Publications by authors named "Amanda Abi Doumet"
Fibromuscular dysplasia (FMD) is a rare systemic vascular disease that has been found to present as a renal infarction (RI) in only a handful of cases. We present a case of a 53-year-old Vietnamese patient presenting for sharp, severe left-sided abdominal pain of two-day duration associated with a migraine headache. On presentation, she was afebrile, and her vital signs were stable.
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- The Venovo venous stent is designed to treat iliofemoral veno-occlusive disease and has shown effectiveness in treating iliac vein compression (ILVC) based on the experiences detailed in this study.
- A total of 50 patients underwent stent deployment guided by intravascular ultrasound, achieving 100% procedural success, with significant stenosis reduction and no complications reported.
- One year after treatment, 83.8% of patients experienced symptom improvement and there was a 98% rate of freedom from target-lesion revascularization, indicating the stent's safety and effectiveness.
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- Endarterectomy for common femoral artery lesions is proven to have good long-term outcomes and remains the main treatment method.
- Routine stenting has mixed results and is used mainly if endovascular procedures don't work as expected.
- New treatments involving atherectomy or lithoplasty combined with anti-proliferative drugs show promise in reducing the need for stenting, but more randomized trials are needed for validation.