role of endovascular aneurysm repair for ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms

... conventional or endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms N Engl J Med 2005, 352:2398-2405 Endovascular aneurysm repair versus open repair in patients with abdominal aortic aneurysm (EVAR ... epidemiology of surgically repaired aneurysms in the United States J Vasc Surg 1999, 30:632-640 Bown MJ, Sutton AJ, Bell PR, Sayers RD: A meta-analysis of 50 years of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm repair ... mortality after abdominal aortic aneurysm repair J Vasc Surg 2003, 37:600-606 Katz DJ, Stanley JC, Zelenock GB: Operative mortality rates for intact and ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms in Michigan:...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 02:24

... coding for the mature Adrp (preceded by a methionine codon) by sequences coding for the mature form of cytochrome CYP11A1 (preceded by a methionine codon) pV13SCC expresses the mature form of CYP11A1 ... similar final concentrations of the steroid (Fig 5) Therefore, these results reveal two levels of complexity of the CYP11A1 reaction in yeast On one hand, the content of free ergosta-5-eneol poorly ... absence of ester synthase activity In recombinant yeast, the concentration of Adxp, but not of Adrp, controls SCC activity Fig The final levels of accumulated steroids are independent of Datf2...

Ngày tải lên: 08/03/2014, 08:20

... pronounced left tails of the distributions indicate an increased incidence of deep recessions and deflationary periods For example, for an i∗ of 1% the probability of a recession of at least -1.5 times ... effect of the real exchange rate on aggregate demand However, it does not include a direct effect of foreign demand for exports in the output gap equation, nor does it allow for a direct effect of ... frequency of zero nominal interest rates as a function of the level of the equilibrium rate i∗ With an equilibrium nominal rate of 3%, the zero bound represents a constraint for monetary policy for...

Ngày tải lên: 22/03/2014, 23:20

... a type II¢stabilized analogue of would offer direct information about the role of the topographical features of the side chains of the residues in region 17–21 for receptor binding and in vivo ... followed by formation of b sheet aggregates [61] Thus, a reason for the increased b sheet formation and oligomerization propensity of 2–4 could be the changed topography of the side chains of residues ... phobic side of the potential amphiphilic a helical region of hCt [5,18] Based on this model, inversement of chirality of Phe19 of hCt, as performed in 2, would disrupt the hydrophobic face of the...

Ngày tải lên: 31/03/2014, 21:21

... effectiveness of the arthroscopic Bankart repair The shoulder rating scale of University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) [6] and the simple shoulder test (SST) [7] The SST consisted of a series of 12 ... good range of motion with a mean and SD external rotation of 81.39 ± 8.12 degrees A total of shoulders in patients had a recurrence of shoulder instability Of the 6, of the recurrence of dislocation ... severely-inflamed capsule flexion, strength of forward flexion and satisfaction of the patient Total UCLA score showed an improvement from a mean and SD of 20.21 ± 4.98 before surgery to 32.44 ± 4.60 post...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 04:20

... effectiveness of the arthroscopic Bankart repair The shoulder rating scale of University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) [6] and the simple shoulder test (SST) [7] The SST consisted of a series of 12 ... good range of motion with a mean and SD external rotation of 81.39 ± 8.12 degrees A total of shoulders in patients had a recurrence of shoulder instability Of the 6, of the recurrence of dislocation ... severely-inflamed capsule flexion, strength of forward flexion and satisfaction of the patient Total UCLA score showed an improvement from a mean and SD of 20.21 ± 4.98 before surgery to 32.44 ± 4.60 post...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 07:20

... polyurethane prosthesis for abdominal aortic aneurysm J Surg Res 40:305±309 26 Sayers RD, Thompson MM, Nasim A, Bell PR (1994) Endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm: limitations of the single ... generation endovascular graft for repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms Am J Surg 173:159±164 28 Formichi M, Marois Y, Roby P, Marinov G, Stroman P, King MW, Douville Y, Guidoin R (2000) Endovascular repair ... aneurysm perfusion, and the potential of aneurysm shrinkage following endovascular exclusion in case an autologous patch is used Thrombosis of untreated aneurysms did not occur and thrombus formation...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 00:22

... applications of oversized covered EPs Endovascular treatment of CoA with bare stents carries the risk of pseudoaneurysm formation, aortic dissection, or disruption during dilation Pseudoaneurysms ... Douglas JT, Zuppan CW, Kean CJC (1995) A novel method for treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysms using percutaneous implantation of a newly designed endovascular device Circulation 91(9):2470±2477 ... large oversizing of self-expandable endoprostheses compensate for aortic growth? ] Fig The change of the lumen over time is shown for each type of EP including the nonoversized EPs before and at implantation,...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 00:22

... therefore be equally important for an endovascular repair IVUS interrogation of aortic aneurysms allows for precise measurements and quality assessment of the aortic neck [1, 2] The target site of ... mean aneurysm diameter of 53 Ô 13 mm ruptured However, the risk of rupture is significant in fusiform aneurysms of type III Rupture occurred in eight patients (19%) with type III aneurysms of which ... prerequisite for an endovascular treatment, enabling fixation of the device It was present in 53% of the aneurysms in this study It is estimated that about 50% of infrarenal aortic aneurysms are...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 00:22

... the performance of endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm J Vasc Surg 37:615±618 Slovut DP, Ofstein LC, Bacharach JM (2003) Endoluminal AAA repair using intravascular ultrasound for graft ... treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysm: a meta-analysis of clinical studies Br J Surg 86:581±587 14 Rutherford RB, Krupski WC (2004) Current status of open versus endovascular stent-graft repair of abdominal ... Valldares J, McKay J (2001) Increasing incidence of midterm and long-term complications after endovascular graft repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms: A note of caution based on a 9-year experience Ann...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 00:22

... the repair of aneurysms with a short or even absent neck The ultimate goal of endovascular aneurysm treatment is its application in ruptured aneurysms Patients in hemorrhagic shock will profit ... the absence of aneurysm pulsatility and flow within the aneurysm Results Twenty-one interventions were performed for thoracic aortic lesions, including nine aneurysms and pseudoaneurysms, six ... diameters and aneurysm lengths There is no doubt that this goal will one day be achieved The treatment of both abdominal aortic aneurysms, including visceral branches and aortic arch aneurysms including...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 00:22

... metaphase spreads treated with H2O2: A Overview of categories of aberrations B Number of specific breaks in the form of undetected telomeres and of interstitial deletions such as double minutes ... LIST OF FIGURES Figure Title Page A model for the general mechanism of the two sub-pathways of the nucleotide excision repair (NER) pathway, global genome (GG)-NER and transcription-coupled repair ... days of chronic oxidative stress H Rate of TRF length attrition following 30 days of chronic oxidative stress 203 43 Microarray of Normal and CS-B fibroblasts treated with 40 µM H2O2 for 2h and of...

Ngày tải lên: 14/09/2015, 08:45

... AAA, abdominal aortic aneurysm; EVAR, endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair; SD, standard deviation AAA rupture occurred in 22% of all patients (N = 38) The AAA rupture was fatal in 34% of ... studies 10 11 Abbreviations AAA: abdominal aortic aneurysm; ASA: American Society for Anesthesiology; CI: confidence interval; EVAR: endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair; GFR: glomerular filtration ... Grobbee DE, Dutch Randomized Endovascular Aneurysm Management (DREAM) Trial Group: Two-year outcomes after conventional or endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms N Engl J Med 2005,...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 21:22

... evaluation of patients with suspected recurrence of CRC Consent Written informed consent was obtained from the patient for publication of this case report and any accompanying image A copy of the ... mucinous adenocarcinoma of the gallbladder and gastric cancer, respectively For detection of gallbladder recurrence 18F-FDG PET scan showed a sensitivity of 80%, a specificity of 82%, and positive ... types of tumors because of its superiority to traditional imaging for diagnosing recurrent disease In a retrospective comparison of PET versus PET/CT for the detection of CRC recurrence, the sensitivity,...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 01:24

... development of the TachoComb® and TachoComb H® products and is free of bovine components Between June 2007 and June 2008 a total of 20 patients with intact infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) ... haemostasis Duration of the operation was measured from the time of incision to the completion of skin suture The drainage Page of (page number not for citation purposes) Journal of Cardiothoracic ... the operation, duration of operation, drain volume, requirement for blood transfusion and surgeons rating of efficacy) of the two treatment groups were analyzed using SAS ®software (Version 9.2,...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 10:20

... least one definition of OSA (apnoea/hypopnoea index of five or more plus a complaint of daytime sleepiness) Sleep Page of (page number not for citation purposes) Journal of Medical Case Reports ... encompasses a number of different clinical problems In OSA, the most common form of sleep apnoea, episodes of apnoea occur during sleep as a result of airway obstruction at the level of the pharynx ... Journal of Medical Case Reports 2007, 1:45 of the procedure and no additional procedures were necessary During the operation there was 350 mL of blood loss and 3000 units of heparin was...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 10:22

... Committee for Elimination of Tuberculosis published a joint statement on the use of BCG vaccine for the control of TB (2 ) Based on available information concerning the effectiveness of BCG vaccine for ... available For example, two meta-analyses of the published results of BCG vaccine clinical trials and case-control studies confirmed that the protective efficacy of BCG for preventing serious forms of ... Anthony Robbins, M.D Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health Washington, DC U.S Department of Defense Michael Peterson, D.V.M., Dr.P H Office of the Surgeon General Department of the Army Falls...

Ngày tải lên: 15/02/2014, 13:20

... conditions is independent of particular settings of care Each of the conditionspecific chapters addresses the strength of the evidence for the efficacy of the role of nutrition, makes recommendations ... Preventive Services, 2nd Ed Report of the U.S Preventive Services Task Force Washington, D.C.: U.S Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Public Health, Office of Health Promotion and Disease ... of Washington University, School of Medicine, St Louis; William Mitch, MD of Emory University, Atlanta; Tom Prohaska, PhD of the University of Chicago; Dennis Sullivan, MD of the University of...

Ngày tải lên: 15/02/2014, 16:20

... Madin–Darby canine kidney (MDCK) cells, a study of chimeric forms of DPP IV has shown that the luminal domain of DPP IV carries dominant apical sorting information while the short cytoplasmic tail ... organelle has been reported for the inner membrane of mitochondria of osteoclasts [57] Moreover, there are 50 tyrosine residues in the sequence of rat DPP IV, all of which are located in the ... concentration of the soluble form of DPP IV may result in an increased proteolysis of GLP-1 peptides and thus decreased insulin secretion [20] The insulin-dependent phosphorylation of DPP IV observed...

Ngày tải lên: 19/02/2014, 07:20

... carefully diluted with : 100 (v/v) of the reaction mixture For the preparation of thylakoid membranes for PSII activity, mL of cell suspension was sonicated for s in 25 mM Hepes (pH 7.5), 0.4 ... Modifications of SQDG The sulfonic residue of SQDG was methylated by incubation with diazomethane in ether after being protonated by the addition of 0.1 M HCl [22] For oxidation of the sulfoquinovose of ... the peripheral polypeptides of 5–15 kDa such as psbK and psbH of the PSII complex [29,30] These differences in PSII imply a variety of roles of peripheral components of the protein– lipid interactions...

Ngày tải lên: 22/02/2014, 04:20