Carotid artery stenting for symptomatic carotid near occlusions: Feasibility, safety and outcome analysis.

Introduction: Extracranial internal carotid stenosis (EICS) is a well-established cause of stroke. Carotid near-occlusion (CNO), either distally collapsed or not, is a rare sub-type of EICS with conflicting data regarding the necessity for treatment. The aim of this study is to evaluate the results of carotid artery stenting (CAS) for patients with symptomatic CNOs.

Effect of Buerger's disease on ocular microvascular structure.

Clinical Relevance: Buerger's disease, being a systemic inflammatory vasculopathy, may present with ocular findings.

Background: This study aims to understand the potential role of optical coherence tomography and angiography findings in evaluating the course of Buerger's disease.

Methods: This was a prospective, cross-sectional study that included 25 patients with Buerger's disease (Group 1) and 51 healthy control participants, of whom 27 were smokers (Group 2) and 24 were non-smokers (Group 3).

Abdominal aortic aneurysm screening: A pilot study in Turkey.

Background: This study aims to evaluate the prevalence of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) in Turkish men aged 60 years and older and the factors associated with AAA.

Methods: Through sixty-two family health centers located in the Kecioren district of Ankara, 239 male volunteers of the target age were recruited for this pilot study. The volunteers were scanned using B-mode ultrasonography.

Plasma nitric oxide level is correlated with microvascular functions in the peripheral arterial disease.

At present there is no widely accepted biomarker for monitoring of vascular functions. The purpose of this prospective study was to investigate the association of some blood biomarkers with vascular reactivity in patients with peripheral arterial diseases (PAD). A prospective evaluation was made of 3 groups comprising a control group of healthy individuals, and patients with PAD caused by either atherosclerosis or Buerger's disease.

Does extracellular matrix of the varicose vein wall change according to clinical stage?

Objective: The etiology and pathophysiology of chronic venous disease is not fully understood. This study aimed to determine the variation of the extracellular matrix proteins in varicose vein wall according to clinical stage.

Material And Methods: Forty varicose and 10 control veins were sampled from the saphenofemoral junction.

Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection in a Male Patient with Takayasu's Arteritis and Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome.

We present a case of a 34-year-old male who presented to the emergency ward with fever and abdominal pain. The diagnosis of Takayasu's arteritis and also antiphospholipid syndrome was made during an imaging workup of deep-vein thrombosis. A spontaneous coronary artery dissection was revealed in coronary CT angiography requested for chest pain and dyspnea.