Publications by authors named "F Messmer"
Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a common disease with an annual incidence of about 1/1000 persons. About every sixth patient dies within the first 30 days after diagnosis. The electrocardiogram (ECG) is one of the first diagnostic tests performed, and is able to confirm the suspicion of PE with typical electrocardiographic signs.
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- The study investigates the role of cortisol awakening response (CAR) in patients with functional neurological disorder (FND), determining whether CAR changes are state or trait biomarkers and their prognostic value.
- Salivary cortisol was measured at two points over eight months in 53 patients, examining both the CAR and cortisol amplitude (CAmp) alongside various clinical outcome measures.
- Results indicated no change in CAR levels over time; however, earlier peaks in CAR were associated with better outcomes, while higher CAmp at the beginning predicted better results later, suggesting that CAR characteristics may serve different biomarker roles in FND.
Purpose: To investigate, by quantitative and qualitative enhancement measurements, the correlation between tumor enhancement on cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) images and treatment response at 6 months in patients undergoing transarterial radioembolization (TARE) for liver metastases.
Materials And Methods: 36 patients (56% male; median age 62.5 years) with 104 metastases were retrospectively included.
Purpose: To compare open versus endovascular left subclavian artery debranching for thoracic endovascular aortic repair of thoracic aortic pathologies.
Methods: This is a retrospective study of patients receiving left subclavian artery debranching in our institution from October 2009 to January 2020. The primary outcome was freedom from aortic reintervention.
Objective: We evaluated the long-term morphologic and clinical outcomes after thoracic endovascular aortic repair combined with parallel grafts (PG-TEVAR) for arch-involving aortic pathologies.
Methods: We performed a retrospective analysis of perioperative and follow-up data of patients who had undergone PG-TEVAR at a single vascular surgery center from November 2010 to April 2018. Patients with prior or simultaneous open chest or cervical debranching procedures or arch repair were excluded.