{"title":"The Miracle Stick.","authors":"David D Matejevic, Milos Sladojevic","doi":"10.1016/j.ejvs.2024.08.043","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ejvs.2024.08.043","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":55160,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":5.7,"publicationDate":"2024-08-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142114956","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Lindsey E Scierka, Jacob Cleman, Aaron E Brice, Alyssa A Grimshaw, Sabita S Soedamah-Muthu, Carlos Mena-Hurtado, Kim G Smolderen
{"title":"Association of Undernutrition With Mortality and Amputation Outcomes in Chronic Limb Threatening Ischaemia: A Systematic Review.","authors":"Lindsey E Scierka, Jacob Cleman, Aaron E Brice, Alyssa A Grimshaw, Sabita S Soedamah-Muthu, Carlos Mena-Hurtado, Kim G Smolderen","doi":"10.1016/j.ejvs.2024.08.038","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejvs.2024.08.038","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Nutritional status plays a complex role in the pathophysiology and outcomes of chronic limb threatening ischaemia (CLTI). Undernutrition may be a modifiable risk factor. Given the variability in nutritional status concepts in CLTI outcomes studies, a systematic review examining the association between undernutrition and outcomes in patients with CLTI was conducted.</p><p><strong>Data sources: </strong>A systematic literature search of nine databases (Allied and Complementary Medicine Database [AMED], CINAHL Complete, Cochrane Library, Google Scholar, Ovid Medline, Ovid Embase, PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science Core Collection databases) was conducted up to 23 May 2023.</p><p><strong>Review methods: </strong>Inclusion criteria were randomised controlled trials, cohort studies, and case-control studies of patients with CLTI conducted after 1982 that reported the effect size for a nutritional status measure and the outcomes of death, amputation, or a composite of the two. Two reviewers independently performed screening, data extraction, and quality assessment, with a third independent reviewer resolving conflicts.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 6 818 citations were screened, with 49 observational studies (31 from Japan) included in the review. The mean patient age ranged 56.0 - 86.9 years. Most included patients were undergoing revascularisation. Unidimensional indicators of undernutrition (including low serum albumin, low body mass index, and zinc deficiency) as well as multidimensional measures (such as nutritional screening tool scores indicating undernutrition) were found to be associated with a statistically significant increased risk of death, amputation, and composite events in most studies. Effect sizes of the association were generally larger when multidimensional nutritional screening tools were used. However, the quality of evidence was poor and certainty of evidence was very low.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Undernutrition is consistently associated with an increased risk of death and amputation in patients with CLTI, regardless of the measure used. Broader efforts to understand the framework of nutritional status and validation of nutritional screening tools in CLTI populations are needed.</p>","PeriodicalId":55160,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":5.7,"publicationDate":"2024-08-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142114952","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Update on Ongoing Randomised Controlled Trials Evaluating the Protective Effect of Metformin on Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Progression.","authors":"Anders Wanhainen, Ronald L Dalman","doi":"10.1016/j.ejvs.2024.08.042","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejvs.2024.08.042","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":55160,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":5.7,"publicationDate":"2024-08-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142114958","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"One Year on: Test Your Knowledge from October 2023","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.ejvs.2024.08.008","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ejvs.2024.08.008","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":55160,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":5.7,"publicationDate":"2024-08-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142238945","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Art of Open Aortic Surgery: How to Perform the Proximal Infrarenal Anastomosis.","authors":"Alexander Croo, Jonas Eiberg, Igor Koncar","doi":"10.1016/j.ejvs.2024.08.012","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ejvs.2024.08.012","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":55160,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":5.7,"publicationDate":"2024-08-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142019655","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The New European Society for Vascular Surgery Clinical Practice Guidelines Recommendation Grading System.","authors":"Christopher P Twine, Anders Wanhainen","doi":"10.1016/j.ejvs.2024.08.013","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejvs.2024.08.013","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":55160,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":5.7,"publicationDate":"2024-08-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142019656","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nicola Troisi, Giulia Bertagna, Athanasios Saratzis, Hany Zayed, Giovanni B Torsello, Walter Dorigo, Michele Antonello, Giorgio Prouse, Stefano Bonardelli, Raffaella Berchiolli
{"title":"Elective Surgical Repair of Popliteal Artery Aneurysms with Posterior Approach vs. Endovascular Exclusion: Early and Long Term Outcomes of Multicentre PARADE Study.","authors":"Nicola Troisi, Giulia Bertagna, Athanasios Saratzis, Hany Zayed, Giovanni B Torsello, Walter Dorigo, Michele Antonello, Giorgio Prouse, Stefano Bonardelli, Raffaella Berchiolli","doi":"10.1016/j.ejvs.2024.08.011","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejvs.2024.08.011","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>The aim of this study was compare elective surgical repair of popliteal artery aneurysms (PAAs) via a posterior approach vs. endovascular exclusion, analysing early and five year outcomes in a multicentre retrospective study.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Between January 2010 and December 2023, a retrospectively maintained dataset of all consecutive asymptomatic PAAs that underwent open repair with posterior approach or endovascular repair in 37 centres was investigated. An aneurysm length of ≤ 60 mm was considered the only inclusion criterion. A total of 605 patients were included; 440 PAAs (72.7%) were treated via a posterior approach (open group) and the remaining 165 PAAs (27.3%) were treated using covered stents (Endo group). Continuous data were expressed as median with interquartile range. Thirty day outcomes were assessed and compared. At follow up, primary outcomes were freedom from re-intervention, secondary patency, and amputation free survival. Secondary outcomes were survival and primary patency. Estimated five year outcomes were compared using log rank test.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>At 30 days, no differences were found in major morbidity, mortality, graft occlusion, or re-interventions. Three patients (0.7%) in the open group experienced nerve injury. The overall median duration of follow up was 32.1 months. At five year follow up, freedom from re-intervention was higher in the open group (82.2% vs. 68.4%; p = .021). No differences were observed in secondary patency (open group 90.7% vs. endo group 85.2%; p = .25) or amputation free survival (open group 99.0% vs. endo group 98.4%; p = .73). A posterior approach was associated with better survival outcomes (84.4% vs. 79.4%; p = .050), and primary patency (79.8% vs. 63.8%; p = .012).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Early and long term outcomes following elective repair of PAAs measuring ≤ 60 mm via a posterior approach or endovascular exclusion seem comparable. Nerve injury might be a rare but potential complication for those undergoing open surgery. Endovascular repair is associated with more re-interventions.</p>","PeriodicalId":55160,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":5.7,"publicationDate":"2024-08-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142001406","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"One Artery May Hide Another….","authors":"William Sebbag, Philippe Tresson","doi":"10.1016/j.ejvs.2024.08.009","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ejvs.2024.08.009","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":55160,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":5.7,"publicationDate":"2024-08-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141984046","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sofia Strömberg, Mari Holsti, Sven-Erik Persson, Annika Nordanstig, Joakim Nordanstig, Elias Johansson
{"title":"Two or More Ischaemic Events Within Seven Days Before Carotid Endarterectomy Increases the Risk of Peri-operative Stroke or Death.","authors":"Sofia Strömberg, Mari Holsti, Sven-Erik Persson, Annika Nordanstig, Joakim Nordanstig, Elias Johansson","doi":"10.1016/j.ejvs.2024.08.007","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ejvs.2024.08.007","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>The aim of this study was to determine how many pre-operative ischaemic events occurring within a specific timeframe before carotid endarterectomy (CEA) are needed to increase the peri-operative 30 day risk of stroke or death.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This was a secondary exploratory analysis based on pooled data from three observational studies sourced from a single centre. Patients with recently symptomatic conventional ≥ 50% carotid stenosis were included. The principal analysis was limited to patients presenting with stroke or transient ischaemic attack (TIA). The primary outcome was 30 day risk of peri-operative stroke or death. Whether one, two, three, or four or more ipsilateral pre-operative ischaemic events within three, seven, 14, or 30 days before CEA were associated with the primary outcome was assessed.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The study included 382 patients who underwent CEA with symptomatic conventional ≥ 50% carotid stenosis with stroke or TIA as the presenting event. Mean patient age ± standard deviation was 72 ± 7 years, 117 (30.6%) were female, and 5% were treated with dual antiplatelet therapy. The primary outcome occurred in 21 patients (5.5%). Two or more events within 7 days before CEA was the most discriminative definition of repeated events, with a 14.3% (8/56) risk of the primary outcome. Those who fell outside this definition of two or more events within seven days before CEA had a 4.0% (13/326; p = .006) risk of experiencing the primary outcome (adjusted odds ratio 4.1, 95% confidence interval 1.6 - 10.5). Several alternative definitions were assessed, but patients with two or more events within seven days before CEA and negative for these alternatives still had a > 10% risk of the primary outcome.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Two or more ipsilateral ischaemic events within seven days before CEA is associated with an increased risk of peri-operative stroke or death in cases with symptomatic conventional ≥ 50% carotid stenosis and TIA or stroke as the presenting event. Studies assessing whether delayed or immediate CEA is preferable for this patient group are warranted.</p>","PeriodicalId":55160,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":5.7,"publicationDate":"2024-08-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141972334","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Marcus Ståleby, Anna Stene Hurtsén, Elias Johansson
{"title":"Photon Counting Computed Tomography of Symptomatic Carotid Stenosis.","authors":"Marcus Ståleby, Anna Stene Hurtsén, Elias Johansson","doi":"10.1016/j.ejvs.2024.08.006","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ejvs.2024.08.006","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":55160,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":5.7,"publicationDate":"2024-08-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141918186","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}