Visceral Artery Aneurysms: A 40-Year Experience from a Single Center.

Background: Visceral artery aneurysms (VAAs) are a relatively uncommon phenomenon, occurring all types of VAA at an incidence of 0.01% to 0.2%.

Coronary-subclavian steal syndrome: A case series and review of the literature.

Objective: To report a case series of three patients with symptomatic coronary-subclavian steal syndrome (CSSS) and to review the literature on published case series.

Methods: We retrospectively reviewed three cases of CSSS patients treated with open and endovascular surgery at a single center over a period of three decades (1996-2024). A comprehensive review of case series involving more than three patients was also performed.

Vascular Surgery Education and Training in the American Continent: Current Status and Future Directions.

Background: Despite the increasing burden of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), there is a shortage of vascular surgeons worldwide, with a higher scarcity in low- and middle-income countries. The objective of the present study was to report the current status of vascular surgery education and training on the American continent.

Methods: Official government, postgraduate medical schools, and medical associations' websites were searched for data regarding vascular surgery training positions, programs, and pathways available in the 35 countries of the American continent.

Treatment of Symptomatic Carotid Webs.

Background: The present study aims to describe the clinical characteristics and treatment outcomes of patients with symptomatic carotid web treated at a single institution in South America.

Methods: Retrospective study of a single-center experience of patients with carotid webs surgically treated from September 2019 to September 2023.

Results: Ten patients had carotid webs, 6 (60%) were females.

Pulmonary Aneurysmal Arteriovenous Malformation Treated With a Vascular Plug.

Purpose: To report a case of an asymptomatic patient with a pulmonary aneurysmal arterio-venous malformation successfully treated with a vascular plug.

Case Report: An active 30-year-old male patient, residing at 3000 ft above sea level was referred due to an incidental finding on a CT scan of a 37 mm vascular mass localized in the lower lobe of the right lung, which corresponded to a pulmonary arteriovenous malformation with a single feeding artery. The patient was treated with an Amplatzer vascular plug, which effectively excluded the afferent vessel.