, Giovanni Badalamenti, MD, Mario D’Oria, MD

“…Type II endoleaks after en`dovascular aortic repair are a common scenario that, although infrequently, may sometimes require secondary interventions when leading to significant enlargement of the aneurysm sac. Herein, we present the perioperative and mid-term results of one of our endovascular aortic repair cases with type II endoleak from the hypogastric artery, whose ostium was covered by the prior stent graft limbs and that were successfully treated with a novel technique employing re-entry catheters in an off-label fashion. …”
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Assessment of the Relationship between Diabetic Retinopathy and Nailfold Capillaries in Type 2 Diabetics with a Noninvasive Method: Nailfold Videocapillaroscopy by Seyit Uyar, Ayşe Balkarlı, Muhammet Kazım Erol, Bayram Yeşil, Abdullah Tokuç, Doğan Durmaz, Süheyla Görar, Ayhan Hilmi Çekin

“…Capillaroscopic findings including tortuosity (p<0.001), bushy capillary (p<0.001), neoformation (p<0.001), bizarre capillary (p<0.001), microhemorrhage (p=0.001), capillary ectasia (p=0.002), and aneurysm (p=0.004) were significantly higher in diabetic group than control group. …”
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Understanding the impact of racism on surgical outcomes in settler nation-states USA and Canada: a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis by Mary Brindle, Oluwatomilayo Daodu, Tyara Marchand, Saffa Aziz, Ifeoluwa Adedipe, Mirna Matta

“…The procedures of interest will be the four most common (hip arthroplasty, knee arthroplasty, appendectomy and cholecystectomy), and the five highest risk (oesophagectomy, abdominal aortic aneurysm, aortic valve replacement, coronary artery bypass graft and pancreatectomy) surgical procedures performed in these countries. …”
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Feasibility and accuracy of CARLO© guided optic canal unroofing by Schicker Martina, Tu Ha Thanh, Luder Yann, Morawska Marta, Röthlisberger Michel

“…This critical intervention focuses on relieving pressure and decompressing the optic nerve to safeguard vision, restore optimal nerve function, and enhance the surgical view during aneurysm therapy. Nevertheless, the surgical procedure presents inherent challenges and risks due to factors like limited working space, restricted surgical view, and the proximity to critical anatomical structures, including the optic nerve, carotid artery and oculomotor nerve. …”
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Similarities and Differences between Coronavirus Disease 2019-related Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children and Kawasaki Disease in Indian Patients by Utkarsh Singh, Suhas Prabhu, Deepak Phalgune

“…Myocardial dysfunction and pericardial effusion/regurgitation were also more prevalent in the MIS-C group, whereas coronary dilatation/aneurysm was significantly lower compared to the KDG. …”
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Lifelong cardiovascular care in Turner syndrome: two cases with review of literature by Shun Moriguchi, Yuri Mukoyama, Fumihiko Takizawa, Atsushi Ogawa, Tetsushi Ogawa, Junko Ito, Yukishige Yanagawa, Chinatsu Komiyama, Rieko Niitsu, Tsuyoshi Isojima

“…The first case patient was diagnosed with aortic crank deformity and left subclavian artery aneurysm at 14 years based on the report of cardiac catheterization, computed tomography angiography, and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging, which had remained undetected by annual evaluations using transthoracic echocardiography (TTE). …”
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Interventricular septal dissection secondary to acute inferior myocardial infarction: case series and literature review by Ping Chen, Xiuqin Wang, Yun Mou

“…Three months later, the patient was misdiagnosed with an aneurysm of the membranous ventricular septum with defect via echocardiography at the local hospital. …”
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Stimulation of Alpha7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Attenuates Nicotine-Induced Upregulation of MMP, MCP-1, and RANTES through Modulating ERK1/2/AP-1 Signaling Pathway in RAW264... by Liping Liu, Hongxian Wu, Qunan Cao, Zhenzhen Guo, Anmin Ren, Qiuyan Dai

“…Treatment with α7-nAChR agonist inhibits nicotine-induced upregulation of MMP and inflammatory cytokines through modulating ERK1/2/AP-1 signaling in RAW264.7 cells and AP-1 in MOVAS cells, providing a new therapeutic for abdominal aortic aneurysm.…”
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The Accuracy of the NSQIP Universal Surgical Risk Calculator Compared to Operation-Specific Calculators by Mark E. Cohen, PhD, Yaoming Liu, PhD, Bruce L. Hall, MD, PhD, MBA, FACS, Clifford Y. Ko, MD, MS, MSHS, FACS

“…Operation-specific risk calculators (OS-RC) and OS-RCs with operation-specific predictors (OSP-RC) were independently developed for each of 6 operative groups (colectomy, whipple pancreatectomy, thyroidectomy, abdominal aortic aneurysm (open), hysterectomy/myomectomy, and total knee arthroplasty) and 14 outcomes using the same 80%/20% rule applied to the appropriate subsets of the 5M records. …”
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Unveiling the molecular and cellular links between obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome and vascular aging by Wei Liu, Le Zhang, Wenhui Liao, Huiguo Liu, Wukaiyang Liang, Jinhua Yan, Yi Huang, Tao Jiang, Qian Wang, Cuntai Zhang, Peifang Wei

“…A substantial proportion of OSAHS patients, estimated to be between 40% and 80%, have comorbidities such as hypertension, heart failure, coronary artery disease, pulmonary hypertension, atrial fibrillation, aneurysm, and stroke, all of which are closely associated with VA. …”
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Contemporary Management of Patients With Chagas Cardiomyopathy in Bolivia by Evan Czulada, BS, Sascha Bercovitch, BA, Yazan Alshawkani, MD, Natalia Noya Weise, MD, Adriana E. Hernani Rodrigo, BS, Ronald Gustavo Durán Saucedo, MD, Marcelo Buhezo Chamón, MD, Robert H. Gilman, MD, David T. Martin, MD

“…Anticoagulation was prescribed if CCM patients had atrial fibrillation (91%) or apical aneurysm with thrombus (86%), yet few cardiologists prescribed anticoagulation in left ventricular systolic dysfunction or CCM diagnosis alone. …”
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Design of a Cost-Effective Ultrasound Force Sensor and Force Control System for Robotic Extra-Body Ultrasound Imaging by Yixuan Zheng, Hongyuan Ning, Eason Rangarajan, Aban Merali, Adam Geale, Lukas Lindenroth, Zhouyang Xu, Weizhao Wang, Philipp Kruse, Steven Morris, Liang Ye, Xinyi Fu, Kawal Rhode, Richard James Housden

“…Validation was conducted using an ultrasound-compatible abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) phantom created from patient CT data and healthy volunteer testing. …”
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