Anatomic Feasibility of In-Situ Fenestration for Isolate Left Subclavian Artery Preservation during Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair Using an Adjustable Needle Puncturing System.

Objectives: To evaluate the feasibility of thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) using the Ankura™ device (Lifetech Scientific, Shenzhen, China) with left subclavian artery (LSA) in-situ fenestration (ISF) using an adjustable puncture device system.

Methods: It is a single center, retrospective, financially unsupported cohort study of TEVAR performed from 16 February 2007 to 10 January 2023. Inclusion criteria were isolate LSA revascularization for elective or urgent/emergent "zone 2" TEVAR, and the availability of the preoperative computed tomography angiography.

Vascular Access Challenges in Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair: A Literature Review.

Background: This review aims to comprehensively summarize access challenges in thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) by describing vascular access routes, associated risks, outcomes, and complications.

Methods: A literature search was conducted utilizing the PubMed (Medline), Scopus, and Web of Science databases. Qualitative and quantitative data from selected studies are extracted and discussed according to available standards for narrative reviews.

Acute venous problems: Integrating medical, surgical, and interventional treatments.

"Acute venous problems" refers to a group of disorders that affect the veins and result in sudden and severe symptoms. They can be classified based on the pathological triggering mechanisms, such as thrombosis and/or mechanical compression, and their consequences, including symptoms, signs, and complications. The management and therapeutic approach depend on the severity of the disease, the location, and the involvement of the vein segment.

Outcomes After Endovascular Aortic Intervention in Patients With Connective Tissue Disease.

Importance: Endovascular treatment is not recommended for aortic pathologies in patients with connective tissue diseases (CTDs) other than in redo operations and as bridging procedures in emergencies. However, recent developments in endovascular technology may challenge this dogma.

Objective: To assess the midterm outcomes of endovascular aortic repair in patients with CTD.

Five-year sex-related outcomes of thoracic endovascular aortic repair in the Global Registry for Endovascular Aortic Treatment.

Objective: The impact of sex on outcomes of thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) represents an area of increased interest over the last decade, and long-term data are lacking. The aim of the present study was to investigate sex-related differences in long-term outcomes after TEVAR using real-world data from the Global Registry for Endovascular Aortic Treatment.

Methods: Data were obtained retrospectively after querying the multicenter, sponsored Global Registry for Endovascular Aortic Treatment.

Incidence, predictors, and prognostic impact of in-hospital serious adverse events in patients ≥75 years of age undergoing elective endovascular aneurysm repair.

Background: This study sought to identify the factors associated with the occurrence of in-hospital serious adverse events after elective endovascular aortic repair (EVAR) in older patients within the Global Registry for Endovascular Aortic Treatment.

Methods: Consecutive patients ages ≥75 years who received GORE EXCLUDER AAA Endoprosthesis (W.L.

Early and Midterm Results after Endovascular Repair of Non-infected Saccular Lesions of the Infrarenal Aorta.

Objective: The aim was to report short and midterm outcomes of a cohort of consecutive patients treated by endovascular aortic repair (EVAR) for saccular lesion of the abdominal aorta (sl-AA).

Methods: This was a multicentre, retrospective, financially unsupported physician initiated, observational cohort study that involved tertiary referral from Italian hospitals. For this study, between January 2010 and December 2020, only those patients treated by EVAR for non-infected sl-AA, namely blister/ulcer like projection and/or penetrating aortic ulcer, were analysed.

Rationale and current evidence of aquatic exercise therapy in venous disease: A narrative review.

Chronic venous disorders (CVD) of the lower limbs can be treated with different strategies. Typically, conservative management is based on compression therapy, anticoagulants and venoactive drugs. Endovenous treatments remain the gold standard to treat saphenous insufficiency, with sclerotherapy and surgery maintaining a role in selected cases.

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.

Differences in Mid-Term Outcomes Between Patients Undergoing Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair for Aneurysm or Acute Aortic Syndromes: Report From the Global Registry for Endovascular Aortic Treatment.

Purpose: To analyze differences in baseline characteristics, overall mortality, device-related mortality, and re-intervention rates in patients who underwent thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) for descending thoracic aortic aneurysm (DTAA) with atherosclerotic/degenerative cause or acute aortic syndrome (AAS), using the Global Registry For Endovascular Aortic Treatment (GREAT).

Materials And Methods: Patients submitted to TEVAR for AAS or DTAA, included in GREAT, were eligible for this analysis. Primary outcome was 30-day all-cause mortality rate.

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.

COVID-19 and aortic disease: a practical systematic review of the literature on management and outcomes.

Introduction: Since the outbreak of the 2019 coronavirus (COVID-19), vascular specialists have faced dramatic changes in clinical and surgical practice. Although COVID-19 pulmonary signs and symptoms were the most pertinent problems initially, in the long term, cardiovascular complications became the most fearsome, with poor outcomes in terms of morbidity and mortality. Algorithms and decision-making procedures have been modified, not only to treat new clinical findings in COVID-19 positive patients, but also to avoid complications related to pulmonary and systemic infections.

Endovascular repair of descending thoracic aortic aneurysms-a mid-term report from the Global Registry for Endovascular Aortic Treatment (GREAT).

Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the short- to mid-term outcomes of descending thoracic aortic aneurysm (DTAA) repair from the Gore Global Registry for Endovascular Aortic Treatment (GREAT).

Methods: This is a multicentre sponsored prospective observational cohort registry. The study population comprised those treated for DTAA receiving GORE thoracic aortic devices for DTAA repair between August 2010 and October 2016.

Risk factors for saphenous vein recanalization after endovenous radiofrequency ablation.

Introduction: Target vein recanalization is defined as the postoperative detection of blood flow in a venous segment previously ablated. It can be occurred after thermal-tumescent procedures, as radiofrequency (RFA) and endovenous laser (EVLA) ablation techniques. Despite several papers described and analyzed incidence and consequences of recanalization, limited data are published on risk factors for this condition.

Endovascular repair of ascending aortic diseases with custom-made endografts.

Objectives: The aim of this article is to report the mid-term results of ascending thoracic endovascular aortic repair using a custom-made device (CMD).

Methods: This was a retrospective study performed at tertiary centres. Nine patients considered unfit for open surgery received elective total endovascular repair of the ascending aorta with a Relay® (Terumo Aortic, Sunrise; FL, USA) CMD: pseudoaneurysn (n = 5), localized dissection (n =3) and contained rupture (n = 1).

Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair in "Shaggy Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms".

Objectives: To report the outcomes of thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) for shaggy thoracic aortic aneurysms (STA).

Methods: It is a single center, retrospective, observational, cohort study. Data were collected prospectively between January 2005 and May 2019.