Prophylactic Transversely Hemisected Sartorius Flap for High-Risk Groin Dissections in Vascular Surgery-A Case Series.

Groin wound dehiscence and infection are a common complication of femoral artery exposure. In patients with prosthetic conduits placed in the groin, these complications can lead to graft infection or anastomotic dehiscence with hemorrhage. Sartorius flaps can be useful in preventing graft infections or anastomotic breakdown in the setting of wound infections.

Total arch replacement using frozen elephant trunk and repair of bilateral subclavian artery aneurysms in a patient with type 2 Loeys-Dietz syndrome.

Loeys-Dietz syndrome (LDS) is a rare connective tissue disorder. Vessel tortuosity and aneurysms throughout the vasculature are unique to LDS. Aortic root enlargement is ubiquitous, with most patients undergoing root replacement at some point in their lifetime.

Age and Gender Impact on Heart Rate Variability towards Noninvasive Glucose Measurement.

Heart rate variability (HRV) parameters can reveal the performance of the autonomic nervous system and possibly estimate the type of its malfunction, such as that of detecting the blood glucose level. Therefore, we aim to find the impact of other factors on the proper calculation of HRV. In this paper, we research the relation between HRV and the age and gender of the patient to adjust the threshold correspondingly to the noninvasive glucose estimator that we are developing and improve its performance.

Rapid progression of finger gangrene in a hemodialysis patient: A case report.

Severe hemodialysis access-induced distal ischemia is an uncommon complication after arteriovenous fistula creation. Finger amputation is rare and generally does not involve the entirety of the digit. The distal revascularization interval ligation procedure has become less commonly used for hemodialysis access-induced distal ischemia over the past decade.

A reversed strategy for treating type B aortic dissection with open aortoiliac replacement prior to thoracic endovascular aortic repair.

Thoracic endovascular stent grafting has been increasingly used in patients with type B aortic dissection (TBAD). We describe a patient with worsening abdominal pain and a rapidly enlarging common iliac artery aneurysm associated with TBAD. The patient underwent open aortoiliac replacement followed by thoracic stent grafting of the TBAD.