Introducción: El síndrome metabólico está relacionado con el incremento de la morbilidad y mortalidad de las enfermedades. Objetivo: Determinar la influencia del síndrome metabólico sobre los resultados de la cirugía revascularizadora del sector aorto-ilíaco. Métodos: Se realizó un estudio desc...
Summary Objective: To investigate the positive association between the presence of simple renal cysts (SRCs) and abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA). Method: In a retrospective case-control study including subjects aged > 50 years, we evaluated the incidence of SRCs on computed tomography (CT) scan. We ...
A doença de Behçet é uma doença sistêmica, multifatorial e autoimune com diversas manifestações clínicas, entre elas
o acometimento vascular. Aneurisma de aorta associado a erosão de vértebra lombar é condição rara na literatura,
existindo apenas quatro relatos de caso nas bases de dados da ...
As fístulas aorto-cava são entidades raras e de etiologia variada, estando frequentemente associadas a significativa
morbimortalidade. Acredita-se que o aumento da tensão da parede nos grandes aneurismas resulte em reação
inflamatória e aderência à veia adjacente, culminando na erosão das camada...
Abstract A 78-year-old patient presented with shortness of breath after falling down. Transthoracic echocardiogram showed an extensive thrombus in the right atrium (RA), extensive thrombosis of the inferior vena cava (IVC), and abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA). A magnetic resonance confirmed the thrombosi...
Abstract Introduction: Endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) is the therapy of choice in high risk patients with abdominal aortic aneurysm. The good results described are leading to the broadening of clinical indications to younger patients. However, reintervention rates seem higher and even with successf...
BACKGROUND: Several vascular complications are known to occur in association with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and recent publications have called attention to the development of pseudoaneurysms of large arteries in patients with AIDS. CASE REPORT: We report on 2 patients with AIDS aged ...
