VascularPub Date : 2024-10-01Epub Date: 2023-05-30DOI: 10.1177/17085381231174726
Ben Harrison, Richard Bond
{"title":"Use of steerable sheaths for complex aortic procedures.","authors":"Ben Harrison, Richard Bond","doi":"10.1177/17085381231174726","DOIUrl":"10.1177/17085381231174726","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>To demonstrate the ease with which steerable sheaths, designed for cardiac electrophysiological applications, can be used to aid endovascular treatment of a wide range of non-cardiac vascular disease and to assist with target vessel cannulation in branched and fenestrated aortic grafts.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A retrospective medical chart review was carried out to identify cases from a single vascular surgery unit (2019-2022) where the HeartSpan Steerable Sheath (HSS) (Merit Medical, South Jordan, UT, USA) was utilised to enable endovascular management of complex vascular pathology. A case presentation of branch graft insertion performed entirely via distal access is described and used to help identify pertinent sheath characteristics and technical considerations, and to illustrate the advantages and disadvantages of the design for modified use in target vessel cannulation.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The HSS was used in the endovascular treatment of different vascular pathologies in 15 patients (23 target vessels) where access to the vessels using standard catheters and approaches was not possible. Cannulation and subsequent stenting were successful for 21 of the 23 target vessels in total. Of these cases, the HSS was used as an adjunct for deployment of fenestrated endovascular graft systems when conventional techniques for canulation of target vessels had failed on five occasions. On another four occasions, the HSS enabled full deployment of the entire Zenith® t-Branch™ Thoracoabdominal Endovascular Graft system from an exclusively femoral approach. An additional three cases involved use of the HSS for superior mesenteric artery cannulation in patients with mesenteric ischaemia. The device was also used once in each of the following cases: contralateral common iliac cannulation, cannulation of contralateral internal iliac artery for coil embolisation, and access of a contralateral iliac branched device. There were no stent dislocations and all aortic branches that were patent at the completion of each case remained so 1-year post procedure.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Steerable sheaths designed for cardiac electrophysical applications, like the HSS Introducer, can be successfully utilised for cannulation of challenging target vessels in a wide range of aortic endovascular procedures. This modified approach may salvage cases that would otherwise be considered inoperable in regions of the world where steerable sheaths designed for aortic use are not readily available.</p>","PeriodicalId":23549,"journal":{"name":"Vascular","volume":" ","pages":"957-963"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11490096/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9540300","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
VascularPub Date : 2024-10-01Epub Date: 2023-05-09DOI: 10.1177/17085381231174917
Kostas Tepelenis, Georgios Papathanakos, Aikaterini Kitsouli, Alexandra Barbouti, Dimitrios N Varvarousis, Athanasios Kefalas, Nikolaos Anastasopoulos, Georgios Paraskevas, Panagiotis Kanavaros
{"title":"Anatomical variations of the great saphenous vein at the saphenofemoral junction. A cadaveric study and narrative review of the literature.","authors":"Kostas Tepelenis, Georgios Papathanakos, Aikaterini Kitsouli, Alexandra Barbouti, Dimitrios N Varvarousis, Athanasios Kefalas, Nikolaos Anastasopoulos, Georgios Paraskevas, Panagiotis Kanavaros","doi":"10.1177/17085381231174917","DOIUrl":"10.1177/17085381231174917","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>The great saphenous vein is the lower limb's longest and thickest-walled superficial vein. Its anatomy is complex, while its anatomical variations are widespread. This study aimed to illustrate the anatomy and variations of the great saphenous vein at the saphenofemoral junction.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The study was conducted on 75 fresh-frozen cadaveric lower limbs. Cadavers with evidence of prior leg surgery or trauma and any congenital abnormality or gross deformity were excluded. The saphenofemoral junction was studied in detail with emphasis on the number, incidence, draining pattern of tributaries, and duplication of the great saphenous vein.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Out of the 75 cadaveric lower limbs, 57.3% were obtained from males, and 42.7% were obtained from females. The mean age of the cadaveric lower extremities was 66.6 years (range 42-91). The number of tributaries at the saphenofemoral junction varied from 0 to 7, with a mean of 3.8. The most frequent number of branches was 4-5 in 61.3% of cases. The most consistent tributary was the superficial external pudendal vein, while the posterior accessory great saphenous vein was the least frequent tributary. 80% of the branches drained into the saphenofemoral junction directly (53.3%) or by a common trunk (26.7%%). The most frequent common trunk was the superficial epigastric and superficial circumflex iliac vein (10.7%). The rest 20% of the tributaries drained directly into the common femoral vein. The commonest branch reaching the common femoral vein was the superficial external pudendal vein (10.7%). Duplication of the great saphenous vein was observed in 2.7% of the cases.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>There is a significant variation of tributaries at the saphenofemoral junction regarding the number, incidence, draining pattern of branches, and duplication of the great saphenous vein.</p>","PeriodicalId":23549,"journal":{"name":"Vascular","volume":" ","pages":"1116-1121"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9438523","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
VascularPub Date : 2024-10-01Epub Date: 2023-05-11DOI: 10.1177/17085381231174951
Hakan Guven
{"title":"Strain-gauge venous occlusion plethysmography: An objective and non-invasive approach to the evaluation of venous hemodynamics in patients with acute deep-vein thrombosis undergoing post-pharmacomechanical thrombolysis.","authors":"Hakan Guven","doi":"10.1177/17085381231174951","DOIUrl":"10.1177/17085381231174951","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>Strain-gauge venous occlusion plethysmography (SGVOP) is a means of acquiring hemodynamic data non-invasively, unlike other methods used routinely for the diagnosis and follow-up of venous diseases. The present study compares the plethysmographic data with early- and mid-term routine data of patients with acute deep-vein thrombosis (DVT) who underwent pharmacomechanical thrombolysis.</p><p><strong>Patients and method: </strong>Included in this retrospective study were 118 patients with acute DVT, who underwent pharmacomechanical thrombolysis between February 2018 and July 2019. Pre- and post-procedure follow-up data including CIVIQ-20 (quality of life), VCSS (Venous Clinical Severity Score), D-Dimer, Doppler USG results, venous capacity (VC), and venous outflow (VO) obtained by SGVOP were recorded and compared.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In all 118 (100%) patients who underwent the procedure, early- and mid-term patency was seen to have been provided on Doppler USG follow-up, and various degrees of venous insufficiency were identified. A statistically significant improvement was observed in VCSS, CIVIQ-20, D-Dimer, VO, and VC measurements, although when the discrepancies between CIVIQ-20 and plethysmographic measurements were examined individually during the 6-month follow-up, nine (13.1%) patients were identified with comorbidities.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Pharmacomechanical thrombolysis is an effective treatment approach for patients with acute DVT. Providing non-invasive objective data supporting the diagnosis and follow-up of venous diseases, the SGVOP approach offers significant benefits and should be considered more frequently as a viable therapy.</p>","PeriodicalId":23549,"journal":{"name":"Vascular","volume":" ","pages":"1122-1132"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9451942","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A prospective study on varicose veins surgery impact on systemic endothelial function evaluated by arterial brachial flow mediated dilation.","authors":"Leandro Nóbrega, Rita Cardoso, Adelino Leite-Moreira, Ricardo Castro-Ferreira","doi":"10.1177/17085381231175707","DOIUrl":"10.1177/17085381231175707","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>Chronic venous disease (CVD) is a prevalent pathology, and endothelial dysfunction is recognized as a core of its physiopathology. Flow-mediated dilation (FMD) is one of the most widely used tests for evaluating endothelial function. The aim of this study is to evaluate the influence of varicose vein (VV) surgery on FMD.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A prospective study with patients with superficial CVD and saphenous incompetence on Doppler ultrasonography that were proposed for VV surgery. The FMD test was performed before and 6 months after the procedure. The operator performing the post-operative evaluation was blinded to the pre-operative result.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 42 patients were included in the analysis. The median pre-operative percent change of FMD was 4.20% (±1.30) and the post-operative was 4.56% (±1.25) (<i>p</i> = 0.819).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Our findings do not corroborate the presence of an overall endothelial dysfunction prone to modulation by surgery. Nevertheless, further studies are needed to confirm our findings.</p>","PeriodicalId":23549,"journal":{"name":"Vascular","volume":" ","pages":"1133-1136"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9875689","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Increased Piezo1 expression in myofibroblasts in patients with symptomatic carotid atherosclerotic plaques undergoing carotid endarterectomy: A pilot study.","authors":"Takao Konishi, Kenji Kamiyama, Toshiaki Osato, Tetsuyuki Yoshimoto, Takeshi Aoki, Toshihisa Anzai, Shinya Tanaka","doi":"10.1177/17085381231192380","DOIUrl":"10.1177/17085381231192380","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>We aimed to investigate Piezo1 expression in myofibroblasts in symptomatic and asymptomatic patients undergoing carotid endarterectomy and its relationship with atherosclerotic plaque formation.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This cross-sectional study analyzed carotid plaques of 17 randomly selected patients who underwent carotid endarterectomy from May 2015 to August 2017. In total, 51 sections (the most stenotic lesion, and the sections 5-mm proximal and distal) stained with hematoxylin-eosin and elastica-Masson were examined. Immunohistochemistry was performed using antibodies to Piezo1. The Piezo1 score of a section was calculated semiquantitatively, averaged across 30 randomly selected myofibroblasts in the fibrous cap of the plaque.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Of 17 patients (mean age: 74.2 ± 7.1 years), 15 were men, 9 had diabetes mellitus, and 13 had hypertension. Symptomatic patients had higher mean Piezo1 score than asymptomatic patients (1.78 ± 0.23 vs 1.34 ± 0.17, <i>p</i> < .001). Univariate linear regression analyses suggested an association between plaque rupture, thin-cap fibroatheroma and microcalcifications and the Piezo1 score (<i>p</i> = .001, .008, and 0.003, respectively).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Increased Piezo1 expression of myofibroblasts may be associated with atherosclerotic carotid plaque instability. Further study is warranted to support this finding.</p>","PeriodicalId":23549,"journal":{"name":"Vascular","volume":" ","pages":"1063-1069"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9880771","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
VascularPub Date : 2024-10-01Epub Date: 2023-07-27DOI: 10.1177/17085381231193062
Hossam Abdou, Rebecca N Treffalls, David P Stonko, Rishi Kundi, Jonathan J Morrison
{"title":"Endovascular stenting techniques for blunt carotid injury.","authors":"Hossam Abdou, Rebecca N Treffalls, David P Stonko, Rishi Kundi, Jonathan J Morrison","doi":"10.1177/17085381231193062","DOIUrl":"10.1177/17085381231193062","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>While methods of endovascular carotid artery stenting have improved over time, concerns surrounding the safety and efficacy of stenting for blunt carotid injury (BCI) remain. This study aims to present our approach to carotid artery stenting (CAS) by incorporating new technologies such as flow-diverting stents and circuits.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>There is no robust evidence to support routine carotid artery stenting; however, there are several therapeutic options and approaches for treating BCI that currently require an individualized approach. Endovascular stenting and specific stent selection are largely dictated by the disease process the surgeon intends to treat. We will discuss patient selection, medical management, and the most common revascularization techniques, including transfemoral stenting, trans-carotid arterial revascularization using flow reversal, and stent-assisting coiling.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>It must be stressed that endovascular intervention is not an alternative to or preclusive of antithrombotic or anticoagulant therapy. In the setting of BCI, transfemoral CAS is most appropriate in patients who are symptomatic, have a rapidly progressing or large lesion, and do not have a soft thrombus present due to risk of embolism. Unlike transfemoral CAS, TCAR offers an elegant solution for embolic protection when patients have a soft thrombus present. In the case of a large pseudoaneurysm, we perform stent-assisted coiling.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>We practice selective endovascular intervention, stenting lesions that are flow-limiting or have large or rapidly expanding pseudoaneurysms, and only in patients for whom anticoagulation and antiplatelet agents are not contraindicated. As technology and investigation progress, the concerns regarding the safety and the role of endovascular intervention in the treatment of BCI will be more clearly defined.</p>","PeriodicalId":23549,"journal":{"name":"Vascular","volume":" ","pages":"1055-1062"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9883549","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
VascularPub Date : 2024-10-01Epub Date: 2023-07-26DOI: 10.1177/17085381231192376
Zuanbiao Yu, Songjie Hu, Di Wang, Tiequan Yang, Dehai Lang
{"title":"Early and midterm outcomes of in situ fenestration via adjustable puncture needle for Ankura aortic stent graft: A single-center experience.","authors":"Zuanbiao Yu, Songjie Hu, Di Wang, Tiequan Yang, Dehai Lang","doi":"10.1177/17085381231192376","DOIUrl":"10.1177/17085381231192376","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>An analysis was conducted to demonstrate early and midterm outcomes of using adjustable puncture needle-based in situ fenestration (ISF) technique for Ankura aortic stent graft to reconstruct the supra-arch branch in thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A retrospective analysis of 68 cases of aortic lesions with insufficient proximal anchoring area admitted to our department from March 2017 to December 2021 was performed. In situ fenestration thoracic endovascular repair (TEVAR) was performed at the same time during the operation. Among them, there were fifty-eight cases of thoracic aortic dissection, seven cases of thoracic aortic aneurysm, and three cases of thoracic aortic ulcer. Intraoperative adjustable puncture with needle was used for the Ankura aorta stent graft to perform ISF and reconstruction of the supra-arch branch.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The success rate of ISF was 94.1% (64/68). Only in four cases, attempts were made to create ISF in the left subclavian artery (LSA), and all the four were unsuccessful because of sharp and tortuosity angle. Among them, forty-four cases were only LSA fenestration, and one case was left common carotid artery (LCCA) fenestration + LSA embolism. LSA + left vertebral artery (LVA) fenestration was performed in two cases, LSA fenestration +LCCA chimney was performed in fourteen cases, LCCA + LSA fenestration + innominate artery (INA) chimney was performed in one case, and LCCA fenestration + INA chimney + LSA embolism was performed in two cases. The overall neurologic event rate was 3.1% (spinal cord ischemia 0, with stroke observed in two cases). Postoperatively, one patient (1.6%) died on the third day after TEVAR due to the retrograde dissections. There were four cases of endoleak (6.3%; three type I and one type II). The average follow-up was 29.2 ± 14.4 months, and no patient died during the follow-up period. Three cases of endoleak disappeared, and one case did not increase further. In addition, other two cases of retrograde dissections were observed at 3 and 5 months after TEVAR. Fortunately, they were scheduled for emergency surgery with ascending aorta replacement and improved well. There was only one case of LSA occlusion after ISF which was reconstructed by endovascular treatment. Two patients were found with distal stent graft-induced new entries (dSINE), and TEVAR was performed again during the follow-up period.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Early and midterm outcomes demonstrated that ISF via the adjustable puncture needle device for the Ankura aorta stent graft is a feasible and effective treatment method, which can achieve high technical success and satisfactory short-term results.</p>","PeriodicalId":23549,"journal":{"name":"Vascular","volume":" ","pages":"964-972"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10253073","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
VascularPub Date : 2024-10-01Epub Date: 2023-03-16DOI: 10.1177/17085381231162157
Hu Qingfu, Yu Zongkai, Wang Zhenhua, Du Zhenshuang
{"title":"Knowledge atlas analysis of virtual vascular interventional studies.","authors":"Hu Qingfu, Yu Zongkai, Wang Zhenhua, Du Zhenshuang","doi":"10.1177/17085381231162157","DOIUrl":"10.1177/17085381231162157","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To examine the research status, hot spots, and development trend of virtual vascular intervention simulation training in order to organize the knowledge and support its practice.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Publications on virtual vascular intervention and respective teaching evaluation (2001-2021) were retrieved from Web of Science. Citespace 5.2.R2 and Carrot2 software was used to perform the bibliometric and visual analysis on virtual vascular intervention research networks.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Of the 1543 articles retrieved, 1520 were relevant to virtual vascular intervention research. Studies on vascular intervention emerged from 2002 with an upward trend being observed from 2010. The trend peaked between 2019 and 2020 with ∼140 published articles (9.21%) during the period. Spain published most studies (<i>n</i> = 146) followed by USA (<i>n</i> = 99) and England (<i>n</i> = 49). COMPUT EDUC (<i>n</i> = 177; 14.47%) journal publishing the highest number of articles. Among 705 authors, GARRISON D R, MAYER RE, DEDE C, COOK DA had highest publications. The frequent keywords used were \"Virtual reality\" (<i>n</i> = 105) and \"education\" (<i>n</i> = 105). Low cooperation between countries, authors' networks, and relatively stable academic team was noted making clinical application of virtual vascular intervention weak.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Considerable growth was observed in vascular intervention therapy using VR technology in the last 20 years. With consistent efforts like strengthening cross-institutional and multidisciplinary collaboration networks, VR based simulation training capability can be increased that in turn can improve the outcomes of complex vascular interventions.</p>","PeriodicalId":23549,"journal":{"name":"Vascular","volume":" ","pages":"1083-1091"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9467266","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
VascularPub Date : 2024-10-01Epub Date: 2023-05-22DOI: 10.1177/17085381231177851
Andrew Holden, Andrew A Hill, Brendan T Buckley
{"title":"Shape memory polymer technology in peripheral vascular embolization.","authors":"Andrew Holden, Andrew A Hill, Brendan T Buckley","doi":"10.1177/17085381231177851","DOIUrl":"10.1177/17085381231177851","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>Porous, radiolucent, shape memory polymer is a new technology available in discrete peripheral vascular embolization devices. Shape memory polymers can exist in two stable shapes; crimped for catheter delivery and expanded for vessel embolization. The expanded shape memory polymer in these new devices is hemostatic, and the porous polymeric scaffold has been shown to support tissue ingrowth and eventually bioabsorbs in preclinical animal studies. This report describes clinical experience with this novel material in vascular plug devices.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>a prospective, single-arm, safety study at a single center in New Zealand with longer term follow-up via retrospective imaging review. The study device was a pushable shape memory polymer vascular plug with a distal nitinol anchor coil and a proximal radiopaque marker.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Ten male patients were each implanted with a single shape memory polymer vascular plug. Three inferior mesenteric arteries and an accessory renal artery were embolized during endovascular aneurysm repair. An internal iliac artery was treated prior to the open surgical repair of aorto-iliac aneurysms. An internal iliac artery and a subclavian artery were embolized to treat/prophylactically address potential endoleaks. A profunda branch was embolized prior to tumor resection, and two testicular veins were embolized to treat varicoceles. Acute technical success of target vessel embolization was achieved in all implantation cases. Patients were followed for 30 days as part of the study, and no serious adverse events with a relationship to the study device occurred. No recurrent clinical symptoms attributable to treated vessel embolization or recanalization were documented. There was no evidence of recanalization on retrospective review of follow-up imaging through a mean of 22.2 months (range, <1-44 months) post-procedure.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Shape memory polymer vascular embolization devices were safe and effective over the follow-up period of this small safety study. Further experience and longer term follow-up will assess further applicability.</p>","PeriodicalId":23549,"journal":{"name":"Vascular","volume":" ","pages":"1137-1142"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11488294/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9859916","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}