Scanning Acoustic Microscopy and Time-Resolved Fluorescence Spectroscopy for Characterization of Atherosclerotic Plaques.

Atherosclerotic plaques constitute the primary cause of heart attack and stroke. However, we still lack a clear identification of the plaques. Here, we evaluate the feasibility of scanning acoustic microscopy (SAM) and time-resolved fluorescence spectroscopy (TRFS) in atherosclerotic plaque characterization.

Impact of the total pericardial closure using bilateral trap door incision and pericardial cavity intervention on outcomes following coronary artery bypass grafting: a randomized, controlled, parallel-group prospective study.

Objectives: In this randomized, controlled and parallel-group prospective study, the feasibility of total pericardial closure with an intrapericardial drain and a pericardio-pleural window (pericardial cavity intervention) was investigated by examining postoperative outcomes, including atrial fibrillation and pericardial effusion, following coronary artery surgery.

Methods: Cases were classified into two groups using a random procedure: the closure group and the open group. Insertion of an intrapericardial drain along the right atrium, pericardio-pleural window and total closure of the pericardium were performed in patients in the closure group.

Surgical experiences in acute spontaneous dissection of the infrarenal abdominal aorta.

Objective: Spontaneous dissection of the abdominal aorta should be considered as a vascular surgical emergency. We report here our experience with this rare pathology.

Methods: At our hospital, we operated on 200 patients for abdominal aortic aneurysm over a 4-year period, and aortic dissection was the underlying pathology in eight of them.

Carotid endarterectomy under local anesthesia: single institutional experience.

The aim of this study is to review our experience and results of carotid endarterectomy performed under local anesthesia. We evaluated 300 patients who had undergone carotid endarterectomy with local anesthesia in our department. Surgical indication, outcome, operative technique, and complications were assessed.

Primary aortoenteric fistula associated with giant aortic pseudoaneurysm.

Aortoenteric fistula is a very rare pathology that may cause catastrophic complications and even death. We present here a case of primary aortoenteric fistula associated with giant aortic pseudoaneurysm that has been treated successfully with surgical intervention.

Inflammatory abdominal aortic aneurysm: predictors of long-term outcome in a case-control study.

Background: Inflammatory abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) are relatively rare clinical entities. The aim of this study is to ascertain the risk factors in patients with inflammatory AAAs and clarify which feature plays a role in determining the long-term outcome in these patients.

Methods: Between 1990 and 1997, 238 patients underwent surgery for an AAA at our institution, 17 (7.

Visceral artery aneurysms.

Objective: Visceral artery aneurysms are rare vascular malformations and the literature lacks satisfactory general information about the pathology. The aim of this study was to review our experiences in the diagnosis and treatment of visceral artery aneurysms.

Materials And Methods: We retrospectively reviewed data on 10 patients who were diagnosed with visceral artery aneurysms at our institution between June 2002 and September 2005.

The surgical treatment of arterial aneurysms in Behçet disease: a report of 16 patients.

Objective: The aim of this article is to report our experience in the surgical treatment of arterial aneurysms in patients with Behçet disease.

Methods: From October 2001 through May 2004, 18 arterial aneurysms were diagnosed in 16 Behçet patients. All patients were male.