Publications by authors named "T Schmandra"
Article Synopsis
- - The study explores how circadian rhythms, seasonal changes, and weather conditions may impact thromboembolic events specifically related to popliteal artery aneurysms (PAA), as data was gathered from a German PAA registry and meteorological service.
- - Among the 1,200 cases analyzed, there were more symptomatic PAA patients in the first half of the year, particularly with symptoms appearing frequently in the morning; this suggests a seasonal and temporal pattern to their condition.
- - The research revealed a correlation between temperature drops and symptom onset, with older patients showing less sensitivity to temperature changes, highlighting a need for further study on how weather influences these vascular events.
A growing body of evidence highlights the effects of air pollution on chronic and acute cardiovascular diseases, such as associations between PM and several cardiovascular events. However, evidence of the impact of fine air pollutants on the development and progression of peripheral arterial aneurysms is not available. Data were obtained from the multicenter PAA outcome registry POPART and the German Environment Agency.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Popliteal artery aneurysms (PAAs) are the most common peripheral aneurysm. However, due to its rarity, the cumulative body of evidence regarding patient patterns, treatment strategies, and perioperative outcomes is limited. This analysis aims to investigate distinct phenotypical patient profiles and associated treatment and outcomes in patients with a PAA by performing an unsupervised clustering analysis of the POPART (Practice of Popliteal Artery Aneurysm Repair and Therapy) registry.
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- The study focuses on the treatment and outcomes of popliteal artery aneurysms (PAAs) in women, who make up only 5% of PAA patients, highlighting the lack of extensive evidence in this area.
- Data was collected from the POPART Registry, a large European registry involving 42 centers, examining clinical presentation and surgical outcomes since 2010.
- Findings revealed that female patients had smaller aneurysms and higher rates of symptoms before surgery, along with increased complications like impaired wound healing and the need for additional procedures post-surgery compared to men.
Objectives: This study aimed to analyze the incidence, surgical management of major vascular complications, and outcomes in patients undergoing transfemoral (TF) transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) at our center after strict selection of the access route, carefully considering all known major predictors.
Methods: Data of 494 consecutive patients with pre-interventional multi-slice computed tomography (CT) of the aorta who had undergone TF TAVR from 2009 to 2019 were analyzed.
Results: In total, 23/494 (4.