53 year old female patient with left food critical limb ischaemia underwent CT-angiography investigation. The CT angio­graphy confirmed sub-occlusion of the abdominal aortia. lesion was treated from femoral and radial artery access two balloon-expandable Bentley BeGraft successfully, without complication. wound has been healed after procedure remained asymptomatic.

A 48-year-old woman with Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome underwent surgical division of the accessory pathway in the left lateral wall. At 6 months after the procedure, she developed dyspnea and chest oppression. Coronary angiography revealed total occlusion in the left circumflex coronary artery (segment 13) at the exact site where cryoablation had been performed. The coronary occlusion was tre...

Simple, yet effective methods for emergency treatment and control of intra-abdominal hemorrhage have long been sought without apparent success. The following Part I of a two part experiment is intended to evaluate the efficacy of a percutaneously inserted intra-aortic, infra-diaphragmatie balloon tamponade for this purpose. Part II of our experiment is concerned with the morbidity and mortality...

Objectives: This study was designed to compare the in-hospital outcomes of primary PCI with export vs. balloon in patients total occlusion. Methodology: Consecutive STEMI undergoing TA and pre-balloon dilatation were recruited 1:1 ratio post-procedure mortality complication rate (slow flow/no-reflow, contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN), arrhythmias) compared. Patients group further stratified ba...

BACKGROUND Esophageal pressure (Pes) can provide information to guide mechanical ventilation in acute respiratory failure. However, both relative changes and absolute values of Pes can be affected by inappropriate filling of the esophageal balloon and by the elastance of the esophagus wall. We evaluated the feasibility and effectiveness of a calibration procedure consisting in optimization of b...

UNLABELLED The purpose of this study was to evaluate the usefulness of SPECT during temporary carotid balloon occlusion testing and to evaluate the changes in regional cerebral blood flow (CBF) and regional cerebral perfusion reserve (CPR) after permanent carotid occlusion. METHODS Temporary balloon occlusion testing was performed on 40 patients (24 head and neck tumors, 16 aneurysms). During...