Objective/background: Retrograde recanalizations gained increasing recognition in complex arterial occlusive disease. Re-entry devices are a well-described adjunct for antegrade recanalizations. We present our experience with retrograde, infrainguinal recanalizations using the Outback re-entry catheter in challenging chronic total occlusions.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFStandard nitinol stents (SNS), with or without drug eluting technology, are an essential tool within the interventional armamentarium in the treatment of patients with peripheral arterial disease. However, they are plagued by a number of limitations: a.) stent fractures, although observed predominately in first-generation stents, do still occur in state-of-the art stent platforms, b.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHypothesis: The electrical charges that develop on the surface of the ceramic particles upon contact with water, due to the interaction with ions in solution, result in a liquid-solid interface, which utterly modifies the properties of individual particles and the way they interact with each other to form a structure. This work explores a new approach to the relationships between structure and stability of suspensions.
Experiments: For this purpose, suspensions with a constant 0.
Background: Data on prevalence rates of venous thromboembolism (VTE) in different patient populations are scarce. Most studies on this topic focus on older patients or patients with malignancies, immobilization or thrombophilia. Less is known about the VTE risk profile of non-surgical patients presenting with a variety of medical diseases of differing severity.
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