Mechanisms of arterial graft failure

Predictors of Time to Graft Failure Following Infrainguinal Arterial Reconstruction

Infrainguinal arterial reconstruction increases limb salvage rates, however, the factors that predict time to graft failure remain ill-defined. The aim of this study was to define such predictors. A retrospective analysis of infrainguinal arterial reconstructions performed for symptomatic peripheral arterial disease refractory to medical/interventional therapies over a 6 year period was perform...

Role of nitric oxide in venous and arterial graft failure.

less expensive than repeated examination by medical specialists (particularly as less expensive PCR based screening assays are put to clinical use) (7), we believe that routine testing of this population can also be justified. Testing in infancy can avoid the frustration that families often experience as they try to understand why the cardiac defect occurred, whether it will recur in subsequent...

FAILURE MECHANISMS OF REFRACTORY LININGS FOR NONFERROUS FLASH SMELTING FURNACES

Although the flash smelting technologies use different furnace designs, the refractory linings are exposed to very similar aggressive environments and, as a result, the corrosion analysis results on one type of furnace could be generally applied to other furnaces of similar high temperature processes. Particularities regarding the different chemistries of the pyrometallurgical process and opera...

Association of pelvic arterial calcification with arteriovenous thigh graft failure in haemodialysis patients.

BACKGROUND Arterial calcification is a common problem in patients with chronic kidney disease, and has been associated with adverse clinical outcomes. The goal of the present study was to evaluate whether pelvic artery calcifications are associated with technical failure of arteriovenous thigh grafts in haemodialysis patients. METHODS From 1 January 1999 to 30 June 2002, thigh grafts were pla...

Mechanisms of Graft Acceptance: Evidence