Demonstration of the histopathological and immunohistochemical effects of a novel hemostatic agent, Ankaferd Blood Stopper, on vascular tissue in a rat aortic bleeding model.

Background: Ankaferd Blood Stopper® (ABS) is a folkloric medicinal plant extract used as a hemostatic agent in traditional Turkish medicine. This experimental study investigated the histopathological and immunohistochemical effects of ABS on vascular tissue in a rat model of aortic bleeding.

Methods: Four groups of 11 Wistar albino rats were used.

Intraoperative and histochemical comparison of the skeletonized and pedicled internal thoracic artery.

Background: Skeletonization of the internal thoracic artery (ITA) has advantages, but the variation of ITA preparation may be traumatic for the arterial wall. We sought to compare intraoperative results and endothelial nitric oxide synthase (e-NOS) expression on the vessel wall after left ITA harvesting with skeletonization and the conventional technique.

Methods: A prospective evaluation of 84 consecutive patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting was performed: 40 patients with skeletonized and 44 patients with pedicled left ITA.

Sonographic appearance of congenital arteriovenous fistula of the hand.

Congenital arteriovenous fistula of the hand is uncommon. We report a case of unusual congenital arteriovenous fistula forming multiple fistulous communications between the arteries and veins in the right hand. Clinical findings were confirmed by color Doppler sonography and digital subtraction angiography.