Homemade Fenestrated Stent-Grafts for Complete Endovascular Repair of Aortic Arch Dissections.

To evaluate outcomes of homemade fenestrated stent-grafts for complete endovascular aortic repair of aortic arch dissections. From July 2014 through September 2018, 35 patients (mean age 66±11 years; 25 men) underwent homemade fenestrated stent-graft repair of acute (n=16) or chronic (n=10) complicated type B aortic dissections (n=16) and dissecting aortic arch aneurysms subsequent to surgical treatment of acute type A dissections (n=9). Nineteen (54%) procedures were emergent.

Double homemade fenestrated stent graft for total endovascular aortic arch repair.

Objective: The aim of this retrospective analysis was to evaluate the outcomes of physician-modified double fenestrated stent grafts for total endovascular aortic arch repair: one proximal large fenestration for the brachiocephalic trunk and the left common carotid artery and one distal fenestration for the left subclavian artery (LSA).

Methods: From January 2017 through February 2018, 17 patients (88.2% elective) underwent thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) with double homemade fenestrated stent graft for total endovascular aortic arch repair to maintain supra-aortic trunk patency.

Risk factors for distal stent graft-induced new entry tear after endovascular repair of thoracic aortic dissection.

Objective: A review of the literature was conducted for incidence, outcomes, and risk factors for distal stent graft-induced new entry (SINE) after thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) of aortic dissection.

Methods: The review was conducted according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines.

Results: Seven articles reporting on 1415 patients with thoracic aortic dissection undergoing TEVAR without supplemental distal bare stenting were included.

Systematic review of native and graft-related aortic infection outcome managed with orthotopic xenopericardial grafts.

Objective: Limited data are available on the use of xenopericardium in the treatment of native and graft-related aortic infections. The aim of this review was to assess outcomes of neoaortic reconstruction using xenopericardium in this challenging group of patients.

Methods: Studies involving xenopericardial graft reconstruction to treat native and aortic graft infections were systematically searched and reviewed (Embase, Medline, and Cochrane databases) for the period of January 2007 to December 2017.

Homemade fenestrated stent-graft for thoracic endovascular aortic repair of zone 2 aortic lesions.

Objective: The aim of this retrospective analysis was to evaluate the outcomes of homemade fenestrated stent-grafts for thoracic endovascular aortic repair of zone 2 aortic lesions.

Methods: From November 2013 to January 2017, 24 patients underwent thoracic endovascular aortic repair with left subclavian artery revascularization using a homemade fenestrated stent-graft to preserve the patency of the left subclavian artery. Elective cases accounted for 54% (n = 13) of the sample.

Discontinuation of preoperative clopidogrel is unnecessary in peripheral arterial surgery.

Objective: The optimal management of preoperative clopidogrel remains controversial, as vascular surgeons are increasingly encountering patients treated with clopidogrel as part of dual antiplatelet therapy. Current practice differs considerably, from cessation of the medication at least 5 days before surgery to proceeding with surgery without delay. The purpose of this prospective, nonrandomized, comparative study was to determine the effect of preoperative exposure to clopidogrel and aspirin on perioperative bleeding complications in patients undergoing open arterial surgery.

In Vitro Antibacterial Activity of Essential Oils against Streptococcus pyogenes.

Streptococcus pyogenes plays an important role in the pathogenesis of tonsillitis. The present study was conducted to evaluate the in vitro antibacterial activities of 18 essential oils chemotypes from aromatic medicinal plants against S. pyogenes.