The ACCF/AHA writing committee to create the 2011 Guideline on the Management of
Patients With Extracranial Carotid and Vertebral Artery Disease (ECVD) conducted a …

BACKGROUND: Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) disease is an insidious condition with an
85% chance of death after rupture. Ultrasound screening can reduce mortality, but its use is …

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the cause of perioperative stroke after
carotid endarterectomy. Methods: The records of 2365 patients undergoing 3062 carotid …

Four of 32 reported sarcomas related to the aorta have arisen around previously placed
aortic vascular prostheses suggesting that the graft may have been an etiologic factor. Our …

OBJECTIVES: Limb and pelvic ischemia are known complications after endovascular abdominal
aortic aneurysm repair (EVAR). The objective of this paper is to present our experience …

In a series of 683 consecutive carotid endarterectomies, there were 16 postoperative myocardial
infarctions which resulted in five deaths. Of 399 operations on patients with no previous …

Embolization from or decreased flow through cervical carotid and vertebral arteries causes
ischemic stroke syndromes. Specific pathologic findings were studied in 50 symptomatic …

Endovascular intervention can provide an alternative method of treatment for visceral artery
aneurysms. We conducted a retrospective review of all patients with visceral artery …

In a prospective study 376 carotid artery plaques (275 symptomatic, 101 asymptomatic) were
obtained from endarterectomies (184 unilateral and 96 bilateral) in 280 patients. The gross …

Treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) with minimally invasive techniques has
recently gained tremendous national and international attention. However, enthusiasm for this …