Thoracic endovascular aortic repair for chronic aortic dissection after total arch replacement for aberrant right subclavian artery: A case report by Yasuhito Nakamura, Yoshitaka Kumada, Akihiro Mori, Norikazu Kawai, Narihiro Ishida, Toshio Kasugai

“…TEVAR, ARSA embolization, and bilateral axillary bypass surgery were successfully performed for a chronic dissecting aortic aneurysm for which the ARSA was the inflow route. …”
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Algorithm of actions in iatrogenic vascular aneurisms by N. Zayniddin, F. Sh. Bakhriddinov, F. S. Ilkhamova

“…The following methods were used after the aneurysm removal: lateral suture – 6 (31.5 %); circular seam – 1 (5.2 %); dressing – 4 (21 %); autovenous shunting – 2 (10.5 %); extraanatomical shunting – 1 (5.2 %); homovenous bypass surgery – 1 (5.2 %); Z-shaped seams – 1 (5.2 %); Palm’s оperation – 1 (5.2 %). …”
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Investigation of the Effect of Protamine-heparin Dose Ratio Adjustment on Intraoperative Graft Patency and Postoperative Bleeding by Ferhat Borulu

“…We aimed to investigate the effect of protamine administration in different doses on intraoperative graft opening and postoperative bleeding amounts.Method:Eighty patients scheduled for isolated coronary artery bypass surgery were divided into two equal groups. One group was administered at a ratio of 1:1 (group 1) and the other group (group 2) at doses of 1:0.75 (heparin: protamine). …”
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A rare middle aortic syndrome with celiac trunk, superior mesenteric and bilateral renal artery involvement by Qi Guo, Huijia Liu, Xue Li, Menglin Wu, Jiang Li, Xuening Zhang

“…Computed tomography angiography (CTA) has unique advantages in assessing aortic stenosis and splanchnic artery abnormalities. Prompt aortic bypass surgery can relieve symptoms and improve quality of life. …”
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ANSiscope™: Can it be the crystal ball of cardiac anesthesia? by Rohini Mayur Balaji, P S Nagaraja, Naveen G Singh, V Prabhakar, N Manjunatha

“…This study aims to determine the potential of the device to predict hypotension following anesthetic induction, occurrence of arrhythmias, and inotrope requirement for patients undergoing off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery (OPCAB). Study Design: Prospective observational double-blinded study. …”
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Pathophysiology of Myocardial Ischemia Reperfusion Injury: A Review by Hakan Parlakpinar, MH Orum, M Sagir

“…Thrombolysis, percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty, and coronary bypass surgery are the general treatment strategies of cardiovascular events. …”
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Embolização da reperfusão do aneurisma da artéria poplítea com Onyx® Treatment of recurrent popliteal artery aneurysm with Onyx® embolization by Ligia Jackeline Iorio Pires, Lorenza Baptista Diogo, Jorge Porto Marassi, Orlando Bonin Silva, Lys Nunes dos Santos, Monica Rochedo Mayall, Marcelo Andrei Sampaio Lacativa, Cristina Ribeiro Riguetti-Pinto

“…We report a recurrent popliteal artery aneurysm after two years of conventional ligation and bypass surgery, in which an alternative endovascular strategy was successfully applied.…”
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The Sensory Mechanisms of Nutrient-Induced GLP-1 Secretion by Anna Pii Hjørne, Ida Marie Modvig, Jens Juul Holst

“…Observations on increased levels of GLP-1 following gastric bypass surgery have enhanced the interest in endogenous hormone secretion and highlighted the potential of endogenous secretion in therapy. …”
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Endocarditis: A Diagnostic Challenge by Wilhelmina J. A. R. M. Valckx MD, Suzanne P. M. Lutgens MD, PhD, Hortence E. Haerkens-Arends MD, Peter C. Barneveld MD, Jaap J. Beutler MD, PhD, Ellen K. Hoogeveen MD, PhD

“…A 74-year-old hemodialysis patient with a history of an atrial septum defect closure, coronary bypass surgery, and a St. Jude aortic prosthetic valve was diagnosed with pneumonia and volume overload. …”
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Chronic Complete Distal Aortic Occlusion and Pulmonary Embolism—Atypical Antiphospholipid Syndrome? by Simona Caraiola, Laura Voicu, Dragoș Cașu, Elena Armășoiu, Claudia Oana Cobilinschi, Emilian Mihai, Răzvan Adrian Ionescu

“…Arteriography revealed complete infrarenal aortic occlusion and the presence of collateral arteries. Aortoiliac bypass surgery was performed. This case emphasizes an unusual, yet possible, etiology of chronic aortic occlusion—most probably, combining atherosclerosis and chronic thrombosis—in a relatively young patient, in which the diagnosis was significantly delayed due to the peculiar association of traits.…”
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Emerging roles of mesenchymal stem cell therapy in patients with critical limb ischemia by Zeinab Shirbaghaee, Mohammad Hassani, Saeed Heidari Keshel, Masoud Soleimani

“…In patients with severe limb ischemia with no alternative therapy options, such as endovascular angioplasty or bypass surgery, therapeutic angiogenesis utilizing cell-based therapies is vital for increasing blood flow to ischemic regions. …”
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Colorectal cancer with synchronous distant metastases: rationale for cytoreductive surgery and its perspectives – a surgeons view by V. A. Aliyev, Yu. A. Barsukov, A. V. Nikolayev, R. I. Tamrazov, Z. Z. Mamedli, A. O. Atroshchenko, D. V. Kuzmichev

“…Symptomatic surgery (colostomies and bypass surgery) does not improve treatment outcome independent from additional treatment. …”
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High Angiotensin II Responsiveness is Associated with Decreased Endothelium-Dependent Relaxation in Human Arteries by Adriaan A Voors, Peter Paul van Geel, Hendrik Buikema, Margreeth Oosterga, Dirk J van Veldhuisen, Wiek H van Gilst

“…Segments of the internal mammary artery (IMA) were harvested from 89 patients undergoing coronary bypass surgery. Rings of these segments were exposed in organ bath experiments to metacholine (ME; 10 nmol/L -0.1 mmol/L) after precontraction with phenylephrine (PE; 10 µmol/L), and secondly to increasing concentrations of Ang II (0.1 nmol/L —1 µmol/L). …”
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Morphological Aspects and Treatment Strategies for Chronic Total Occlusions of the Coronary Arteries. by Albi Fagu, Ormir Shurdha, Nevila Caushi, Ketjon Menkshi, Dervish Hasi, Meriton Siqeca

“…Their prevalence is between 20-50% and is higher in patients with prior coronary artery bypass surgery.  Patients with CTOs have a higher risk profile, higher Syntax scores and in approximately 80% of the cases, a multi-vessel disease. …”
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Ophthalmological Manifestations of Axenfeld-Rieger Syndrome: Current Perspectives by Michels K, Bohnsack BL

“…Glaucoma due to iridogoniodysgenesis is the main source of morbidity and is typically diagnosed during infancy or childhood in over half of affected individuals. Angle bypass surgery, such as glaucoma drainage devices and trabeculectomies, is often needed to obtain intraocular pressure control. …”
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Hemodynamic ischemia of the anterior choroidal artery and reversal by carotid artery stenting 10 years after ipsilateral superficial temporal artery-middle cerebral artery bypass f... by Hayato Suzuki, Suguru Yamaguchi, Katsuhiro Nishino, Taizen Nakase, Hiroaki Shimizu

“…The pathogenesis of anterior choroidal artery (AChA) territory infarction includes various mechanisms, but hemodynamic causes are rare and difficult to diagnose. 77-year-old man, who had moderate left ICA stenosis and he had treated with STA-MCA bypass surgery for severe symptomatic left MCA stenosis 10 years earlier, was admitted with right hemiparesis and confused state. …”
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THE POSSIBILITIES OF USING A NEW FIXED-DOSE COMBINATION OF ROSUVASTATIN AND ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID: FOCUS GROUPS OF PATIENTS by O. D. Ostroumova, A. I. Kochetkov, N. Yu. Voevodina, S. S. Sharonova

“…The principal tactic of dual antiplatelet therapy and schemes of its use in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention, coronary artery bypass surgery and in individuals with a history of acute coronary disorders are considered.…”
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Thermoactive Nitinol Clips as Primary and Secondary Sternal Closure after Cardiac Surgery – First Experience in Slovenia by Miha Antonič, Rene Petrovič, Nina Gorišek Miksić

“…In one case, the Flexigrip clips were used in secondary wound closure in a patient with deep sternal wound infection after full sternotomy and coronary bypass surgery. After 6-month follow-up, all patients were doing well with their sternums clinically stable and the sternotomy wounds completely healed. …”
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The Role of Coronary Physiology Assessment in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Stable Angina. Dive Inside Recent Findings of Diffuse Coronary Disease Treatment by Valentin Chioncel, Flavius-Alexandru Gherasie

“…Since PCI is not the best option for treating diffuse coronary disease, current strategies focus on conservatively using medical therapy or bypass surgery. It has been demonstrated that patients with diffuse disease of the left anterior descending (LAD) are at a greater risk of developing occlusion of the left internal mammary artery graft than those with focal disease and that maximal medical therapy may be the most effective treatment for these patients.…”
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Surgical Strategies and Long-Term Outcomes for Complex Coral Reef Aorta with Multisegmental Involvement: A Case Report by Hyung-Kee Kim, Suehyun Park, Deokbi Hwang, Woo-Sung Yun, Seung Huh

“…The surgical intervention involved bypass surgery from the descending thoracic aorta proximal to the CRA to the aortic bifurcation, including reimplantation of the left renal artery. …”
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