The CHIVA strategy applied to large-diameter saphenous veins.

Background: CHIVA (Cure Conservatrice et Hemodynamique de l'Insufficience Veineuse en Ambulatoire) is a conservative outpatient treatment strategy for chronic venous disease (CVD) that preserves the superficial venous system. A modified two-stage strategy is used in patients with a great saphenous vein (GSV) diameter ≥9 mm with the goal to decrease the risk of symptomatic superficial vein thrombosis (SVT), as the risk of complications is higher when first and second stage is performed simultaneously.

Methods: We conducted a retrospective observational study of 111 patients with CVD and a GVS diameter ≥9 mm treated with two possible stages of the CHIVA strategy, between January 2010 and December 2019.

Endovascular Occlusion of Iliocaval Confluence During Surgical Repair of Iliocaval Fistula due to Ruptured Abdominal Aortoiliac Aneurysm.

We describe the successful use of endovascular occlusion of the iliocaval confluence to prevent excessive bleeding during open repair of an iliocaval arteriovenous fistula due to a ruptured abdominal aortoiliac aneurysm. A 70-year-old man was admitted with chest pain, hemodynamic instability, acute pulmonary edema, and bilateral leg swelling. Computed tomography angiography (CTA) showed a ruptured AAIA with a large primary iliocaval fistula.

Prevalence of common origin of the innominate and left carotid artery or bovine arch configuration in patients with blunt aortic injury.

Background: The common origin of the innominate and left carotid artery (CILCA) have been described as a risk factor for thoracic aortic diseases (dissections and aneurysms), but its relationship with traumatic pathology of the thoracic aorta is not so well known. The aim of the present study is to describe the prevalence of CILCA among patients admitted to the hospital for high-energy polytrauma with aortic injury (BTAI) compared with a control group.

Methods: Retrospective unicenter case-control study.

Prevalence of Peripheral Arterial Disease and Associated Vascular Risk Factors in 65-Years-Old People of Northern Barcelona.

Objective: To determine the prevalence and risk factors associated with peripheral arterial disease (PAD) in Northern Barcelona at 65 years of age.

Methods: A single-center, cross-sectional study, including males and females 65 years of age, health care cardholders of Barcelona Nord. PAD was defined as an ankle-brachial index (ABI) < 0.