Abstract Endovascular embolization of arteries feeding pulmonary sequestrations is a growing therapeutic option. A 51-year-old woman with chest pain and hemoptysis was admitted. During hospitalization she presented 150 mL hemoptysis, hypotension, and hematocrit fell to 23.3%. Contrast-enhanced computed t...
Abstract Candida is a rare cause of infected aortic aneurysms. We report the case of a diabetic patient with end stage kidney disease who underwent repair of a leaking abdominal aortic aneurysm. He was on long-term antibiotic treatment for malignant otitis externa. Candida albicans was isolated from the ...
Resumen Los aneurismas de las arterias coronarias se definen como una dilatación localizada que excede el diámetro normal en 1.5 veces. Esta es una condición poco frecuente, su incidencia varía del 0.3 hasta el 5.3% de las angiografías coronarias. Los aneurismas que exceden cuatro veces el diámetro...
Abstract Objective: Abdominal aortic aneurysm is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in the elderly. Currently, the only way to prevent rupture and death related to abdominal aortic aneurysms is through surgical intervention. Endovascular treatment is associated with less morbidity than convent...
A presente proposta de Diretriz Nacional para o Tratamento do Aneurisma de Aorta Abdominal é fruto de uma parceria entre o Ministério da Saúde e o Instituto Nacional de Cardiologia. A proposta foi avaliada pela Subcomissão Técnica de Avaliação de PCDT da CONITEC e apresentada aos membros do Plená...
ABSTRACT About 20% of patients with abdominal aortic aneurysms have associated iliac aneurysms. Distal sealing during the endovascular treatment of aortic-iliac aneurysms is a challenge that has led to the emergence of several technical options to achieve this goal over the years. Internal iliac artery ...
The authors report a case of an abdominal aortic aneurism involving all visceral branches minus the inferior Mesenteric artery in a 4-year-old girl. There was sugestive evidence that the arterial disease had an inflamatory or infectious etiologic factor. The most probable etiological factors could be sal...
