Predictors of overall mortality after endovascular abdominal aortic repair - A single centre study.

Objectives: A current and ongoing challenge is to reduce patient mortality after endovascular abdominal aortic repair (EVAR). This study aimed to assess the predictors of all-cause mortality after EVAR.

Methods: Data regarding the demographic characteristics, comorbidities, laboratory values, selected anatomical factors, post-EVAR treatment, surveillance and complications of patients who underwent elective EVAR for non-ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) between January 2010 and January 2021 were evaluated.

Exertional angina after cardiac bypass surgery successfully solved by endovascular occlusion of unligated lateral costal artery.

The internal mammary artery has become the primary conduit for the surgical revascularisation of the left anterior descending artery. Large side branches of internal mammary artery are typically ligated during cardiac surgery to avoid a potential coronary steal phenomenon. However, ligation of side branches can be unsuccessful due to the technically difficult surgical exploration of internal mammary artery branches.

Successful endovascular retrieval of an inferior vena cava filter penetrating into aorta.

Unlabelled: The inferior vena cava (IVC) filter is an approved and effective device for prevention of pulmonary embolism. Despite declared effectiveness in prevention of pulmonary embolism, certain IVC filter-related complications have been described. This case report deals with successful endovascular retrieval of an IVC filter penetrating into the aorta.

Factors associated with all-cause mortality following endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair.

Knowledge of factors that influence all-cause mortality after endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair (EVAR) could improve therapeutic strategies post-EVAR and thus patient prognosis. Our study aimed to evaluate the association between sociodemographic information, comorbidities, laboratory parameters, treatment, selected anatomical and genetic factors and all-cause mortality post-EVAR. We reviewed all patients who had undergone elective EVAR for non-ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) between January 2010 and December 2019.

Infected False Aneurysm of Brachiocephalic Trunk - Rare but Highly Lethal Cause of Dyspnea.

False aneurysm of the brachiocephalic trunk is a very rare but highly lethal, life-threatening, and difficult-to-treat condition. In this report, we present a case of a patient who suffered from rapidly worsening dyspnea caused by infected false aneurysm of the brachiocephalic trunk compressing the trachea that was successfully treated by stent graft implantation. The main purpose of this article is to consider other, less common causes of dyspnea and to explain the pathogenesis of infected true/false aneurysm and its management.

Positive association between calcium channel blocker treatment and persistent type II endoleak.

Background: Type II endoleaks are the most common complication occurring after endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair (EVAR). The aims of our study were to evaluate the impact of persistent type II endoleak on sac dynamics post-EVAR, and to study the association between non-anatomical factors including polymorphisms associated with abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) and persistent type II endoleak.

Methods: The cohort comprises 210 patients undergoing EVAR between January 2010 and December 2018.

Effect of Broilers Chicken Diet Supplementation with Natural and Acidified Humic Substances on Quality of Produced Breast Meat.

This study was conducted to examine the effect of two humic substances (HS) supplemented in broilers' diet on the breast meat quality of broiler chickens. In this experiment, 120 pieces of one-day-old COBB500 broiler chickens were used. Broilers were divided into three groups, each containing 40 birds with three replications (13, 13, and 14 per one pen).

Effect of Solid-State Fermented Wheat Bran Supplemented with Agrimony Extract on Growth Performance, Fatty Acid Profile, and Meat Quality of Broiler Chickens.

The impact of the broiler diet modification on the following parameters was evaluated: meat quality, carcass traits, and bone and blood parameters. One hundred twenty one-day-old COBB 500 broiler chickens were assigned to three experimental groups (40 birds per group) with four replications (10 per pen) for 35 days of fattening. The control (C) was fed a basic feed mixture.

Higher preprocedural fibrinogen levels are associated with aneurysm sac regression after EVAR.

The aim of our study was to determine the diameter of the aneurysm sac 24 months after endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair (EVAR); to identify factors associated with sac regression, and to determine the impact of sac regression on all-cause mortality during long-term follow-up. We conducted a retrospective review of prospectively collected data from patients treated with EVAR between January, 2010 and July, 2016. Sac regression was defined as at least 5 mm decrease in aneurysm diameter in relation to the preprocedural diameter seen on computed tomography angiography.

The prognostic value of high sensitive cardiac troponin I in patients receiving cardiac resynchronisation therapy.

Background: Cardiac troponin I (cTnI) is a valuable prognostic biomarker in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF). However, the prognostic importance of cTnI in patients who received cardiac resynchronisation therapy (CRT) remains unknown. The aim of this prospective study was to determine the prognostic value of high-sensitive cTnI (hs-cTnI) in CHF patients receiving CRT.

The effectiveness of CRT on improvement of survival of heart failure patients in real life clinical settings.

Objectives Prolongation of QRS (≥ 120 ms) in patients with heart failure (HF) is associated with higher all-cause mortality than in those with narrow QRS. The aim of our study was to compare the survival of patients with HF and wide QRS after cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) with survival of HF patients with narrow QRS and to assess factors predictive of non-response to CRT. Methods We enrolled 680 patients with advanced HF and optimal pharmacologic therapy.

Remote pre-procedural ischemic stroke as the greatest risk in carotid‑stenting‑associated stroke and death: a single center's experience.

Background: The goal of carotid artery stenting (CAS) is to decrease the stroke risk in patients with carotid stenosis. This procedure carries an immediate risk of stroke and death and many patients do not benefit from it, especially asymptomatic patients. It is crucial to accurately select the patients who would benefit from carotid procedure, and to rule out those for whom the procedure might be hazardous.

A long-term evaluation of cryoballoon ablation in 205 atrial fibrillation patients: a single center experience.

Background: Atrial fibrillation is the most prevalent cardiac arrhythmia with significant healthcare impact with regards to treatment costs, morbidity, and mortality. Many of the focal electrical activities that initiate and sustain atrial fibrillation have been found to reside within or near the pulmonary veins. Consequently, pulmonary vein isolation by catheter ablation has emerged as an effective method to eliminate the focal triggers associated with atrial fibrillation.

Complications of circumferential pulmonary vein isolation using the cryoballoon technique: Incidence and predictors.

Background: Cryoballoon ablation technique for the treatment of atrial fibrillation (AF) is a complex procedure consisting of several procedural steps associated with significant risk of complications. The aim of this single-centre study was to give detailed analysis of the complication rate and corresponding risk factors of pulmonary veins cryoisolation (PVI) procedures.

Methods And Results: A total of 158 consecutive patients (71.