PANE , Bianca

A review focused on following key questions: Does AAA screening reduce AAA related mortality? For Induviduals who have no AAA on initial screening, does periodic repeated screening reduce AAA-related adverse outcome? What is the cpst effectiveness of screening? Are there any parameter identifying population at high risk for AAA? What are the...

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Endovascular repair (EVAR) has produced increasing interest in the treatment of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms (rAAAs). Experiences to support EVAR as first approach for patients with rAAA is drawn from three sources: results of single-centre series, systematic reviews, and population-based studies. In order to validate EVAR, this...

The aim of the present article was to present an alternative endovascular treatment for type II thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm that would have the advantage of limiting the duration of the procedure and the use of contrast. A high-risk patient was admitted to our Vascular Unit for type II thoracoabdominal aneurysm according to Crawford's...

Background The aim of this study was to analyze our series of endovascular treatments using a multilayer flow modulator (MFM) and to show the midterm results. Methods At our institution, 8 patients were treated with an MFM. Four patients presented with an aortic aneurysm (2 type II thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms [TAAAs], 1 type IV TAAA, and...

A 56-year-old man presented with abdominal pain in the left lower quadrant. Computed tomography angiography showed the presence of an iliac axis dissection. Two Viabahn (W. L. Gore & Associates, Flagstaff, Ariz) covered stents were placed, starting from the beginning of the left common iliac artery to the iliac bifurcation, closing the proximal...

AIM: The aim of this study was to evaluate the results of carotid endarterectomy (CEA) carried out in centers dedicated to vascular surgery. METHODS: The study was supported by the Italian Registry for Vascular Activity, which collected the data of 89 centers of vascular surgery (almost all of the existing centers in Italy) during 2007. Data...

AIM: This is a retrospective study of a single center experience in the endovascular treatment of penetrating aortic ulcer (PAU). METHODS: Sixteen consecutive patients aged 69.1±9.6 years presenting PAU (in the aortic arch in 2, the descending thoracic aorta in 11, and in the abdominal aorta in 3) undergone therapy. Nine patients presented...

AIM: Screening for abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) has been carried out in an area of Genoa (Italy) for subjects aged 65 years or more to evaluate prevalence of this disease. METHODS: Between March 2007 and September 2009 8234 subjects were screened. Ultrasound examination of the abdominal aorta and the iliac arterial segments was carried out...

Aim: The aim of this paper was to compare in a retrospective study the outcome of aortoaortic graft (straight graft) versus aortoiliac graft (bifurcated graft) with regards to periprocedural and 30-day after surgery complications. Methods: From January 2004 to December 2009 377 patients underwent elective open surgery for infrarenal abdominal...

Aneurysms of the anterior tibial artery are rare. We will describe a case of a woman with an asymptomatic true aneurysm of the anterior tibial artery. The patient presented with a pulsatile mass in the lateral face of the distal portion of the left leg, and both ultrasound examination and CTA scan showed a giant aneurysm of the anterior tibial...

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CLI treatment has undergone a gradual shift over the last years to incorporate a greater portion of endovascular treatment. In 2010 we can assert that the advent of a lot of new devices and techniques and the growing experience of the Vascular Specialist in endovascular therapy are responsible for making the endoapproach the first line therapy...

Beneficial effect of carotid endarterectomy in symptomatic and asymptomatic patients with extra cranial atherosclerotic carotid stenosis has been demonstrated in severat targe randomized studies, measuring preservation of neurologic function with a low incidence of restenosis. Eversion carotid endarterectomy (E-CEA), using a transection of the...

We aimed at challenging the prognostic accuracies of myeloperoxidase (MPO) and antibodies anti-apolipoprotein A-1 (anti-apoA-1 IgG), alone or in combination, for major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) prediction, one year after carotid endarterectomy (CEA). In this prospective single centre study, 178 patients undergoing elective CEA were...

Uno studio prospettico randomizzato che mette a confronto due tecniche di endoarterectomia carotidea per eversione, la tecnice secondo De Bakey e la tecnica secondo Etheredge. Lo studio prevede l'arruolamento, l'intervento e il follow-up du 276 pazienti, per osservare e confrontare il tasso di restenosi e complicanze nei due gruppi. I risultati...