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Outcomes of endovascular treatment of renal arterial stenosis in transplanted kidneys

Int. braz. j. urol; 45 (5), 2019
ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate the effectiveness and outcomes of endovascular treatment of TRAS with PTA. Materials and Methods We searched our prospectively collected database looking at cases of TRAS between January 2005-December 2011. CCT was the gold-standart for diagnosis of TRAS. Parameters ana...

Enfermedad quística adventicial de la arteria poplítea: presentación imagenológica de una causa rara de claudicación intermitente

Rev. méd. Chile; 147 (9), 2019
Adventitial cystic disease of the popliteal artery is a rare condition of uncertain etiology, which presents as intermittent claudication of the lower extremity in middle-age patients. We report a 44-year-old man presenting with intermittent claudication of his left leg. MR angiography showed cystic pari...

Correlação entre as lesões coronarianas diagnosticadas pela angiotomografia e as diagnosticadas pelo método visual da cineangiocoronariografia

Avaliar a eficácia diagnóstica da angiotomografia coronariana (AC) comparada com a cineangiocoronariografia (CAT). Material e Métodos: Foram avaliados retrospectivamente 146 pacientes submetidos a AC e CAT com angiografia coronariana quantitativa (ACQ), com intervalo médio de um mês entre os exames...

A comparative study of perventricular and percutaneous device closure treatments for isolated ventricular septal defect: a chinese single-institution experience

Abstract Objectives: To compare the advantages and disadvantages of perventricular and percutaneous procedures for treating isolated ventricular septal defect (VSD). Methods: A total of 572 patients with isolated VSD were selected in our hospital between January 2015 and December 2016. The patients' me...

Angioplastía con balón para el tratamiento de la hipertensión arterial pulmonar por enfermedad tromboembólica crónica. Resultados hemodinámicos y clínicos inmediatos

Rev. méd. Chile; 147 (4), 2019
Background: Balloon pulmonary angioplasty (BPA) is a therapeutic alternative for patients with inoperable chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH). Aim: To report the initial experience with the "refined BPA technique" with the use of intravascular images. Patients and Methods: Between Jun...

Locally Advanced Staged Juvenile Nasopharyngeal Angiofibroma Treated with Endoscopic Endonasal Approach and Angio-embolization at a Tertiary Institution in Jamaica

West Indian med. j; 68 (1), 2019
ABSTRACT Locally advanced staged juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibroma (JNA) traditionally treated with external approaches has been associated with significant morbidities such as blood loss with subsequent blood transfusions, scars, impaired speech, poor swallowing, recurrence and prolonged hospital sta...

Optical coherence tomography angiography findings in malignant hypertensive retinopathy

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 82 (1), 2019
ABSTRACT A 33-year-old male presented to our clinic with low vision in both eyes that started during the previous week. Visual acuity was 20/63 in the right eye and 20/50 in the left eye. Fundus examination revealed signs of hypertensive retinopathy; thus, a multidisciplinary approach was adopted for the...

Pulmonary arteriovenous malformations: diagnostic and treatment characteristics

J. bras. pneumol; 45 (4), 2019
ABSTRACT Objective: To present a case series of pulmonary arteriovenous malformations (PAVMs), describing the main clinical findings, the number/location of pulmonary vascular abnormalities, the clinical complications, and the treatment administered. Methods: This was a retrospective observational stud...

Infarto bitalámico por trombosis venosa cerebral profunda: hallazgos clínicos y radiológicos

Repert. med. cir; 28 (2), 2019
La enfermedad cerebrovascular es un problema de salud pública mundial, considerada dentro de las primeras causas de mortalidad. La trombosis venosa cerebral (TVC) es una de sus patologías, que a pesar de ser infrecuente puede llevar a severas complicaciones en el paciente. Es por eso que se presentan d...