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Vascular 2022 Jun 23:17085381221111016. Epub 2022 Jun 23.

Department of Vascular Surgery, 58040University College Hospital Galway, Galway, Ireland.

Objectives: Persistent sciatic artery (PSA) is a rare congenital anomaly, whereby the embryonic sciatic artery remains patent with associated degrees of femoral axis hypoplasia. Aneurysmal degeneration and distal ischaemia from thromboembolic complications are common. Revascularisation strategies include embolectomy, bypass or interposition grafting and catheter-directed thrombolysis. Read More

Open Heart 2022 Jun;9(1)

Cardiology Department, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester, UK

Background: Several studies have demonstrated that complete revascularisation improves clinical outcomes in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) and multivessel coronary disease. However, the optimal timing of non-culprit lesion revascularisation remains controversial.

Objective: The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to assess the effect of timing of complete revascularisation on cardiovascular outcomes in patients with STEMI and multivessel coronary artery disease. Read More

J Card Surg 2022 Jun 11. Epub 2022 Jun 11.

Department of Surgical Treatment of Ischemic Heart Disease, Bakoulev's National Medical Research Centre for Cardiac Surgery, Moscow, Russia.

Background: Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is recommended during acute postinfarction ventricular septal defect (PIVSD) repair, but clinical benefits of surgical revascularization in patients with subacute PIVSD have not been established. We aimed to evaluate the association of primary complete anatomic surgical myocardial revascularization (CASMR) during PIVSD and ventricular aneurysm (VA) repair on patients' short- and long-term outcomes.

Methods: This was a retrospective observational study. Read More

Vasc Endovascular Surg 2022 Jun 2:15385744221106275. Epub 2022 Jun 2.

Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, 418838Fiona Stanley Hospital, Perth, WA, Australia.

BackgroundRevascularisation of patients with chronic limb threatening ischaemia due to arterial lesions in the below the knee segment can be challenging. This study describes a novel technique that allows a complete endovascular reconstruction of the trifurcation (CERT) utilising stents in the below the knee segment when conventional techniques are exhausted, or have failed to deliver an acceptable result, leading to remaining outflow compromise. Eight patients with Rutherford 5 chronic limb threatening ischaemia underwent CERT between January 1, 2018 and January 1, 2020. Read More

Neth Heart J 2022 May 10. Epub 2022 May 10.

Department of Cardiology, Thoraxcenter, Erasmus University Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

Although there is robust evidence that revascularisation of non-culprit vessels should be pursued in patients presenting with an acute coronary syndrome (ACS) and multivessel coronary artery disease (MVD), the optimal timing of complete revascularisation remains disputed. In this systematic review and meta-analysis our results suggest that outcomes are comparable for immediate and staged complete revascularisation in patients with ACS and MVD. However, evidence from randomised controlled trials remains scarce and cautious interpretation of these results is recommended. Read More