Long-term results of thoracic endovascular aortic repair in atherosclerotic aneurysms involving the descending aorta

This study evaluated long-term results of thoracic endovascular aortic repair for atherosclerotic aneurysms involving descending aorta.

Midterm results of thoracic endovascular aortic repair in patients with aneurysms involving the descending aorta originating from chronic type B dissections

Midterm results of TEVAR (thoracic endovascular aortic repair) in patients with aneurysms involving the descending aorta originating from chronic type B dissections are not known.

Sustained cognitive benefit 5 years after carotid endarterectomy

This study investigated the long-term effect of carotid endarterectomy (CEA) on cognitive brain function by means of P300 evoked potentials.

Symptomatic spinal cord malperfusion after stent-graft coverage of the entire descending aorta

The study aims to identify risk constellations for symptomatic spinal cord malperfusion in patients undergoing extensive stent-graft coverage of the thoracic aorta.

Natural history of very severe aortic stenosis

We sought to assess the outcome of asymptomatic patients with very severe aortic stenosis.

Mechanisms of failure and outcome of secondary surgical interventions after thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR)

We evaluated mechanisms of failure and outcome of secondary surgical interventions after thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR).

Gender-related differences in patients undergoing mechanical aortic valve replacement with the CarboMedics valve

The aim of this paper was to evaluate gender-related differences in patients undergoing mechanical aortic valve replacement with the CarboMedics valve.

Results after thoracic endovascular aortic repair in penetrating atherosclerotic ulcers

Results after thoracic endovascular aortic repair in penetrating atherosclerotic ulcers are uncertain.

The influence of gender on mortality in patients after thoracic endovascular aortic repair

The aim of this study was to determine if gender affects mortality in patients after thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR).

Acute type A aortic dissection and pregnancy: a population-based study

Pregnancy has been reported to be an independent risk factor for 50% of acute aortic dissections recorded in women younger than 45 years of age. The present epidemiologic study aimed to identify whether this putative association of pregnancy and acute type A dissection could be an artifact of selective reporting.

Experimental acute type B aortic dissection: different sites of primary entry tears cause different ways of propagation

Many dissections seem to also have a retrograde component. The aim of the study was to evaluate different sites of primary entry tears and the propagation of the dissecting membrane, antegrade and retrograde, in an experimental model of acute type B aortic dissection.

Transposition of the supra-aortic vessels before stent grafting the aortic arch and descending aorta

Thoracic endovascular aortic repair has broadened the spectrum of treatment options for various acute and chronic thoracic aortic diseases. In clinical practice, aneurysms of the descending aorta are rarely limited to 1 segment. Thus, various surgical and endovascular options have been developed to offer treatment to those patients with more extended descending thoracic aortic disease. We have summarized the most common methods of arch rerouting, depending on the aortic involvement, emphasizing that these techniques should be used very selectively by experienced cardiovascular surgery teams.

[Acceptance of killing of animals: survey among veterinarians and other professions]

Professional veterinarians are one of the most affected professions when it comes to killing animals. However, in some situations the opinion about the acceptance of killing of animals differs between people, which can cause a dilemma for the executing person. In a pilot study based on questionnaires, veterinarians from different working fields and students of different branches stated their acceptance of killing of animals in diverse concrete situations. The result clearly demonstrates a higher acceptance of killing of animals among veterinarians with longtime experience in contrast to other groups and the almost same acceptance among agricultural students. The acceptance increased with age, however, we could not find a gender specific difference except of within a narrow age interval. The variability of acceptance within the same profession group differs between the situations. Veterinarians should be aware of their different thinking about killing of animals in some situations compared to other people and should know the reason of such differences. This is important not least to protect themselves and their opinion and to contribute to their societal responsibility by their veterinarian activity.