Publications by authors named "S G Giannakakis"

Background: We aimed to derive a clinical decision rule to identify patients with transient ischemic attack (TIA) or minor stroke most likely to benefit from echocardiography.

Methods: This multicentre prospective cohort study enrolled adults diagnosed with TIA/minor stroke in the emergency department who underwent echocardiograms within 90 days, from 13 Canadian academic emergency departments from October 2006 to May 2017. Our outcome was clinically significant echocardiogram findings.

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Purpose: The detection of type II endoleak one month after endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) is usually neglected or considered benign. Aim of this report is to present a case of post-EVAR rupture, due to type II endoleak, and discuss on pathophysiology and differential diagnosis.

Case Report: We present a case of a 67-year-old male who was treated with EVAR for an asymptomatic abdominal aortic aneurysm and four months later, he presented with a contained rupture due to a type II endoleak.

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Background: This review aims to collect all available data on early and late outcomes in patients undergoing fenestrated endovascular aortic aneurysm repair (F-EVAR) for pararenal or juxtarenal abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs).

Methods: The Pubmed, Embase, Scopus and Cochrane Library databases were systematically searched to identify eligible studies. Studies reporting at least early mortality after F-EVAR in patients with pararenal or juxtarenal AAA were included.

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Dorsalis pedis artery (DPA) aneurysms are very rare and fewer than 60 cases have been reported in the literature. Most affected patients present with false aneurysms after orthopedic surgery or trauma. Here we report an unusual case of a giant DPA pseudoaneurysm after cannulation for arterial line placement in a patient newly diagnosed with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).

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This is a rare case of a young patient with Klippel-Trenaunay syndrome that presented with extensive septic superficial thrombophlebitis of the lower extremity. Treatment included intravenous antibiotics based on cultures, anticoagulant therapy as well as surgical removal of thrombi.

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