Outcomes of Intravascular Lithotripsy in the Treatment of Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia: A Single-Center Retrospective Study.

Purpose: Vascular calcification is an important risk factor for endovascular treatment failure and complications in patients with chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI). Intravascular lithotripsy (IVL) is a pulsatile balloon-based device that has emerged as a tool in the treatment of calcified vessels. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of IVL in the treatment of peripheral calcified lesions in CLTI patients.

A Role for Maternal Factors in Suppressing Cytoplasmic Incompatibility.

are maternally transmitted bacterial endosymbionts, carried by approximately half of all insect species. prevalence in nature stems from manipulation of host reproduction to favor the success of infected females. The best known reproductive modification induced by is referred to as sperm-egg Cytoplasmic Incompatibility (CI).

Borrelia burgdorferi chemotaxis toward tick protein Salp12 contributes to acquisition.

Lyme disease is a common tick-borne infection caused by the spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto (s.s.).