[Hemodynamic depression in carotid artery stent without angioplasty].

Introduction: Hemodynamic depression is a frequent complication related to carotid artery stenting with angioplasty. The aim of this study was to assess our results regarding hemodynamic depression, in patients who underwent carotid artery stenting without angioplasty.

Patients And Methods: Between October 2002 and April 2010, 261 carotid stenosis (in 242 patients) were treated with the use of self-expanding stents without angioplasty.

In-hospital complications and mortality following major lower extremity amputations in a series of predominantly diabetic patients.

The purpose of this study was to analyze the outcomes of major lower extremity amputations (MLEAs) in a series, including diabetic patients, with the aim to study whether diabetes mellitus is a risk factor of in-hospital mortality and perioperative complications. A retrospective analysis of 283 MLEAs (221 of these patients were diabetic and 62 were nondiabetic) performed between January 1, 1998, and December 31, 2008, at the General Surgery Department and Diabetic Foot Unit of La Paloma Hospital in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (Canary Islands) was done. The significant risk factors of mortality were >" xbd="324" xhg="301" ybd="1481" yhg="1446"/>75 years of age (odds ratio [OR] = 4.

[Ultrasonographic histological study on the evolution of a canine model of hormone-induced benign prostatic hyperplasia].

Introduction: Despite exhibiting histological differences from the human process, canine hormone-induced benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is still the most widely used animal model for evaluating treatment strategies.

Objectives: The aim of this study is to determine the optimal moment for starting a therapeutic trial in this animal model.

Material And Methods: Six male beagle dogs over one year of age were used in this study.

Epidemiology of diabetes-related lower extremity amputations in Gran Canaria, Canary Islands (Spain).

We have studied the rate of lower extremity amputations (LEAs) in the south of Gran Canaria. The incidence rate was 319.7 per 100,000 (95% CI, 258.

Development of a new intravascular low-profile device for exclusion of aortic aneurysm: an experimental pilot study.

Purpose: To present a new intravascular device for the treatment of aorto-iliac aneurysms.

Methods: This new device was tested in five dogs with abdominal aortic aneurysm created experimentally by over-dilation of a balloon-expandable stent with a 16 or 18 mm wide PTA balloon catheter. The design of the device is based on a self-expanding aortic stent which consists of two stretchable circular frames filled with a textile Dacron mesh membrane that is suspended horizontally into the infrarenal abdominal aorta proximally to the aneurysm.