Mid-term results of tunneled brachial venous hemodialysis catheter placement: Our single-center experience with 21 patients.

Background: This study aims to analyze the safety and efficacy of permanent hemodialysis catheter insertion via the brachial vein in unsuitable patients for catheter insertion from other vascular access sites.

Methods: A total of 21 patients (6 males, 18 females; mean age: 54.4±11.

Should We Postpone Elective Cardiovascular Procedures and Percutaneous Coronary Interventions During the COVID-19 Pandemic?

Background: Prioritization among patients with coronary artery disease represents a difficult issue during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. We present our clinical practices and patients' outcomes after elective, emergent, and urgent cardiovascular surgery and percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI). We also investigated the rate of nosocomial infection of SARS-CoV-2 in health workers (HWs), including surgeons after cardiovascular procedures and percutaneous interventions (PCI).

Health-related quality of life after vascular surgery and endovascular treatment in subjects with critical limb ischemia.

Background & Objective: Revascularization of the target vessel and restoration of distal flow is critical not only to reduce mortality and morbidity but also improve health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in patients with critical limb ischemia. However, data concerning the impact of surgical bypass and percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) on HRQoL is limited. This study aimed to compare the impact of surgical bypass and PTA on HRQoL in subjects undergoing superficial femoral artery (SFA) or popliteal artery revascularization.

The safety and efficacy of pharmaco-mechanical thrombolysis in lower-extremity deep venous thrombosis.

Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of accelerated pharmaco-mechanical thrombolysis (PMT) with low-dose second-generation urokinase for the management of cases with lower-extremity deep venous thrombosis (DVT), and to compare its efficacy in subjects with acute and subacute DVT.

Methods: Thirty-five patients with acute (< 15 days) or subacute (15-30 days) DVT who underwent PMT in a tertiary centre were enrolled in this single-arm, prospective study. Following the placement of a temporary vena cava filter, urokinase (200 000 IU) was administered into the occlusion through a multi-hole catheter for 15 to 20 minutes.

Two-Year Follow-Up After Endovascular Therapy of Superficial Femoral Arteries with Retrograde Popliteal Approach: Single-Center Experience.

Objective: Popliteal artery puncture, which makes possible the use of lower profile sheaths and devices, has gained popularity as an alternative to the antegrade approach, due to the reduction in vascular complications at the access site. The present study aimed to analyze the safety of the procedure and long-term patency of the superficial femoral artery (SFA) and popliteal artery (PA) and in subjects undergoing recanalization with the popliteal retrograde approach.

Methods: Forty-three subjects, who underwent endovascular therapy (EVT) of the SFA or PA with retrograde popliteal approach, were enrolled in this retrospective study.

Retrograde Versus Antegrade Approach for the Endovascular Treatment of Symptomatic Femoropopliteal Disease: Results of the 2-Year Follow Up.

Objective: To compare the antegrade and retrograde approaches, in terms of access site complications and long-term patency in subjects undergoing EVT for symptomatic SFA or popliteal artery stenosis or occlusions.

Methods: All consecutive patients who underwent retrograde recanalization for partial stenosis or chronic total occlusion of the SFA or PA at 2 centers were enrolled in this retrospective analysis. Subjects were divided into 2 groups, according to the approach selected for EVT as antegrade approach group or retrograde approach group.

Ten-Year Clinical Experience on Chylothorax after Cardiovascular Surgery.

Background: Chylothorax or pseudo-chylothorax is a serious complication after adult and pediatric cardiac surgery. This study presents our 10-year clinical experience of chylothorax after cardiac surgery.

Methods: Between January 2008 and February 2019, 4896 cardiovascular surgeries were performed in 2 tertiary clinics, with 416 patients in the pediatric age group (8.

Ultrastructural Investigations of Arterial Bypass Conduits after the Use of Different Harvesting Techniques Using an Electron Microscope.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to perform morphometric analysis of arterial conduits harvested by harmonic scalpel in coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) patients.

Methods: From 100 CABG patients, 200 arterial conduits-100 radial arteries (RAs) and 100 left internal thoracic artery (LITAs)-were harvested. The patients had similar characteristics (mean age, sex ratio, comorbidities, etc.

Early complications in ascending aortic aneurysm surgery: a single centre experience of 81 patients.

To investigate major in-hospital complications of ascending aorta reconstruction and to identify factors associated with these complications. Methods All consecutive patients admitted to our clinic for aortic aneurysm repair from June 2005 to June 2009 were enrolled in this retrospective study. Demographic data, details of the surgical procedures and major in-hospital complications were assessed and recorded from the institutional electronic database.