Thrombosis of Medium-Sized and Large Arteries During Covid-19 Infection: Results of the COVIVASC Study.

Background: COVID-19 infection is associated not only with venous thromboses but also with arterial thromboses (COV-ATs) in relation with an endothelial dysfunction, a coagulopathy and rhythm disorders. The incidence, the topography, and the prognosis of COV-ATs remain poorly known. The objective of this study was to report the overall experience of the Greater Paris University Hospitals (Assistance Publique - Hopitaux de Paris, AP-HP) during the first pandemic wave of COVID-19 infection.

Position Paper on Young Vascular Surgeons Training of the Mediterranean Federation for the Advancing of Vascular Surgery (MeFAVS): State of the Art and Perspectives.

The Mediterranean Federation for the Advancing of Vascular Surgery (MeFAVS) was founded in 2018, with the aim to promote cooperation among vascular professionals within Mediterranean countries. Due to its prominent social and economic impact on national health systems, diabetic peripheral artery was selected as the very first topic to be investigated by the federation. In this second paper, different experiences from delegates of participating countries were shared to define common strategies to harmonize, standardize, and optimize education and training in the Vascular Surgery specialty.

A hybrid clampless technique for aortic anastomoses.

Background And Purpose: In various circumstances of aortic repairs (heavy circumferential calcifications or shaggy aorta with extensive thrombus), open and endovascular techniques are at high risk. In addition to a likelihood of emboli, aortic clamping can be complicated by rupture and endovascular techniques may not be successful. We here describe a simple and reproducible hybrid technique that allows performing an aortic anastomosis without clamping in these situations.

A Simple Technique to Perform Endovascular Repair of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms with a Very Low Dose of Iodine Contrast Media.

Iodinated contrast media (ICM) dose is a major factor for postoperative acute kidney injury (AKI) in patients with severe chronic kidney disease (glomerular function rate [GFR] <30 mL/min) during endovascular aortic repair (EVAR). Fusion imaging in hybrid rooms and carbon dioxide angiography represent alternatives but are limited by significant cost and availability. We here describe a simple technique allowing EVAR with a limited ICM dose (<5 mL).

Managing Peripheral Artery Disease in Diabetic Patients: A Questionnaire Survey from Vascular Centers of the Mediterranean Federation for the Advancing of Vascular Surgery (MeFAVS).

Background: The Mediterranean Federation for the Advancing of Vascular Surgery (MeFAVS) was founded on October 1, 2018, to enhance cooperation among vascular professionals within Mediterranean countries. Due to its prominent social and economic impact on national health systems, diabetic arteriopathy has been selected as the very first topic to be investigated by the federation.

Methods: MeFAVS members were asked to reply to a questionnaire on the management of diabetic ischemic foot.