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World Neurosurg 2022 Aug 10. Epub 2022 Aug 10.

Institute for interventional Radiology and Neuroradiology, Neurozentrum Solingen, Radprax St. Lukas Hospital, Solingen, Germany; School of Medicine, Department of Health, Witten/Herdecke University, Witten, Germany.

Objective: To report our initial experience with the novel low-profile APERIO Hybrid Thrombectomy Device (AP17) for proximal and distal vessel occlusion in acute ischemic stroke.

Methods: A multicentric retrospective analysis of patients treated with the AP17 was performed. The primary effectiveness endpoint was first-pass TICI ≥2b (Thrombolysis in cerebral infarction scale). Read More

Arthroscopy 2022 Aug 10. Epub 2022 Aug 10.

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Japan Community Health Care Organization Osaka Hospital, Osaka, Japan.

Purpose: To qualify and quantify the changes in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) signals in the extensor tendons after arthroscopic debridement for lateral epicondylitis and evaluate the association between MRI findings and temporal clinical results by comparisons between recovered and unrecovered cases.

Methods: Thirty-four patients with refractory lateral epicondylitis treated with arthroscopic debridement were divided into recovered (n = 24) and unrecovered (n = 10) groups according to the Japanese Orthopaedic Association-Japan Elbow Society score. This study included any patients who underwent both the pre- and postoperative MRI and excluded patients with a prior history of any elbow surgery. Read More

Vet J 2022 Aug 10:105882. Epub 2022 Aug 10.

Sydney School of Veterinary Science, Faculty of Science, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia; Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Jockey Club College of Veterinary Medicine and Life Sciences, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.

Most dogs with immune mediated haemolytic anaemia (IMHA) are hypercoagulable, as measured by thromboelastography (TEG). Thromboelastography-platelet mapping (TEG-PM) has been used to assess platelet function in human patients treated with aspirin or clopidogrel. The aim of this study was to compare platelet thromboxane A-receptor inhibition (TXARI) and platelet adenosine diphosphate (ADP)-receptor inhibition (ADP-RI) as measured by TEG-PM in dogs with primary IMHA receiving aspirin or clopidogrel to determine if TEG-PM might be useful to monitor treatment. Read More

J Vasc Surg 2022 Aug 10. Epub 2022 Aug 10.

German Aortic Center Hamburg, Department of Vascular Medicine, University hospital Eppendorf UKE, Hamburg, Germany. Electronic address:

Objective: Fiber Optic RealShape (FORS) technology has recently been introduced as an adjunctive guidance technology that allows real-time three-dimensional visualization of dedicated endovascular devices while avoiding radiation exposure. It consists of equipment which sends pulses of light through hair-thin optical fibers that run within a dedicated hydrophilic wire and selective catheters. The purpose of the study is to report the observed benefits and limitations related to the first edition of FORS technology. Read More

J Vasc Surg 2022 Aug 10. Epub 2022 Aug 10.

The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular. Electronic address:

Background: Aortic remodeling of the thoracic aorta has been studied in patients treated with medical or endovascular therapy for the treatment of acute aortic dissections; however, particular attention has not yet focused on identifying specific growth patterns and rates across all aortic zones. Additionally, previous studies have not delineated between dissections with and without visceral aortic involvement, and we hypothesize that these two cohorts may exhibit distinct differences. The aim of this study is to investigate aortic behavior over time in medically managed acute SVS/STS Type B dissections with visceral aortic involvement, and identify potential associations of subsequent aortic behavior with clinical outcomes. Read More