The Utility of Three-Dimensional Printing in Physician-Modified Stent Grafts for Aortic Lesions Repair.

: Three-dimensional (3D) printing is becoming increasingly popular around the world not only in engineering but also in the medical industry. This trend is visible, especially in aortic modeling for both training and treatment purposes. As a result of advancements in 3D technology, patients can be offered personalized treatment of aortic lesions via physician-modified stent grafts (PMSG), which can be tailored to the specific vascular conditions of the patient.

Five-Year Experience of Interwoven Self-Expanding Stent Implantation in Stenotic Kinking of Below the Knee Prosthetic Bypasses.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the 5-year real-world results of Supera stent implantation in below the knee prosthetic bypasses (BKPBs). All the procedures were performed because of a history of recurrent thrombosis of the graft and significant stenotic kinking of the prosthesis during knee flexion. A Supera stent was implanted to prevent the next potential BKPB thrombosis.

Three-Year Real-World Outcomes of Interwoven Nitinol Supera Stent Implantation in Long and Complex Femoropopliteal Lesions.

Background: Peripheral artery disease (PAD) remains a major issue in modern societies and affects more than 200 million people around the world. Endovascular methods have been evaluated to be safe and effective in limb salvage. The Supera is able to withstand increased compression, biomechanical stress and to have higher radial force.

Supera stent implantation for the treatment of isolated popliteal artery disease systematic review and evaluation of current endovascular strategies.

<b>Introduction:</b> The anatomical location of the popliteal artery is one of the greatest challenges for percutaneous interventions. The biomechanical attributes of the vessel lead to higher rates of restenosis, stent fracture, and occlusion. Some surgeons consider the popliteal artery as a no stenting zone.

Dataset of the vascular -earning during the -19 pandemic (EL-COVID) survey.

This dataset supports the findings of the vascular e-Learning during the COVID-19 pandemic survey (the EL-COVID survey). The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) of the European Union was taken into consideration in all steps of data handling. The survey was approved by the institutional ethics committee of the Primary Investigator and an online English survey consisting of 18 questions was developed ad-hoc.

COVID-19, long flights, and deep vein thrombosis: What we know so far.

The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) (coronavirus disease 2019 [COVID-19]) pandemic has presently stunted the growth of the airline industry. Despite the setbacks, pre-COVID-19 passenger numbers are forecasted to return by as early as 2024. As the industry recovers, the number of long-distance flights will surely continue to increase like it did before the pandemic.

Safety of New Oral Anticoagulants for Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease.

In daily practice, chemical substances called "direct oral anticoagulants" or DOACs are more convenient to administer when set beside vitamin K antagonists (VKA) due to improved pharmacologic properties, fewer drug interactions and rapid onset of action. The objective of this review was to assess whether DOACs are the alternative for VKA in subjects with mild-to-moderate chronic kidney disease (CKD). An analysis of current DOAC trials and studies was performed focusing on subjects with CKD.

The influence of the nylon balloon stiffness on the efficiency of the intra-aortic balloon occlusion.

In interventional procedures, the balloon inflation is used to occlude the artery and thus reduce bleeding. There is no practically accepted measure of the procedure efficiency. A finite element method model with state-of-the-art modelling techniques was built in order to predict the occlusion levels under the influence of different balloon inflation and its material stiffness.

Career in vascular surgery - the medical student's perspective.

Aim: Under the supervision of the Department of General and Vascular Surgery of Poznan University of Medical Sciences, a questionnaire was distributed online or as a paper version to medical students (MSs) in order to better understand the attitudes towards surgery as a specialty and to determine the reasons why students do and do not choose vascular surgery as their career path.

Materials And Methods: The questionnaire was distributed online or as a paper version to MSs in the 3rd, 5th, and 6th year of the PUMS 6-year M.D.