Current Issue February 2012, Vol. 26, No. 2

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Postoperative Pulmonary Function After Open Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Epidural Versus Intravenous Analgesia
February 2012(Vol. 26 | No. 2 | Pages 149-155)
Venetiana Panaretou, Levon Toufektzian, Ioanna Siafaka, Irene Kouroukli, Fragiska Sigala, Charalambos Vlachopoulos, Stilianos Katsaragakis, George Zografos, Konstantinos Filis

Preoperative Cardiac Evaluation and Perioperative Cardiac Therapy in Patients Undergoing Open Surgery for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms: Effects on Cardiovascular Outcome
February 2012(Vol. 26 | No. 2 | Pages 156-165)
Pompilio Faggiano, Stefano Bonardelli, Stefania De Feo, Mariangela Valota, Silvia Frattini, Edoardo Cervi, Cristina Guadrini, Stefano M. Giulini, Livio Dei Cas

Secondary Procedures After Infrarenal Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms Endovascular Repair With Second-Generation Endografts
February 2012(Vol. 26 | No. 2 | Pages 166-174)
Michel A. Bartoli, Benjamin Thevenin, Gabrielle Sarlon, Roch Giorgi, Jean Noël Albertini, Gilles Lerussi, Alain Branchereau, Pierre-Edouard Magnan

Surgically Relevant Aortic Arch Mapping Using Computed Tomography
03 February 2012
Adrienne Finlay, Marjorie Johnson, Thomas L. Forbes
Background: Recent advances in surgical repair of aortic arch pathologies have increasingly used endovascular stent-graft technology. The purpose of this study was to map the aortic arch diameters, br...
Randomized Trials in Angioplasty and Stenting of the Renal Artery: Tabular Review of the Literature and Critical Analysis of Their Results
03 February 2012
Guillermo A. Escobar, Danielle N. Campbell
As the incidence of hypertension (HTN) continues to rise, finding the optimal treatment of this multifactorial disease is critical. Renal artery stenosis (RAS) is a known etiology for HTN and is assoc...
Endovenous Laser Ablation: A Review of Mechanisms of Action
03 February 2012
Marc E. Vuylsteke, Serge R. Mordon
Background: The aim of this article is to summarize and review the proposed theories on the laser action during endovenous ablation. Methods: Laser mechanics and laser–tissue interaction are summarize...
Dialysis Access
01 February 2012
Patrick A. Stone, Albeir Y. Mousa, John E. Campbell, Ali F. AbuRahma
Although hemodialysis access procedures are considered the most common vascular procedures performed by either general or vascular surgeons, there is a paucity of level-one evidence in the literature....
Outcome of Infrainguinal Single-Segment Great Saphenous Vein Bypass for Critical Limb Ischemia is Superior to Alternative Autologous Vein Bypass, Especially in Patients With High Operative Risk
30 January 2012
Eva Arvela, Maarit Venermo, Maria Söderström, Anders Albäck, Mauri Lepäntalo
Background: Single-segment great saphenous vein (ssGSV) is the conduit of choice in infrainguinal bypass for critical limb ischemia (CLI). The aim of this study was to assess results of other autologo...

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