Publications by authors named "M Sharafuddin"
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- Infective and inflammatory aortic aneurysms are serious and rare conditions vascular surgeons encounter, requiring a thorough evaluation for proper management.
- Treatment is highly specialized, using various imaging techniques to diagnose and monitor the condition, while both open and endovascular surgeries can be options but lack a clear superiority.
- Long-term treatment often includes antibiotics or immunosuppressants and involves collaboration with specialists to ensure comprehensive care based on the patient's individual needs.
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- A clinical trial assessed the Cross-Seal vascular closure device's ability to effectively and safely achieve hemostasis in patients using large sheaths (8F-18F) for interventional procedures.
- Conducted on 147 participants, the trial showed a quick average time to hemostasis of just 0.4 minutes, with high technical success (92.3%) and a low rate of major complications (5.7%).
- Results indicate that the Cross-Seal device is a safe and effective option for patients undergoing percutaneous endovascular procedures with large-bore access.
Objective: The COVID-19 pandemic has drastically altered the medical landscape. Various strategies have been employed to preserve hospital beds, personal protective equipment, and other resources to accommodate the surges of COVID-19 positive patients, hospital overcapacities, and staffing shortages. This has had a dramatic effect on vascular surgical practice.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Inflammatory abdominal aortic aneurysms (IAAAs) are a variant involving a distinct immunoinflammatory process, with nearly one half believed to be associated with IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD).
Methods: MEDLINE and Google Scholar searches were conducted for English-language publications relevant to inflammatory aortic aneurysms from January 1970 onward. The search terms included inflammatory aortic aneurysms, aortitis, periaortitis, IgG4-related disease, and retroperitoneal fibrosis.
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- Renovascular occlusive disease can be caused by various factors such as atherosclerosis, fibromuscular dysplasia, and rarely, extrinsic compression of the renal artery due to entrapment.* -
- Two patients with right-sided renal artery entrapment were diagnosed through advanced imaging techniques and successfully treated with open surgical decompression, involving careful exposure of the renal artery.* -
- Post-surgery, both patients showed improvement in blood pressure control, normal blood flow in the renal artery, and one patient was able to discontinue anticoagulation treatment.*