Atherosclerosis is the main cause of late saphenous vein graft (SVG) failure. Intracoronary images using optical coherence tomography (OCT) in addition to angiography allow a detailed analysis of the lesion beyond the degree of stenosis. We report a 67 years old diabetic male who underwent coronary surge...
Las técnicas de termo ablación han revolucionado el tratamiento de la insuficiencia venosa crónica, siendo actualmente el estándar de tratamiento. Con el avance tecnológico han surgido nuevas técnicas quirúrgicas, no térmicas, no tumescentes; como el uso de cianocrilato para la oclusión venosa, ...
OBJECTIVES: In varicose veins, vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) often shows phenotypic transition and abnormal proliferation and migration. Evidence suggests the FOXC2-Notch pathway may be involved in the pathogenesis of varicose veins. Here, this study aimed to explore the role of long non-coding RN...
SUMMARY OBJECTIVE This study aims to correlate the demographic data, different clinical degrees of chronic venous insufficiency (CEAP), ultrasound findings of saphenofemoral junction (SFJ) reflux, and anatomopathological findings of the proximal segment of the great saphenous vein (GSV) extracted from ...
ABSTRACT PURPOSE: To develop an ex vivo model for the analysis of macroscopic, histological and immunohistochemical changes after experimental endovenous laser ablation (EVLA) of the great saphenous vein (GSV). METHODS: We describe a model produced with glass tubes and introducer sheaths to mimic the...
Objetivo: Avaliar a possibilidade de obtençäo da veia safena magna através de miniincisöes de pele, a sua qualidade e a ocorrência de complicaçöes precoces da ferida operatória. Casuística e Métodos: Foram estudados 46 pacientes, admitidos entre julho e novembro de 1999. Após miniincisöes lon...
Mulher de 59 anos de idade, com quaro de angina de peito, hipertensäo arterial e obstruçäo coronariana epicárdica, veio a falecer 24 horas após a colocaçäo de três pontes de veia safena, em choque cardiogênico. Os achados necroscópicos revelaram infarto em regiäo póstero-lateral do coraçäo....