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..Furthermore, in international guidelines no acknowledgement can be made of country- and/or center-specific differences...

..This technology has demonstrated the capacity to have a significant impact on the practice of percutaneous cardiovascular interventions in the future...

..This article updates the diagnostic and therapeutic management of patients with peripheral arterial disease...

..A potential future improvement of local drug application for the necessary time span without the disadvantages of permanent stent implantation can be expected by the development of completely bioabsorbable DES...

..The safety and efficacy of the various forms of therapeutic angiogenesis still have to be proven before one can conclude on its role as an additional limb saving strategy...

..Concerning DES, we have to wait for the results of the ongoing studies...

..To determine the value of baseline C-reactive protein (CPR), fibrinogen, and white blood cell (WBC) counts in predicting 1-year patency after percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) in the femoropopliteal segment...

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..To assess the impact of learning on the rate of success and complications of carotid stenting in a single-center, one-operator series and prospectively follow a patient cohort with regard to restenosis...

..Our aim was to investigate whether incidental renal artery stenosis (RAS) increases the risk for adverse cardiovascular and renal outcomes in these patients...

..To determine the frequency of development of connective tissue disease (CTD) in patients considered to have idiopathic Raynaud's phenomenon (RP) > 10 years...

..The high incidence of late thrombotic occlusion requires optimization of the antithrombotic regimen...

..CONCLUSIONS: Proximal DVT, male gender, and high D-dimer levels are independently associated with the development of PTS in patients with a first DVT. Patients with PTS have an increased risk of recurrent venous thromboembolism...

..Short (< 25) (GT)n repeats are suggested to facilitate enhanced HO-1 up-regulation in response to injury and confer potent anti-inflammatory and antioxidative effects...

..This prospective trial investigates the long-term primary patency rate, the rate of complications and assesses the role of different expected influence parameters on the primary patency rate...

..01) were associated with delayed ulcer healing. CONCLUSION: PTA leads to ulcer healing in the majority of patients. Elevated lipoprotein (a) levels > 30 mg/dl and diabetes mellitus are independently associated with ulcer persistence...

..To assess the incidence and predictors of acute renal failure after percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) in a cohort of patients with generalized atherosclerosis...

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..We investigated, whether homozygosity for CRP +1444C>T is associated with an increased risk of spontaneous venous thromboembolism (VTE)...

..To compare long-term patency after balloon angioplasty of stenotic or occluded subclavian arteries with and without adjunctive stenting and to identify independent risk factors for restenosis after balloon angioplasty...

..Our findings in a small number of patients indicate that prolonged anticoagulation seems to be effective but that the benefit is not maintained after discontinuation of anticoagulation...

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..We investigated the impact of the extent of primary deep venous thrombosis (DVT) and recurrent thrombotic events in accordance to other presumed prognostic factors for long-term clinical outcome after first DVT...

..The clinical impact of these findings is unknown. We investigated the association of OPG findings of carotid atherosclerosis with the occurrence of future cardiovascular adverse events...

..Advanced stent technology with flexible materials makes endovascular treatment of carotid stenosis feasible even in cases of kinking...

..08, p<0.001 and 1.88, p=0.001, respectively). CONCLUSION: Elevated fibrinogen levels in high risk patients with PAD indicate an increased risk for poor outcome, particularly for fatal cardiovascular complications...

..99 +/- 0.15 [mean +/- standard error], n = 6). Thus, inflammation appears to have little or no effect on the penetration of ciprofloxacin into tissue...

..We investigated the association and interaction between diabetes mellitus, lipoprotein(a) and mortality in high risk patients with peripheral artery disease (PAD)...

..From the present data it might be speculated that improvement of arterial blood flow at the affected extremity is associated with increased cure rates of soft tissue infections in these patients...

..Given the low number of patients with clinical deterioration in the short term, primarily conservative therapy should be the preferred initial option for most claudicants...

..It can help in diagnosing DVT from citrate as well as heparin tubes with comparable sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive values as STA-LIA and Tina-quant tests...

..Image quality was improved in 13 (65%) of 20 scans. In conclusion, we can say that Levovist improves the quality of duplex examination of the calf veins, especially in cases with difficult conditions due to obesity or swelling...

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..The rather high incidence of late thrombotic occlusion after long-segment femoropopliteal stenting and endovascular BT requires optimization of the antithrombotic regimen...

..Our results indicate that the effect of ASA on platelet aggregation, as measured by the PFA-100, is not relevantly influenced in PAOD patients with elevated CRP...

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..The clinical importance of these findings has to be validated in larger studies with a community-based approach...

..This complicated and severe case of TOS in a young patient ending with paresis of the right arm and partial finger amputation emphasises the importance of early diagnosis of this condition...

..We investigated the influence of intravenous application of prostanoids on arterial compliance parameters in patients with critical limb ischemia due to peripheral artery disease (PAD)...

..Further studies and longer follow-up intervals are needed to confirm these data. Meanwhile, balloon angioplasty with optional stenting also remains the recommended endovascular approach for the femoropopliteal segment...

..The present review discusses the concept of lesion-tailored stenting to optimize early and late outcomes after CAS...

..In patients suffering from peripheral arterial occlusive disease (PAOD) the risk of restenosis after percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) might be influenced by platelet mediated factors...

..Pre-existing renal impairment and amount of contrast agent are independent risk factors. Endovascular treatment of renal artery stenosis is not associated with a higher risk of renal deterioration compared to selective renal angiography...

..While the literature has conclusively shown a significant decrease of plasma lipids after intake of HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors, there is no detailed information provided about their effects on the body fat status...

..So the opinion that the insertion of inferior vena cava filters always prevents lethal pulmonary embolism caused by thrombi of the deep vein system must be revised...

..The reasons for these changes are unclear but may depend on variable type; magnitude of microemboli production; right vs. left cerebral vasculature, respectively...

..Therefore, we conclude that patients can be managed safely without anticoagulation therapy; however, this approach may not be appropriate for critically ill patients and those with persistent high clinical suspicion of acute PE...

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..Although peripheral arterial occlusive disease (PAOD) is significantly associated with elevated homocysteine levels, the clinical relevance of hyperhomocysteinaemia for the prevention and progression of PAOD is still unknown...

..To resolve this uncertainty we performed a meta-analysis of all randomised controlled studies analysing effects of prostanoids in patients suffering from intermittent claudication...

..6 among patients with high FIX and high FVIII. High levels of FIX confer an increased risk of recurrent venous thromboembolism and enhance the risk of recurrence among patients with high FVIII...

..We studied the influence of initial hyperglycaemia on neointimal proliferation within carotid Wallstents...

..The influence of vascular morphology and metabolic parameters including lipoprotein(a) (Lp(a)) on restenosis after peripheral angioplasty has been compared in Type 2 diabetes (DM) vs. non-diabetic patients (ND)...

..In this paper we report the study design, the acute and short-term results of a prospective European registry on the treatment of TASC B and C femoropopliteal lesions with the use of the ABSOLUTE stent...

..A dinucleotide repeat in the promoter region of the HO-1 gene shows a length polymorphism that modulates the level of gene transcription...

..To investigate the influence of vascular comorbidity, lesion length, stent placement and lesion coverage as possible predictors of outcome...

..Since homocysteine has been found to be damaging to endothelial cells, we investigated the concentrations of plasma homocysteine, folate and vitamin B12 in patients with primary or secondary RP compared to healthy individuals...

..In view of these findings, we have proceeded with a double blind, placebo-controlled study...

..Elevated levels of C-reactive protein (CRP) and interleukin-6 (IL-6), indicating chronic subclinical inflammation, have been associated with features of the IRS and incident cardiovascular disease...