Publications by authors named "A Millon"
The increasing age of patients with end-stage renal disease raises the issue of hostile arterial access for transplantation, with technical difficulties associated with clamping and suturing the iliac artery. Some of these patients - who theoretically represent those who would benefit the most from transplantation in terms of mortality - are contraindicated because of anatomical and medical issues. In this context, a specific endovascular device called EndoPreKiT (Endovascular Preparation for Kidney Transplantation) has been designed, enabling arterial access for transplantation via a mini-invasive procedure.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFGlanzmann's thrombasthenia (GT) is a rare autosomal recessive disorder of platelet function. The frequent occurrence of alloimmunization due to repeated platelet transfusions is the major complication of the disease. Achieving hemostasis in these patients with anti-GPIIb-IIIa antibodies during surgical procedures is a significant challenge due to the high risk of bleeding.
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- A carotid web (CaWeb) is a rare fibrous tissue growth in the carotid bulb, often leading to ischemic strokes in younger individuals, especially young women.
- Recent reviews reveal that traditional diagnostic criteria may miss CaWebs since many patients show less than 50% stenosis on ultrasound, complicating their detection and management.
- Current treatment approaches for symptomatic CaWebs focus on procedures like endarterectomy or stenting, but there are still no standardized guidelines for handling asymptomatic cases, making ongoing research crucial.
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- Wind energy is important for fighting climate change, but bird collisions with wind turbines can harm bird populations.
- A study using GPS data from 275 raptors in Europe aimed to understand how turbine height and rotor size affect these collision risks.
- Results showed that increasing turbine height decreased collision risk for most birds but increased it for the Short-toed Eagle, while larger rotor diameters increased risks across species, highlighting the need to tailor turbine designs based on local bird populations.
Purpose: This study aims to assess the safety and efficacy of the fenestrated Anaconda device for the treatment of complex aortic aneurysms over 1 year in daily clinical practice.
Materials And Methods: All patients who received the graft between October 2019 and October 2020 were prospectively enrolled in an observational, multicenter national registry. The primary endpoint was the aneurysm-related 1-year mortality rate.