Endovascular treatment of a giant infected ascending aortic pseudoaneurysm with occlusion device and coil embolization.

A patient with recurrent sepsis caused by an infected ascending aortic pseudoaneurysm was deemed unsuitable for surgery after the heart team evaluation. He successfully underwent percutaneous treatment with a combination of a septal occlusion device and coil embolization and remained free of sepsis 24 months after implantation.

Carotid access for percutaneous coronary intervention.

Transcarotid percutaneous coronary intervention is feasible and safe and can be considered as an ultimate alternative in cases where conventional peripheral vascular access is unavailable.

Clinical burden of hepatitis E virus infection in a tertiary care center in Flanders, Belgium.

Background: Hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection is increasingly recognized as a cause of hepatitis in developed countries. A high HEV IgG seroprevalence in humans and pigs is reported as well as sporadic clinical cases of autochtonous HEV but there are currently no data available on the clinical burden of HEV in Belgium.

Objectives: The objective of the current study was to evaluate the actual clinical burden of HEV infections in our tertiary care center in Flanders, Belgium.

Hepatitis E virus serology and PCR: does the methodology matter?

Hepatitis E virus (HEV) genotype 3 is an emerging pathogen in the developed world. As the clinical manifestations and routine laboratory parameters are often nonspecific, accurate diagnostic tests are crucial. In the current study, the performance of six serological assays and three PCR assays for the detection of HEV was evaluated.