Perioperative use of statins in noncardiac surgery by YC Chan, SW Cheng, MG Irwin

“…YC Chan1, SW Cheng1, MG Irwin21Division of Vascular Surgery and 2Anaesthesiology, University of Hong Kong Medical Centre, South Wing, 14th Floor K Block, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong, ChinaBackground: Statins (3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase inhibitors) can significantly decrease cardiovascular mortality and morbidity, irrespective of the patients’ cholesterol status. …”
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Burkholderia cepacia-contaminated dentures possibly cause pneumonia by Satoshi Matsumoto, Noriyasu Morikage, Shigeharu Oie

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Cathepsin B Nuclear Flux in a DNA-Guided “Antinuclear Missile” Cancer Therapy by Fei Cao, Caroline Tang, Xiaoyong Chen, Zewei Tu, Ying Jin, Olivia M. Turk, Robert N. Nishimura, Allen Ebens, Valentina Dubljevic, James A. Campbell, Jiangbing Zhou, James E. Hansen

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Modern opportunities for surgical treatment of multiple lesions of brachiocephal arteries by S. I. Skrylev, V. L. Shchipakin, A. Yu. Koshcheev, N. M. Lobova, T. P. Evdokimova, A. O. Chechetkin, I. S. Davydenko, P. A. Fedin

“…Despite the progress of angioneurology and vascular surgery, in multiple and combined lesions of the aortic arch branches the questions of indications and contraindications to surgery, surgical tactics, and types and order of operations remain disputable. …”
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Delayed gastropericardial fistula following gastric pull-up by Sunita Ojha, Rajesh Bhojwani, Prabhar Srivastava, Goutam Sen

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Preoperative exercise and recovery after cardiac surgery: a meta-analysis by Yu-Ting Zheng, Jiang-Xu Zhang

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Primary aortoduodenal fistula in testicular cancer: A fatal complication associated with retroperitoneal lymph node metastasis by Hiromichi Sakurai, Koji Kawai, Mizuki Onozawa, Masaaki Akahane, Reo Takizawa, Jun Miyazaki

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The “Boomerang” iliac crest flap for hemimandible reconstruction in rare Paget's Osteosarcoma: Case report and systematic literature review by Olindo Massarelli, Samira Bucelli, Simone Benedetti

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Adenosine receptor agonism protects against NETosis and thrombosis in antiphospholipid syndrome by Ramadan A. Ali, Alex A. Gandhi, He Meng, Srilakshmi Yalavarthi, Andrew P. Vreede, Shanea K. Estes, Olivia R. Palmer, Paula L. Bockenstedt, David J. Pinsky, Joan M. Greve, Jose A. Diaz, Yogendra Kanthi, Jason S. Knight

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Fibroblast growth factor 10 attenuates chronic obstructive pulmonary disease by protecting against glycocalyx impairment and endothelial apoptosis by Tian Jiang, Weiping Hu, Shaoyuan Zhang, Changhao Ren, Siyun Lin, Zhenyu Zhou, Hao Wu, Jun Yin, Lijie Tan

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Uterine artery pseudoaneurysm requiring embolization in pregnancy: a case report and review of the literature by Lilian Ugwumadu, Kevin Hayes, Anna-Maria Belli, Susan Heenan, Ian Loftus

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Medial artery calcification in peripheral artery disease by Tanner I. Kim, Tanner I. Kim, Raul J. Guzman

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Comprehensive Mechanism, Novel Markers and Multidisciplinary Treatment of Severe Acute Pancreatitis-Associated Cardiac Injury – A Narrative Review [Corrigendum] by Luo Y, Li Z, Ge P, Guo H, Li L, Zhang G, Xu C, Chen H

“…YaLan Luo,1– 3,* ZhaoXia Li,1,* Peng Ge,1–3,* HaoYa Guo,1–3 Lei Li,4 GuiXin Zhang,1 CaiMing Xu,1 HaiLong Chen1 1Department of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, Liaoning, People’s Republic of China; 2Institute (College) of Integrative Medicine, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, Liaoning, People’s Republic of China; 3Laboratory of Integrative Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, Liaoning, People’s Republic of China; 4Department of Vascular Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, Liaoning, People’s Republic of China *These authors contributed equally to this work Read the original article…”
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Log-transformed B-type natriuretic peptide as a prognostic predictor in patients undergoing cardiovascular surgery by Sho Takagi, Yuichiro Machida, Takashi Kobata, Daisuke Sakamoto, Shigeru Sakamoto, Tsugiyasu Kanda

“…Effects of the interaction between the time points and the two intervention groups (cardiac surgery and vascular surgery) were also investigated. Six models were evaluated to identify the best fit for the data. …”
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Achenbach Syndrome: A Case Report by Michelle Chen, Debby Yanes, Pallavi Manvar-Singh, Christopher Iamonaco, Christopher John Jerome, Azhar Supariwala

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Experience with the emergency vascular repair of upper limb arterial transection with concurrent acute compartment syndrome: two case reports by Charles Chidiebele Maduba, Ugochukwu Uzodimma Nnadozie, Victor Ifeanyichukwu Modekwe

“…Concomitant fasciotomy potentially improves the outcomes of vascular repair in emergency vascular surgery and should be considered for all injuries with the potential for acute compartment syndrome.…”
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From the Veins to the Heart: A Rare Cause of Varicose Veins by Michele Dalla Vestra, Elisabetta Grolla, Luca Bonanni, Vittorio Dorrucci, Fabio Presotto, Fausto Rigo

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Finding the Balance: Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis during Hematochezia in Crohn’s Disease by Kain Kim, Danielle Llanos, Christopher Ramos, Nikrad Shahnavaz, Bhavin B. Adhyaru

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Primary infragenicular angioplasty for diabetic neuroischemic foot ulcers following the angiosome distribution: a new paradigm for the vascular interventionist? by Alexandrescu V, Hubermont G

“…Vlad Alexandrescu1, Gerard Hubermont21Department of Vascular Surgery, Princess Paola Hospital, Marche- en-Famenne, Belgium; 2Department of Diabetology, Princess Paola Hospital, Marche-en-Famenne and Sainte-Thérèse Hospital, Bastogne, BelgiumAbstract: The angiosome principle was first described by Jan Taylor in 1987 in the plastic reconstructive surgery field, providing useful information on the vascular anatomy of the human body. …”
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Percutaneous transcatheter closure of a mitral paravalvular leak via anterograde approach without arteriovenous loop in a patient with double valve replacement by M. Boochi Babu, D. Rajasekhar, V. Vanajakshamma, A. Chandra, M. Hanumantha Rao, M.L. Sreenivasa Kumar

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