Anaerobic bacteria and methanogenic archaea at municipal landfill dumping sites play a vital role in the landfill ecology, waste degradation, global warming and climate change. Although landfill works as a cheap way of solid waste management, unmanaged landfill plays a significant role in spreading pollutants and pathogens in natural ecosystems. The genera and are important groups of anaerobic microbes from a public and environmental health perspective.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: Several observational studies have demonstrated an association between diabetes mellitus (DM) and above-ankle amputation after lower extremity revascularization (LER). However, data from prospective randomized trials is lacking. This analysis compares the outcomes of patients with and without DM enrolled in the Best Endovascular vs Best Surgical Therapy in patients with Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia (BEST-CLI) trial.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Intervention on type B dissection frequently requires landing the proximal edge of the stent graft between the left common carotid artery and left subclavian artery (LSA). The GORE TAG thoracic branch endoprosthesis is a technology that allows LSA preservation with a single internal branch.
Methods: This study was a prospective nonrandomized single-arm clinical trial of patients with type B aortic dissection who were treated with the single-branched device.