An unusual case of aneurysmal tibial nerve compression detected in ED.

We present an unusual case of tibial nerve compression caused by a true tibial posterior artery aneurysm. A 61-year-old man was admitted to the emergency department due to suspected muscle rupture. He had experienced a sudden, intense right calf pain and swelling that had begun during walking.

Carotid enlargement and serum levels of von Willebrand factor in rheumatoid arthritis: a follow-up study.

This follow-up study aimed to evaluate the relationship between serum levels of von Willebrand factor (vWf) and common carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). In the initial assessment, 34 female rheumatoid arthritis patients and 30 sex- and age-matched controls were included. The relationship among vWf serum levels, cardiovascular risk factors, and inflammation was initially assessed.

Carotid artery intima-media thickness and brachial artery flow-mediated vasodilatation in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

Background: Cardiovascular (CV) morbidity and mortality are increased in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Our study aim was to determine the relationship between carotid artery intima-media wall thickness (IMT) and flow-mediated endothelium-dependent vasodilatation (FMD) in a patients with RA, in context with clinical and laboratory measurements.

Patients And Methods: Fifty-two patients with RA and 30 matched healthy controls without clinically evident CV disease were studied.

Prevalence of multiple sclerosis in the Serbian district Sumadija.

Background: The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of multiple sclerosis (MS) in the district of Sumadija (central part of Serbia).

Methods: All persons suffering from MS, with permanent residence in the region, were recruited. Prevalence was calculated on December 31, 2006, according to a standard procedure.

SMART control stents in femoropopliteal region.

Introduction/aim: Occlusive disease of lower limb arteries have been so far traditionally best treated with bypass surgery, but we want to find minimally invasive approach that should be at least as good as conventional surgery, and hopefully better. The aim of this study was to evaluate SMART Control stents (Cordis, J&J) in Trans Atlantic Society Consensus (TASC) B and C femoropopliteal lesions during one-year follow-up.

Methods: Retrospective nonrandomized analysis included forty arteries in consecutive 40 patients who were stented with SMART Control stents.