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A variety of systemic risk factors, including smoking, hypertension, hyperlipidemia and diabetes have been found to promote atherosclerosis. Although these elements affect blood vessels equally, clinically significant lesions develop at predictable locations, i.e., major branch points and…

Type B acute aortic dissection is not uncommonly encountered by cardiovascular and thoracic surgeons. However, the optimal treatment of patients, particularly those with visceral and renal vessel ischemia, is not well standardized. This is, in part, because of the high morbidity…

Recent reports from single institutions have confirmed the efficacy of carotid endarterectomy (CEA) performed in the urgent or emergent setting, although with higher perioperative mortality and morbidity. We determined the results of urgently performed CEA in academic and community…

Hemodynamic forces, including shear stress and cyclic strain, have been recognised as important modulators of vascular cell morphology and function. However, the mechanism by which vascular cells sense and transduce the extracellular mechanical signals into the cell nucleus has not yet been clarified. The purpose of our study…

The deleterious effects of perioperative malnutrition on recovery after general surgery are established. Since the effects of perioperative malnutrition on recovery after vascular surgery are not known, we examined the effects of nutritional status, and risk factors predictive of malnutrition, on….

Recent studies reveal a consistently higher periprocedural risk of stroke during carotid artery stenting in octogenarians compared with younger patients. The mechanisms accounting for this increased risk of embolization and stroke in elderly patients…

Investigation into the etiology of atherosclerosis has identified cigarette smoking as a major risk factor. Although it has been established that cellular adhesion molecule expression on endothelial cells is stimulated…

Cigarette smoke, specifically the nicotine contained within, has been shown to cause ultrastructural changes in vascular endothelium resulting in the development of atherosclerosis. Our study examines the effects of nicotine on vascular smooth muscle cell…

Intravenous lobular capillary hemangioma is a rare benign lesion that can mimic other intravascular lesions encountered by vascular surgeons, such as angiosarcoma, papillary endothelial hyperplasia, and deep vein thrombus. These…