Quality-of-life assessment in patients treated with radiofrequency ablation with or without great saphenous vein recanalization.

Quality of life (QoL) in patients with chronic venous disorders has a central role to decide the correct treatment approach. In particular, in case of mini-invasive therapy, such as endovenous radiofrequency ablation (RFA), the postoperative QoL improvement remains one of the most important outcome to be reached. Despite this, very few data are published on the long-term QoL modifications after RFA.

Risk factors for short and long-term great saphenous vein recanalization in patients treated with endovenous radiofrequency ablation.

Purpose: The aim of this retrospective single-center study is to describe and analyze short-, mid-, and long-term risk factors for great saphenous vein (GSV) recanalization after endovenous radiofrequency ablation (RFA).

Materials And Methods: All consecutive patients with GSV incompetence and varicose veins underwent RFA were enrolled between 2009 and 2018. Data on demographic, pre- and postoperative color Doppler scan (CDUS) findings, perioperative complications, and follow-up were prospectively collected.

Influence of contralateral carotid artery occlusions on short- and long-term outcomes of carotid artery stenting: a retrospective single-center analysis and review of literature.

Background: In the current literature, correlations between a contralateral carotid artery occlusion (CCO) with mortality and major adverse cardiac or cerebrovascular events (MACCE) rates after carotid artery stenting (CAS) are often described with controversial conclusions. Moreover, long-term results of mortality, MACCE and restenosis rate are scarcely reported. This study examined the association between a CCO and the short- and long-term outcomes after CAS.

Aortic arch types and postoperative outcomes after carotid artery stenting in asymptomatic and symptomatic patients.

Background: The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of the aortic arch type on technical and clinical success of carotid artery stenting (CAS) procedure.

Methods: Clinical and anatomical data of consecutive patients who underwent CAS from 2010 to 2018 were prospectively collected and retrospectively analyzed. Primary outcome was technical success, define as successful stent delivery and deployment and <30% residual carotid stenosis.

Carotid artery stenting is safe and effective for symptomatic patients with acute coronary syndrome.

Background: Patients with symptomatic carotid stenosis recently treated with percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) for acute coronary syndrome (ACS) are always classified as at high risk for surgery, given that they are required uninterrupted dual antiplatelet therapy. In this regard, carotid artery stenting (CAS) may represent a valid alternative.

Objective: The purpose of this study is to overview CAS outcomes in symptomatic patients with and without ACS.

Does metabolic syndrome influence short and long term durability of carotid endarterectomy and stenting?

Aims: The metabolic syndrome (MetS) is composed of a cluster of related cardiovascular risk factors. The aim of the present study was to determine how MetS contributes to short- (30-day) and long-term complications and restenosis after carotid endarterectomy (CEA) or stenting (CAS).

Methods: A consecutive cohort of 752 patients undergoing CEA (n = 314) and CAS (n = 438) in a single institution was examined, of which 296 (39.

Is diabetes a marker of higher risk after carotid revascularization? Experience from a single centre.

Purpose: This single centre study investigates the influence of diabetes mellitus on outcomes following carotid artery endarterectomy or stenting.

Methods: In total, 752 carotid revascularizations (58.2% carotid artery stenting and 41.

Three-year follow-up and quality of life of endovenous radiofrequency ablation of the great saphenous vein with the ClosureFast™ procedure: Influence of BMI and CEAP class.

Purpose Endovascular ablation of the great saphenous vein has been proposed as a less invasive alternative to conventional ligation and stripping of varicose veins. Outcomes of patients treated with the radiofrequency ablation ClosureFast™ system over an eight-year period from a single-center were evaluated. Methods Three-year follow-up data included duplex ultrasound scan, complication rate, and questionnaires to assess patients' QOL, level of pain, and days off work.

Safety and Efficacy of the New Micromesh-Covered Stent CGuard in Patients Undergoing Carotid Artery Stenting: Early Experience From a Single Centre.

Objective/background: Plaque protrusion through stent struts represents one of the principal causes of cerebral embolisation during carotid artery stenting (CAS) and the stent healing period. The aim of this study was to evaluate the safety (technical success) and efficacy (clinical success) of the CGuard stent system - a new nitinol stent covered by a closed-cell polyethylene terephthalate mesh designed to prevent embolic events.

Methods: Eighty-two consecutive patients who underwent CAS with CGuard from June 2015 were included in this study.