Carotid artery stenting has similar outcomes in men and women.

Background: The aim of carotid interventions is to prevent cerebrovascular events. Endovascular treatment (carotid-artery-stenting/CAS) has become established as an alternative to open surgery in some cases. Historically, female sex has been considered as a perioperative risk factor, however, there are few studies regarding this hypothesis when it comes to CAS.

Oncological outcome of wide anatomic resection with partial mesorectal excision in patients with upper and middle rectal cancer.

Aim: The aim was to investigate the influence of distal resection margin and extent of mesorectal excision on long-term oncological outcomes.

Method: Consecutive patients with upper and middle third rectal cancer from June 2006 to February 2016 were reviewed. Patients were divided into four groups depending on the distal margin considered as a surrogate marker of the extension of mesorectal excision (Q1 ≤10 mm, Q2 11-20 mm, Q3 21-30 mm, Q4 ≥31 mm).

Mortality of COVID-19 patients with vascular thrombotic complications.

Purpose: To analyze the survival of patients hospitalized with COVID-19 and who presented some vascular thrombotic complication.

Material And Methods: All consecutive patients with COVID-19 who were treated during the months of March and April 2020 at our institution were included. All patients were symptomatic and the thrombotic event objectively confirmed.

Mortality of covid-19 patients with vascular thrombotic complications.

Objective: To analyze the survival of patients hospitalized with covid-19 and who presented some vascular thrombotic complication.

Material And Methods: All consecutive patients with covid-19 who were treated during the months of March and April 2020 at our institution were included. All patients were symptomatic and the thrombotic event objectively confirmed.

Atrial Fibrillation and Surgical Patients with Peripheral Arterial Disease.

Background: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common cardiac arrhythmia in clinical practice and its prevalence rate significantly increases with age. The prognostic implication of AF in surgical patients with peripheral arterial disease (PAD) has not been analyzed. The aims of this study were to analyze the prevalence of AF among patients operated on with symptomatic PAD, and to determine whether these patients are at a higher risk of death or amputation.