Predictive value of inferior mesenteric artery size in type 2 endoleak after endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair—a systematic review and meta-analysis

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Missed opportunities for the detection of abdominal aortic aneurysms : a retrospective study of eighteen patients presenting with a ruptured or acute symptomatic abdominal aortic a... by Maroney, Roy Thomas

“…A ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) has a mortality of 80 percent. …”
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Non-linear finite element analyses of the aortic heart valve by Koch, Thorsten M

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Hybrid Electrospun Transcatheter Aortic Heart Valves for Tissue Engineering Applications by Taylor, Jade

“…Pellethane® and hybrid valves both had lower regurgitation fractions than DegraPol® valves (30.3 ± 5.3% 28.6 ± 1.5% and 56.4 ± 4.4% for Pellethane®, hybrid and DegraPol® valves respectively), with high (>20%) values resulting from inherent material porosity shown by water permeability tests. …”
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Computational model of intraluminal thrombus growth in abdominal aortic aneurysms with fibrin generation by Taylor, Mark Robin

“…Abdominal aortic aneurysms affect 0.2% of the population and are closely associated with intraluminal thromboses (ILTs) that develop in the sac. …”
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Diagnostic imaging aspects of Spirocerca lupi infection in the dog

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Ultrasonography Evaluation of Patency of Implanted Infra-Renal Vascular Grafts in the Rat Model. by Da Silva, Natercia

“…Methods: Pre-operative control ultrasound evaluation of the ejection fraction, aortic diameter and aortic velocity were conducted on Wistar rats (250-350g). …”
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The impact of vascular calcification among dialysis dependent South African CKD patients. A five year follow up study. Cardiovascular mortality and morbidity, ethnic variation and... by Simba, Kudakwashe

“…After adjustment for parathyroidectomy at follow up, the odds ratio of having abdominal vascular calcification score of ≥1 amongst non-Blacks was 8.6-fold greater compared to Blacks (p= 0.03). Central aortic systolic pressures (CASP) and pulse wave velocities (PWV) were higher in the study population than age matched normative values. …”
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An analysis of the phenotypic features of chromosomes 22q11.1 deletion syndrome at Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital by Hendricks, Lesley Jill

“…Our particular patient population presented with the following CHD: isolated VSD (46%), tetralogy of Fallot (20.8%), truncus arteriosus (14.5%), PS/pulmonary artery stenosis (20.8%) and interrupted aortic arch (6%). Interrupted aortic arch was found to be the most sensitive marker for 22qDS in children with cardiac lesions. …”
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The Development of a Patient-Specific, Open Source Computational Fluid Dynamics Tool to Comprehensively and Innovatively Study Coarctation of the Aorta in a Limited Resource Clinic... by Swanson, Liam

“…In a low and lower-middle income country healthcare facility, the supplementary data that CFD can provide can add diagnostic value, plan interventions to be more effective and efficient, as well as provide data that may improve postrepair patient management. …”
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Umbilical arterial flow analysis to determine an index of placental impedance by Wright, Andrew William

“…The results also indicate that the FVW shape varies along the umbilical artery and is far more pulsatile at the aortic (proximal) end than the placental end. This is reflected in the indices which thus have worst case values at the placental end. …”
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Investigating the cholesterol-independent (pleiotropic) effects of selected hypolipidaemic agents in functional and dysfunctional endothelial cells by Westcott, Corli

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Histomorphometric effects of an antiretroviral treatment and obesity on the pancreas, liver, kidney and perivascular adipose tissue in a rat model by Nel, Simoné

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Classification of Selected Cardiac Abnormalities through Machine Learning. by Murugan, Kalavaani

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The role of calcium and calcium antagonists in the reperfusion injury of the heart by Conradie, Suzanne Louise

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The risk and severity of preeclampsia secondary to iodine deficiency and iodine deficiency-mediated subclinical hypothyroidism: mechanisms and early cardiovascular consequences by Businge, Bitamazire Charles

“…Their iodine nutrition status, thyroid function, endothelial dysfunction and arterial stiffness were compared by assaying the urinary iodine concentration (UIC), thyroglobulin (Tg), thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), triiodothyronine (T3), thyroxine (T4), nitric oxide (NO), oxidised low-density lipoprotein (oxLDL), pulse wave velocity (PWV) and aortic augmentation index (AI). In the third part of the thesis, two studies aimed at exploring mechanisms through which iodine and other micronutrient deficiencies together with environmental factors predispose to preeclampsia and eclampsia are presented. …”
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Investigating the effects of first line and second line antiretroviral drugs on HIV exposed endothelial function - A clinical study, supported by a mechanistic in-vitro approach by Charania, Sana

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