Artificial blood vessels composed of viable tissue represent the ideal vascular graft.
Compliance, lack of thrombogenicity, and resistance to infections as well as the ability to heal, …

Background and Purpose— The ability to predict future strokes in asymptomatic patients
with carotid stenosis is currently limited. The management of symptomatic patients with <50% …

OBJECTIVE: Patients with juxtarenal, pararenal, or thoracoabdominal aneurysms require
complex surgical open repair, which is associated with increased mortality and morbidity. The “…

Hemodynamic forces, including shear stress and cyclic strain, have been recognized as
important modulators of vascular cell morphology and function. The mechanism by which …

Background Evolution in the endovascular era has influenced the management of aortic
arch pathologies. Several studies have described the use of a combined endovascular and …

Objective The objective of this study was to evaluate the impact of contrast medium volume,
inferior mesenteric artery (IMA) patency, and pre-existing as well as new-onset thrombus on …

Background The management of acute type B dissection represents a clinical challenge.
We undertook a systematic review of the available literature regarding medical, surgical and …

Objective We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis aiming to assess the
mortality and morbidity of all published case series on thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms (TAAAs) …

BACKGROUND: Anatomic factors may limit the application of stent grafts for the treatment of
arterial aneurysms. Flow- diverting stents (FDSs) are specially designed to reduce flow …

Evolution in the endovascular era has influenced the management of aortic arch pathologies.“Chimney”
or “snorkel” graft technique has been used as an alternative in high risk patients …