Durability of a low-profile stent graft for thoracic endovascular aneurysm repair.

Objective: The introduction of lower profile endografts expanded the application of aortic endovascular repair. However, evidence about their durability is still scarce. The objective of this study was to assess longer term durability of the Zenith Alpha Thoracic Stent Graft (Cook Inc, Bloomington, Ind) after thoracic endovascular aortic repair.

Secondary Procedures Following Iliac Branch Device Treatment of Aneurysms Involving the Iliac Bifurcation: The pELVIS Registry.

Purpose: To evaluate the incidence and reasons for secondary procedures in patients treated with iliac branch devices (IBDs) for isolated iliac aneurysm or aortoiliac aneurysms involving the iliac bifurcation.

Methods: Between January 2005 and December 2015, 575 surgical-high-risk patients (mean age 72.0±8.

Surgical Treatment of Endotension after Chimney Endovascular Repair of a Symptomatic Juxtarenal Aneurysm.

Endoleaks and persistent aneurysm sac expansion, also known as endotension, remain the Achilles heel of endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR). The present article reports on a surgical treatment of 1 patient with endotension after chimney EVAR for a symptomatic juxtarenal aortic aneurysm. The surgical exploration revealed no signs of inflammation or infection and excluded any endoleak, confirming the term "endotension".

Use of Self-Expanding Covered Stents as Bailout Treatment of Spontaneous Rupture of the Femoral Artery Caused by Staphylococcus aureus Infection.

Spontaneous rupture of femoropopliteal arteries caused by infection requires treatment in the urgent setting. The present article reports on the performance of self-expanding covered stents in 3 patients who experienced acute rupture of the femoral artery caused by Staphylococcus aureus infection. After a mean follow-up of 16.

ST2L Transmembrane Receptor Expression: An Immunochemical Study on Endarterectomy Samples.

Background: ST2 (suppression of tumorigenity) has been described as a receptor for the interleukin-33, a member of the IL-1 family of cytokines. It is associated to coronary artery disease, all-causes mortality and cardiovascular mortality.

Aims: The present study was designed to assess the immunohistochemical expression of the ST2 receptor (ST2L/Il-1R) in atherosclerotic plaques of formalin fixed paraffin-embedded internal carotid arteries of patients with and without cerebro-vascular symptoms.