Objective: The purpose of this study was to establish the risk of rupture as related to size of
abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA), gender, and expansion of the aneurysm. Methods: …

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to clarify the treatment of patients with small abdominal
aortic aneurysms (AAAs) less than 5 cm in diameter and those believed to be unfit for …

Patients with major vascular injuries represent a significant clinical challenge to emergency
physicians whether in a small community hospital, a high-volume urban trauma center, or n …

Patients with peripheral artery disease (PAD), consistent with others with atherosclerotic
occlusive disorders, have autonomic dysfunction (as measured by low heart rate variability [HRV…

PURPOSE: We present extended follow-up findings of the Kingston prospective sizing program
for patients with abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) smaller than 5.0 cm in diameter, with …

Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) pathogenesis is distinguished by vessel wall inflammation.
Cyclooxygenase (COX)-2 and microsomal prostaglandin E synthase-1, key components of …

Preoperative cardiac testing in patients undergoing vascular surgery remains controversial.
We have advocated selective use of dipyridamole-thallium scans based on clinical markers …

A 1.9 μm laser was used to investigate the acute weld strengths for anastomoses of rat and
rabbit aortas and femoral arteries. The wall thicknesses for these vessels approximately …

Remote ischemic preconditioning (RIPC) may reduce biomarkers of ischemic injury after
cardiovascular surgery. However, it is unclear whether RIPC has a positive impact on clinical …

A high-performance liquid chromatographic system is described which is suitable for the
separation and quantitative determination of a mixture of porphyrin esters in nanogram …