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View article: Diagnosis and Endovascular Management of Transplant Renal Artery Stenosis: A Retrospective Two-Decade Study
Diagnosis and Endovascular Management of Transplant Renal Artery Stenosis: A Retrospective Two-Decade Study Open
Introduction Transplant renal artery stenosis (TRAS) is a potentially treatable posttransplant complication, primarily presenting with arterial hypertension and allograft dysfunction. Its prevalence in children with posttransplant hyperten…
View article: Indicators of inflammatory, multiorgan impairment and redox biomarkers and CT findings in patients with COVID-19 pneumonia
Indicators of inflammatory, multiorgan impairment and redox biomarkers and CT findings in patients with COVID-19 pneumonia Open
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a multi-systemic disease caused by Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, SARS-CoV-2. Since the onset of the pandemic, understanding the pathophysiological mechanisms of this disease has pos…
View article: Risk Factors for Coronary Artery Calcifications in Overweight or Obese Persons with Prediabetes: Can They Predict T2 Diabetes and Coronary Vascular Events?
Risk Factors for Coronary Artery Calcifications in Overweight or Obese Persons with Prediabetes: Can They Predict T2 Diabetes and Coronary Vascular Events? Open
Background: It is difficult to predict the risk of developing atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease in subjects with prediabetes and obesity. The aim of this study was to assess risk factors for coronary artery calcifications (CACs) and t…
View article: Same-Day Carotid Artery Stenting and Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
Same-Day Carotid Artery Stenting and Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery Open
Background The optimal treatment strategy for patients with severe carotid artery disease undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting is still problematic. The important question is whether it is necessary to treat significant carotid disea…
View article: Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation: A Report on Serbia's First Systematic Program
Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation: A Report on Serbia's First Systematic Program Open
Introduction Severe aortic stenosis, a highly-common valve disease in the elderly, has a poor prognosis if left untreated. To address the concern of effective procedures for severe aortic stenosis, a systematic TAVI program was established…
View article: Direct Ischemic Postconditioning After Carotid Endarterectomy in the Prevention of Postoperative Cerebral Ischemic Complications—Observational Case–Control Study
Direct Ischemic Postconditioning After Carotid Endarterectomy in the Prevention of Postoperative Cerebral Ischemic Complications—Observational Case–Control Study Open
Introduction: Ischemic postconditioning (IPCT) represents one of the several therapeutic strategies to attenuate ischemic reperfusion injury (IR) after carotid endarterectomy (CEA). We here present the first in-human study of IPCT in carot…
View article: Time Course of Redox Biomarkers in COVID-19 Pneumonia: Relation with Inflammatory, Multiorgan Impairment Biomarkers and CT Findings
Time Course of Redox Biomarkers in COVID-19 Pneumonia: Relation with Inflammatory, Multiorgan Impairment Biomarkers and CT Findings Open
Although the original data on systemic oxidative stress in COVID-19 patients have recently started to emerge, we are still far from a complete profile of changes in patients’ redox homeostasis. We aimed to assess the extent of oxidative da…
View article: Pulmonary arteriovenous malformation: Case report
Pulmonary arteriovenous malformation: Case report Open
Introduction. Pulmonary arteriovenous malformation (PAVM) is pathological communication between pulmonary artery and pulmonary vein, in way that it shunts normal alveolar capillary membrane resulting in inadequate blood oxygenation in this…
View article: Endovascular treatment of different types of iliac occlusions—Results from an observational study
Endovascular treatment of different types of iliac occlusions—Results from an observational study Open
In our study, endovascular treatment for iliac artery occlusions proved to be a safe and efficient approach with excellent primary and secondary patency rates regardless of the complexity of occlusions defined by TASC II classification. Th…
View article: Hybrid procedure for a descending thoracic and subclavian artery aneurysm in a patient with previous abdominal aortic surgery: Case report
Hybrid procedure for a descending thoracic and subclavian artery aneurysm in a patient with previous abdominal aortic surgery: Case report Open
Introduction. Hybrid procedures represent staged or simultaneous endovascular and open surgical techniques in the treatment of complex pathologies of the thoracic and abdominal aorta. We are presenting a patient with previous abdominal aor…
View article: Surgical treatment of median arcuate ligament syndrome: Case report and review of literature
Surgical treatment of median arcuate ligament syndrome: Case report and review of literature Open
Introduction. Median arcuate ligament (MAL) syndrome, also called celiac trunk compression syndrome (CACS) or Dunbar syndrome is a rare disorder caused by compression of the celiac artery by median arcuate ligament of the diaphragm, which …
View article: Intracardiac extension of the inferior vena cavaLeiomyosarcoma with Budd-Chiari syndrome presentation: A case report
Intracardiac extension of the inferior vena cavaLeiomyosarcoma with Budd-Chiari syndrome presentation: A case report Open
Introduction. Leiomyosarcomas of the inferior vena cava are rare malignant tumors. A limited number of these cases have been described so far. Only few of them have intracardiac propagation and surgery is rarely undertaken for their treatm…