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Exp Ther Med 2019 Jan 6;17(1):437-443. Epub 2018 Nov 6.

Department of Emergency, Ruijin Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, P.R. China.

Acute pancreatitis is an acute abdominal disease, with 10-20% of the cases deteriorating rapidly, accompanied by persistent organ failure and further development into severe acute pancreatitis (SAP). The aim of the present study was to investigate the mechanism of fluid resuscitation via the rectum in the early stages of SAP and the role of aquaporins (AQPs). An SAP model was constructed by injection of 5% sterile sodium taurocholate into the biliopancreatic duct of Sprague Dawley rats, and the mean arterial pressure (MAP) was continuously monitored via femoral artery catheterization. Read More

Case Rep Cardiol 2018 13;2018:5498052. Epub 2018 Dec 13.

Department of Cardiology, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY 11219, USA.

A 73-year-old female with multiple comorbidities including coronary artery disease was admitted for an elective PCI of a lesion detected in the RCA. On the day of the planned PCI, shortly after right femoral artery cannulation, the patient developed a sudden complete heart block requiring the administration atropine and insertion of a temporary pacemaker. Concomitantly, the patient developed acute pulmonary edema, hypotension, and hypoxia requiring intubation for mechanical ventilation. Read More

Int J Surg Case Rep 2019 Jan 9;55:4-6. Epub 2019 Jan 9.

Institute of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Hanoi Medical University (HMU), Hanoi, Viet Nam.

Introduction: There are few reports on applying totally endoscopic surgery (TES) for repairing ventricular septal defect (VSD), especially in children.

Case Presentation: We described an 8-year-old girl, weighing 17 kg, who was diagnosed with peri-membranous VSD and patent ductus arteriosus (PDA). The patient had undergone trans-catheter PDA closure first, and 3 weeks later, TES was performed for VSD repair through 4 small trocars (one 12 mm trocar and three 5 mm trocars) without robotic assistance. Read More

World Neurosurg 2019 Jan 11. Epub 2019 Jan 11.

Department of Neurosurgery, New York University School of Medicine, NY, USA.

Background: Neurovascular training models include animal models, synthetics, or computer simulation. In vivo models are expensive and require significant resources. Synthetic/computer models do not reflect the elasticity of fresh vessels. Read More

Vet Surg 2019 Jan 12. Epub 2019 Jan 12.

Department of Medical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin.

Objective: To determine whether a balloon for resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta (REBOA) could be accurately placed in the descending aorta between the left subclavian and celiac arteries (zone I) by using external anatomic landmarks in dogs.

Study Design: Cadaver study.

Sample Population: Fifteen canine cadavers of 3 weight categories (10-20, 20-30, and ≥ 30 kg). Read More

Stress 2019 Jan 11:1-11. Epub 2019 Jan 11.

a a Laboratory of Pharmacology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences , São Paulo State University (UNESP) , Araraquara , SP, Brazil.

Habituation of cardiovascular responses upon repeated exposure to stress is controversial. Hence, we hypothesized that habituation of cardiovascular stress responses is influenced by length, frequency, and number of stress sessions in male Wistar rats. Blood pressure and heart rate were recorded via femoral artery catheterization and the tail cutaneous temperature was evaluated using a thermal imager. Read More

Indian Heart J 2018 Dec 6;70 Suppl 3:S347-S352. Epub 2018 Oct 6.

Cardio-Thoracic Vascular Surgery, Apollo Hospital, Greams Road, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.

Background: Despite the increasing popularity of transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), only about 10,000 TAVR cases have been performed in Asia to date. The procedure is still in a nascent stage in India with very few centers offering this state-of-art technique. Here, we present the early results of TAVR experience at our center. Read More

Vasc Endovascular Surg 2018 Dec 18:1538574418819913. Epub 2018 Dec 18.

1 Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan.

Purpose:: We evaluated the feasibility and safety of the reverse catheterization technique of the superficial femoral artery (ReCAT) for single-stage endovascular treatment (EVT) in patients with bilateral infrainguinal diseases.

Materials And Methods:: We retrospectively evaluated 24 consecutive patients (overall median age: 79 years; male patients: 21 [87.5%]) who underwent EVT for bilateral infrainguinal diseases. Read More

Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 2018 Dec 7. Epub 2018 Dec 7.

Division of Cardiology, Aultman Hospital, Canton, Ohio.

Background: The mid-femoral head (F ) is a common fluoroscopic target for common femoral artery (CFA) puncture during cardiac catheterization. Punctures above the inguinal ligament (marking the proximal end of CFA) increase the risk of retroperitoneal hemorrhage and are classified as high punctures.

Methods: We retrospectively analyzed 114 CT angiograms for the anatomic relationship of the inguinal ligament to the femoral head (FH) and inferior epigastric artery (IEA). Read More

Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 2018 Dec 11. Epub 2018 Dec 11.

Department of Cardiology, American Hospital of Paris and Hôpital Foch, Suresnes, France.

Since its introduction by Lucien Campeau three decades ago, percutaneous radial artery approach at the forearm has been shown to provide advantages over the femoral approach and has become the standard approach for coronary angiography and intervention. Though infrequent, vascular complications still remain, mainly radial artery occlusion. Therefore, a more distal radial approach at the snuffbox or at the dorsum of hand has been suggested, initially by anethesiologists for perioperative patient monitoring, and more recently by Babunashvili et al. Read More

Case Rep Cardiol 2018 8;2018:2041643. Epub 2018 Nov 8.

Department of Cardiovascular Services, Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, Huntington, WV, USA.

We report a case of cardiac catheterization that was done entirely by accidentally accessing the inferior epigastric artery (IEA) through an unintentional puncture of the U-shaped portion of the inferior epigastric artery. Luckily the patient did not have any trauma to the IEA and was d/c home with no complications. A 48-year-old female with history of hypertension and CAD S/P left circumflex stent many years ago who presented to our facility with persistent crescendo angina for which decision was made to proceed with LHC. Read More

Braz J Cardiovasc Surg 2018 Sep-Oct;33(5):443-447

Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, İstanbul Mehmet Akif Ersoy Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.

Introduction: Various surgical procedures for minimally invasive cardiac surgery have been described in recent decades as alternatives to median sternotomy. Cardiopulmonary bypass via femoral arterial and venous cannulation is the foundation of these procedures. In this study, we evaluated the mid-term outcomes of femoral cannulation performed with U-suture technique in patients undergoing robotic heart surgery. Read More

Am J Case Rep 2018 Dec 5;19:1441-1444. Epub 2018 Dec 5.

Department of Interventional Cardiology, Advanced Cardiovascular Institute, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.

BACKGROUND Radial artery access during coronary angiography has gained popularity as there are fewer associated complications when compared with femoral artery access. However sporadic complications can occur following radial artery catheterization. A rare case of axillary, chest wall and abdominal hematoma is presented following radial artery catheterization. Read More

J Interv Cardiol 2018 Dec 19;31(6):969-977. Epub 2018 Nov 19.

Wayne State University, School of Medicine, Detroit Medical Center, Detroit Heart Hospital, Detroit, Michigan.

Femoral and radial artery access continue to be the standard of care for percutaneous coronary interventions. Cardiac catheterization has progressed to encompass a wide range of diagnostic and interventional procedures including coronary, peripheral, endovascular, and structural heart disease interventions. Despite advanced technology to make these procedures safe, bleeding, and vascular complications continue to be a substantial source of morbidity, especially in patients undergoing large-bore access procedures. Read More

Ann Thorac Surg 2018 Nov 14. Epub 2018 Nov 14.

Division of General Internal Medicine; Seton Hall Hackensack-Meridian School of Medicine; Jersey Shore University Medical Center. Electronic address:

When hemodynamic instability occurs during transcatheter aortic valve replacement peripheral cardiopulmonary bypass is required. The pigtail catheter, initially placed through the femoral artery to direct placement of the valve, is exchanged over a wire for an arterial bypass cannula. Other than time consuming arterial cut-down procedures in hypotensive patients, there are few techniques described to allow the operator to continue bypass and complete TAVR. Read More

Intensive Care Med 2018 Dec 14;44(12):2153-2161. Epub 2018 Nov 14.

Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Institute of Cardiology, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Sorbonne University, 47-83, Boulevard de l'hopital, Paris, 75013, France.

Purpose: Femoral artery surgical cannulation is the reference for venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO) in adults. However, the less invasive percutaneous approach has been associated with lower rates of complications. This retrospective study compared complication rates and overall survival in a large series of patients who received surgical or percutaneous peripheral VA-ECMO. Read More

Cardiovasc Revasc Med 2018 Oct 25. Epub 2018 Oct 25.

Baystate Medical Center, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Springfield, MA, United States of America; Tufts University School of Medicine, MA, United States of America.

Background: The radial artery is the access of choice in many catheterization labs around the world due to its proven benefits over the femoral artery access. There has been growing interest in the left radial artery. We sought to evaluate the feasibility, safety and complication rates of the left distal radial artery (ldTRA) access for cardiac catheterization. Read More

Int Heart J 2018 Nov 5. Epub 2018 Nov 5.

Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, St. Vincent's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea.

In massive pulmonary thromboembolism, requiring cardiopulmonary resuscitation, venous-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation can decompress the overloaded right atrium and ventricle while stabilizing hemodynamic status. However, vascular injuries occur in slightly less than 20% of cases during cannulation. In a 44-year-old woman with suspected pulmonary thromboembolism, a common femoral artery perforation occurred unexpectedly during cannulation for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. Read More

Indian Heart J 2018 Sep - Oct;70(5):709-712. Epub 2018 Feb 3.

Department of Cardiac Surgery, Max Superspeciality Hospital, Shalimar Bagh, New Delhi, India.

Objective: Retrospective analysis of the feasibility, safety and results of patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) stenting in low birth weight babies weighing < 2kg.

Background: Stenting of patent ductus arteriosus is a well known palliative technique for several years as an alternative to shunt surgery in babies weighing > 2.5-3kg. Read More

Cardiovasc Drugs Ther 2018 Dec;32(6):625-632

Department of Cardiology, Santa Maria della Misericordia Hospital, Viale Tre Martiri 140, 45100, Rovigo, Italy.

Over the last years, fentanyl, a potent synthetic μ receptor-stimulating opioid, has become one of the most used drugs for both procedural analgesia and sedation in patients undergoing coronary angiography (CA) and/or percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). However, few studies have been performed to evaluate the efficacy and the impact of this drug in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) treated with PCI. Most of the previous studies have investigated the self-reported discomfort pain, demonstrating that patients premedicated with fentanyl generally reported a lower pain/discomfort when compared to placebo, benzodiazepines, or local anesthesia at the site of the artery cannulation, without significant variation in the hemodynamic response. Read More

Circ Cardiovasc Interv 2018 Aug;11(8):e006074

Deutsches Herzzentrum München, Technische Universität München, Germany (S.M.G., S.M.H., K.M., I.O., J.H., T.M., R.A.B., S.K., S.C., M.F., H.S., A.K., S.S.).

Background: The value of vascular closure devices (VCD) in women undergoing transfemoral catheterization has not been sufficiently investigated.

Methods And Results: This is a sex-specific analysis of 1395 women enrolled in a large-scale, randomized, multicenter trial, in which patients undergoing transfemoral diagnostic coronary angiography were randomly assigned in a 1:1:1 ratio to arteriotomy closure with an intravascular VCD, extravascular VCD, or manual compression (MC). Primary objective was to assess the safety and efficacy of 2 different VCD compared with MC regarding vascular access-site complications at 30 days. Read More

J Geriatr Cardiol 2018 Sep;15(9):585-590

The Second Department of Cardiology, Hellenic Red Cross Hospital of Athens, Athens, Greece.

Background: Transradial access for coronary catheterization is more technically challenging compared to the traditional transfemoral approach and radial access failure is quite common. The aim of this study is to describe the additional steps after initial radial access site failure in a high specialized forearm approach center.

Methods: A retrospective evaluation of all coronary catheterizations performed in our Department between January 2016 and December 2016 was performed, with focus on arterial access. Read More

Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 2018 Oct 20. Epub 2018 Oct 20.

Division of Cardiology, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois.

Introduction: Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is typically performed with vascular access provided by the radial or femoral artery. However, little is known about how patients value aspects of these different vascular access approaches.

Methods: Conjoint analysis is a survey-based statistical technique used in market research that helps determine how individuals value different attributes that make up a particular product or services. Read More

Int J Surg Case Rep 2018 10;52:103-106. Epub 2018 Oct 10.

Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Cardiovascular Center, E Hospital, Hanoi, Viet Nam.

Introduction: Although totally endoscopic surgery (TES) has been widely applied for the treatment of atrial septal defect (ASD), small children receive few benefits from this technique due to risks of the femoral cannulation.

Case Presentation: A 23-month-old boy, weighing 10.5 kg, with the diagnosis of sinus venosus ASD underwent successful repair by TES. Read More

Angiol Sosud Khir 2018;24(3):122-126

Samarkand Centre of Vascular Surgery of the Samarkand State Medical Institute, Samarkand, Uzbekistan.

Described in the article is the technique of temporary roentgenoendovascular balloon occlusion of major arteries during reconstructive and restorative operations in patients with post-traumatic arteriovenous fistulas and false aneurysms. Also presented are two clinical case reports demonstrating efficacy of preliminary temporary roentgenoendovascular occlusion of vessels in reconstructive operations on lower limb arteries for post-traumatic lesions thereof. Read More

World Neurosurg 2019 Jan 9;121:137-144. Epub 2018 Oct 9.

Department of Neurosurgery, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa, USA. Electronic address:

Objective: The management of chronic complete internal carotid artery (ICA) occlusion (COICA) has been challenging. Endovascular procedures have been performed with variable success and risks, depending on the type of occlusion and distal revascularization. We present a novel hybrid procedure to recanalize the ICA when previous endovascular interventions have failed or been deemed too risky. Read More

J Cardiothorac Surg 2018 Oct 11;13(1):106. Epub 2018 Oct 11.

Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China.

Background: Aortic arch cannulation for an antegrade central perfusion during the surgery for Stanford type A aortic dissection can be performed within median sternotomy. We summarize the safety and convenient profile of the central cannulation strategy using the guidance of transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) in comparison to traditional femoral cannulation strategy.

Methods: Sixty-two patients with acute Stanford type A aortic dissection underwent aortic arch surgery in our hospital. Read More

J Vet Emerg Crit Care (San Antonio) 2018 Nov 7;28(6):579-584. Epub 2018 Oct 7.

Department of Small Animal Clinical Medicine, Virginia Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, Blacksburg, VA.

Objective: To describe a technique for gaining ultrasound-guided access to the femoral artery in an experimental model of acute hemorrhagic shock in anesthetized dogs.

Case Series Summary: Five healthy, purpose-bred adult male intact Beagles were enrolled in a respiratory mechanics study under general anesthesia. Upon completion of the primary study a hypovolemic state was induced by blood removal to achieve a mean arterial pressure ≤ 55 mm Hg. Read More

Acta Cardiol Sin 2018 Sep;34(5):394-398

Department of Cardiology, Medicine Faculty of Sütçü İmam Üniversity, Kahramanmaraş, Turkey.

Background: Many techniques, methods and closure devices have been developed in order to reduce vascular complications that occur after coronary and peripheral interventions. The aim of the present study was to identify which method i.e. Read More

Heart Lung Circ 2018 Aug 28. Epub 2018 Aug 28.

St. George Public Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia.

Arterial cannulation is often challenging in thoracic aortic surgery due to the location of the surgery and need for cerebral protection during periods of circulatory arrest. Cannulation sites including the ascending and descending aorta, axillary, carotid and femoral arteries have limitations and are associated with complications due to their proximity to surrounding structures. Therefore, the innominate artery can be used by either direct cannulation or indirect cannulation via a graft as an alternative site. Read More

J Basic Clin Physiol Pharmacol 2018 Oct 1. Epub 2018 Oct 1.

Neurogenic Inflammation Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.

Background This study investigated the effect of hydroalcoholic extract of Nigella sativa (N. sativa) and its active component, thymoquinone (TQ) on hypertension induced by angiotensin II (AngII), the main product of renin-angiotensin system (RAS). Methods Seven animal groups (n=7 for each group) were used as follows: (1) control, (2) AngII (300 ng/kg), (3) AngII+losartan (Los; 10 mg/kg), (4) TQ (40 mg/kg)+AngII, and (5-7) three doses of N. Read More

J Extra Corpor Technol 2018 09;50(3):155-160

New York Presbyterian Hospital-Weill Cornell Medicine, New York Presbyterian Hospital-Brooklyn Methodist, New York, New York.

The utility of distal perfusion cannula (DPC) placement for the prevention of limb complications in patients undergoing femoral venoarterial (VA) extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is poorly characterized. Patients undergoing femoral VA ECMO cannulation at two institutions were retrospectively assessed. Patients were grouped into those who did and those who did not receive a DPC at the time of primary cannulation. Read More

Circ J 2018 Oct 22;82(11):2736-2744. Epub 2018 Sep 22.

Keele Cardiovascular Research Group, Keele University.

Background: We systematically reviewed the available literature on limb dysfunction after transradial access (TRA) or transfemoral access (TFA) cardiac catheterization. Methods and Results: MEDLINE and EMBASE were searched for studies evaluating any transradial or transfemoral procedures and limb function outcomes. Data were extracted and results were narratively synthesized with similar treatment arms. Read More

ASAIO J 2018 Sep 19. Epub 2018 Sep 19.

From the Department of Surgery, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland.

Venoarterial (VA) extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is a treatment strategy for pediatric patients with cardiopulmonary failure. Femoral cannulation is a commonly used technique for obtaining central access in children and adolescents despite high rates of vascular complications. Ischemic limb complications remain one of the most common problems facing survivors of femoral VA ECMO. Read More

Cardiovasc Revasc Med 2018 Sep 11. Epub 2018 Sep 11.

The Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, NC, USA.

Background: Although patients prefer radial over femoral approach, some develop post-procedural arm pain after transradial procedures. This complication has been poorly defined in prior studies. We evaluated the extent of non-ischemic arm pain after transradial arterial access and identify variables that may be associated with this complication. Read More

Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 2018 Dec 23;92(7):E518-E526. Epub 2018 Sep 23.

Department of Cardiology, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.

Objectives: We sought to investigate the impact of radial vs femoral access on the incidence of acute kidney injury (AKI) after coronary angiography or intervention.

Background: There is a growing recognition of the importance of access site selection as an adjudicative measure to mitigate the risk of renal impairment for patients with coronary artery disease undergoing angiography with or without percutaneous coronary intervention.

Methods: We conducted a systematic review of the literature and meta-analyzed available evidence comparing the rates of AKI with radial vs femoral access in patients undergoing coronary angiography or intervention. Read More

Ann Vasc Surg 2019 Jan 11;54:60-65. Epub 2018 Sep 11.

Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx NY. Electronic address:

Background: Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is an important life-saving modality for patients with cardiopulmonary failure. Vascular complications, including clinically significant limb ischemia, may occur as a result of femoral artery cannulation for venoarterial (VA) ECMO. This study examines our institutional experience with femoral VA ECMO and the development of ipsilateral limb ischemia. Read More

Medicine (Baltimore) 2018 Sep;97(37):e12407

Department of Hepatobiliary & Pancreas Surgery, The First Hospital, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, China.

Rationale: Severe cardiac dysfunction or severe pulmonary hypertension is a contraindication of liver transplantation (LT). Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is an advanced therapy for severe lung and/or cardiocirculatory dysfunction or failure. The application of ECMO to patients during the LT perioperative period may help recipients with severe cardiac disease to maintain the heart function and alleviate the reperfusion syndrome. Read More

Clin Exp Hypertens 2018 Sep 10:1-8. Epub 2018 Sep 10.

a Institute of Neuroscience and Department of Neurology , The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University , Guangzhou , P.R. China.

Researches involving arterial pressure measurements in mice have primarily relied on carotid arterial catheterization. However, in some circumstances, measuring arterial pressure through the carotid arterial impairs accuracy. This study was aimed to evaluate whether femoral artery could displace carotid artery for the blood pressure (BP) measurements in mice. Read More

Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 2018 Sep 9. Epub 2018 Sep 9.

Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory and Interventional Cardiology, Bronx Lebanon Hospital Center, New York, New York.

We reviewed the letter from Dr. Walter W. Woody and would like to thank him for showing his interest in our article and providing his opinion and point of view. Read More

Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2018 Sep 7;26(7):584-586. Epub 2018 Sep 7.

Federal Center for Cardiovascular Surgery, Penza, Russian Federation.

Here we propose a new method of aortic cannulation in type A aortic dissection and aortic arch aneurysms. Aortic cannulation is performed through any of the ostia of brachiocephalic arteries and has been successfully used in 77 patients. This procedure is simple, safe, effective, and might be used as one of the alternatives to the classic methods of arterial cannulation. Read More

Vasc Endovascular Surg 2019 Jan 4;53(1):82-85. Epub 2018 Sep 4.

1 Vascular Surgery Division, Department of Surgery, St. Luke's Memorial Hospital, Ponce Health Sciences University, Ponce, PR, USA.

Introduction:: Little has been reported regarding endovascular therapy with stent of renal artery hilar aneurysms. To that end, we herein report the outcomes of 3 hilar renal artery aneurysms (RAA) treated with an endovascular technique that makes use of a covered stent and coil embolization in the repair of hilar RAA and deem using this technique is better than traditional open approach with back-table repair and autotransplatation.

Methods:: Since November 2014, 3 consecutive patients have been referred to the vascular surgery service for evaluation of a right RAA; these patients' aneurysms were diagnosed with a CT arteriogram prior to evaluation. Read More

Innovations (Phila) 2018 Jul/Aug;13(4):300-304

Nuclear Medicine, U. N. Mehta Institute of Cardiology and Research Centre, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India.

Objective: One of the major challenges faced in minimally invasive pediatric cardiac surgery is cannulation strategy for cardiopulmonary bypass. Central aortic cannulation through the same incision has been the usual strategy, but it has the disadvantage of cluttering of the operative field. We hereby present the results of femoral cannulation in minimally invasive pediatric cardiac surgery in terms of adequacy and safety. Read More

Brain Inj 2018 Aug 23:1-9. Epub 2018 Aug 23.

a Division of Research, Institute for Military Medicine, Department of Surgery , University of Cincinnati , Cincinnati , OH , USA.

Background: Resuscitation strategies for combined traumatic brain injury (TBI) with haemorrhage in austere environments are not fully established. Our aim was to establish the effects of various saline concentrations in a murine model of combined TBI and haemorrhage, and identify an effective resuscitative strategy for the far-forward environment.

Methods: Male C57BL/6 mice underwent closed head injury and subjected to controlled haemorrhage to a systolic blood pressure of 25 mmHg via femoral artery cannulation for 60 min. Read More

Curr Cardiol Rep 2018 Aug 20;20(10):91. Epub 2018 Aug 20.

University of Illinois at Chicago, Jesse Brown VA Medical Center, 840 S Wood St, Suite 935, Chicago, IL, 60612, USA.

Purpose Of Review: This review aims to summarize and discuss the safety and efficacy of ulnar arterial approach for cardiac catheterization.

Recent Findings: Ulnar access has been found to be as safe and efficacious as radial access. However, the number of access attempts and cross-over rates is higher than with radial access. Read More

J Vis Exp 2018 08 1(138). Epub 2018 Aug 1.

Div. of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Dept. of Internal Medicine III, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria; Vienna Hepatic Hemodynamic Laboratory, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria;

This is a detailed protocol describing invasive hemodynamic measurements in cirrhotic rats for the characterization of portal hypertensive syndrome. Portal hypertension (PHT) due to cirrhosis is responsible for the most severe complications in patients with liver disease. The full picture of the portal hypertensive syndrome is characterized by increased portal pressure (PP) due to the increased intrahepatic vascular resistance (IHVR), hyperdynamic circulation, and increased splanchnic blood flow. Read More

Arch Med Res 2018 Apr 14;49(3):172-181. Epub 2018 Aug 14.

Department of Anesthesiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, China. Electronic address:

Background: Mechanical ventilation (MV) can cause ventilator-induced lung injury (VILI).

Aim Of The Study: This study investigated whether endothelial colony-forming cells (ECFC) could inhibit VILI in a rat model of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS).

Methods: Male Wistar rats received the femoral artery and venous cannulation (sham group) or were injected intravenously with 500 μg/kg lipopolysaccharide to induce ARDS. Read More

Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2018 Aug 5;51(4):283-285. Epub 2018 Aug 5.

Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine.

A 73-year-old woman who underwent combined bioprosthetic mitral valve replacement, tricuspid ring annuloplasty, and coronary artery bypass grafting 12 years previously visited our clinic due to aggravated dyspnea caused by structural valve deterioration of the mitral prosthesis. Because aortic or femoral artery cannulation and cross-clamping would have a high risk of stroke owing to severe calcification of the ascending aorta and ilio-femoral vessels, and because there was a risk of redo sternotomy due to the patent bypass grafts, a comprehensive approach including axillary artery cannulation, a minimally invasive right thoracotomy approach, and a clampless hypothermic fibrillatory arrest technique was used during redo mitral valve replacement. Read More

Intern Med 2019 Jan 10;58(1):21-30. Epub 2018 Aug 10.

Department of Cardiology, Tsukazaki Hospital, Japan.

Objectives The clinical characteristics in patients with catheter-induced spasm in the proximal right coronary artery (RCA) are controversial. We performed a clinical analysis of catheter-induced spasm in the RCA. Methods We retrospectively analyzed 5,296 consecutive patients who underwent diagnostic or follow-up angiography during a 26-year period. Read More

Ann Vasc Surg 2018 Nov 6;53:271.e1-271.e5. Epub 2018 Aug 6.

Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Unit, Department of Surgery "P. Stefanini", Policlinico "Umberto I", "Sapienza" University of Rome, Rome, Italy.

We report an unusual complication of Chocolate nitinol-constraining structure after right superficial femoral artery (SFA) angioplasty. The procedure was performed by vascular surgeons in an operating theater equipped by a portable fluoroscopy unit. Under local anesthesia, by a contralateral approach, a 7F introducer sheath was advanced through the proximal portion of the right common iliac artery. Read More