Endovascular Treatment of Aortic Dissection

Mar 13, 2019 by in VASCULAR SURGERY Comments Off on Endovascular Treatment of Aortic Dissection

Historical Background Acute dissection of the thoracic aorta was first described by Nichools (1699-1778) in referring to the autopsy findings of King George II. Traditionally, acute uncomplicated type B dissection…

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Surgical Treatment of the Vertebral Artery

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Historical Background Reconstruction of the subclavian arteries via thromboendarterectomy was first described by Cate and Scott in 1957 and a year later, Crawford, DeBakey, and Fields described the technique of…

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Endovascular Therapy for Subclavian-Axillary Vein Thrombosis

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Historical Background Subclavian-axillary vein thrombosis, also referred to as Paget-Schroetter syndrome or “effort thrombosis,” refers to primary thrombosis of the subclavian vein at the costoclavicular junction. Primary subclavian-axillary vein thrombosis…

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Carotid Angioplasty and Stenting

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Historical Background Balloon angioplasty of the carotid artery was first described in the late 1970s as an intervention for carotid artery stenosis. It was proposed as an alternative to carotid…

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