Endovascular treatment of major abdominal arteriovenous fistulas: a systematic review.

Purpose: To review the different outcomes of the endovascular repair of major abdominal arteriovenous fistulas (AVFs).

Methods: An online systematic review of the literature was undertaken to identify all reported cases of endovascular repair of major AVFs, covering 9 major databases as well as relevant journals up to September 2013. Our own case was included.

mtDNA lineages reveal coronary artery disease-associated structures in the Lebanese population.

Population origins and ancestry have previously been found to be important determinants of coronary artery disease (CAD). This study investigates associations of Lebanese mitochondrial DNA lineages with CAD and studies their correlation with other populations, exploring population structures that may infer mitochondria functional associations and reveal population movements and origins. Sequencing the mitochondrial hypervariable sequence 1 (HVS-1) of 363 controls and 448 cases revealed that haplogroup W was more frequent (P = 0.

Critical appraisal of C-reactive protein throughout the spectrum of cardiovascular disease.

Clinicians involved in the care of patients with cardiovascular conditions have recently been confronted with an important body of literature linking inflammation and cardiovascular disease. Indeed, the level of systemic inflammation as measured by circulating levels of C-reactive protein (CRP) has been linked to prognosis in patients with atherosclerotic disease, congestive heart failure, atrial fibrillation, myocarditis, aortic valve disease and heart transplantation. In addition, a number of basic science reports suggest an active role for CRP in the pathophysiology of cardiovascular diseases.