Carotid Plaque Inflammation Assessed by F-FDG PET/CT and Lp-PLA Is Higher in Symptomatic Patients.

Carotid plaque inflammation assessed by 2-deoxy-2-[F]fluoro-D-glucose (F-FDG) positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) and lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2 (Lp-PLA) levels are higher in symptomatic patients. The aim of this study was to assess correlations between F-FDG uptake on PET scan of carotid artery plaques, plasma levels of Lp-PLA, and cerebrovascular symptoms. The study included 45 consecutive patients (22 symptomatic, 23 asymptomatic) with >70% carotid stenosis.

Diagnostic accuracy of contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance angiography and duplex ultrasound in patients with peripheral vascular disease.

Introduction: Noninvasive techniques such as duplex ultrasound (DU) and contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance angiography (CE-MRA) are valid alternatives in the preoperative evaluation of such patients. Our aim is to assess the diagnostic accuracy of CE-MRA and DU in patients with peripheral arterial disease (PAD).

Methods: Forty consecutive patients underwent DU, hybrid CE-MRA, and digital subtraction angiography (DSA).

Ruptured popliteal aneurysm resulting from neurofibromatosis-a case report and review of the literature.

Rupture of an aneurysm in a patient suffering from neurofibromatosis is a rare though documented complication. Presented here is the case of a 33-year-old woman with known neurofibromatosis who underwent repair of a symptomatic popliteal aneurysm. The presentation, diagnostic evaluation, and treatment are discussed, and the literature is reviewed on this rare entity.

Aortoiliac thrombosis in antiphospholipid syndrome-case report and literature review.

Antiphospholipid syndrome is accepted as one of the most important causes of hypercoagulable states. Thrombotic events in patients with antiphospholipid syndrome, predominantly women, occur at a younger age than in those suffering from atherosclerotic disease. The majority of the thrombotic events affect the deep venous system of the lower limbs and arterial thrombosis predominates in the cerebral territory.