The Impact of Heli-FX EndoAnchor Application on Endograft Material: An Experimental Study.

Objective: The physical impact of the application of Heli-FX EndoAnchors (EA; Medtronic, Minneapolis, USA) on endograft (EG) material is unclear. This study aimed to examine the possible EG membrane alterations after EA implantation.

Methods: Heli-FX EndoAnchors were applied into four aortic endocuffs: AFX2 (Endologix Inc.

Magnetic Resonance Imaging - Derived Psoas Muscle Area and Survival in Patients Treated Invasively for Peripheral Arterial Disease.

Background And Aims: Psoas muscle parameters estimated from computed tomography images, as surrogates for sarcopenia, have been found to be associated with post-interventional outcomes after a wide range of cardiovascular procedures. The pre-interventional assessment in patients undergoing invasive treatment for peripheral arterial disease is increasingly often carried out with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and we therefore sought to investigate the predictive potential of MRI-derived psoas muscle area in this cohort.

Methods: A total of 899 patients with available sufficient quality pre-interventional MRI conducted within 6 months prior to treatment undergoing open, endovascular, or hybrid revascularization procedures for claudication and/or limb-threatening ischemia at Tampere University hospital between 2010 and 2020 were retrospectively studied in this single-center cohort study.

Nellix Device Failure Mechanisms Analysis on Explanted Grafts.

Objective: To understand possible reasons for poor durability of the Nellix (Endologix Inc., Irvine, USA) endovascular aneurysm sealing (EVAS) device.

Materials And Methods: 21 Nellix endoprostheses explanted for endoleaks and migration underwent visual examinations of stent structures and instrumental examinations of the polymer endobags on 4 devices.

What We Know From Reports on Type III Endoleak in the Literature.

Objective: To analyse case reports published on the latest generations of endograft (EG) and understand the mechanisms of type III endoleak (EL) development.

Methods: A literature review was undertaken of English language case reports and series that concerned modular junction or component disconnection (type IIIa EL) and fabric perforations (type IIIb EL) after endovascular aneurysm repair.

Results: Of the 2 785 studies, 56 full texts were chosen to review 73 cases.

Psoas muscle quantified muscle status and long-term mortality after cardiovascular interventions.

Results: In the meta-analysis, psoas muscle measurements were significantly associated with mortality among men ( < 0.05), with high heterogeneity in the associations across all cohorts. There was very little difference in the association between PMA and PMD and mortality (HR 0.