OBJECTIVE To document mortality after endovascular repair of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms (RAAAs). DATA SOURCES MEDLINE and EMBASE databases. STUDY SELECTION Articles that reported data on mortality after endovascular repair of RAAAs were identified. Only patients with true ruptures were included. Additionally, information on mortality after concurrent open repair was sought. DATA ...

Visceral pseudoaneurysm is a rare but well-described omplication of pancreatitis1,2 caused by the autodigestive unction of pancreatic enzymes.3 The splenic, gastroduoenal, pancreaticoduodenal, and hepatic arteries are most ommonly affected.2,4 Pseudoaneurysms require active anagement because of the high complication and morality rates associated with rupture.2,5 Traditional treatment ptions inc...

Over the past few years, major advances in the development of new microcatheter systems have greatly improved the safety and efficacy of therapeutic endovascular techniques [1 -4]. The ideal embolization catheter should have the following characteristics: simplicity of use, ability to negotiate tortuous curves with a minimum of manipulations and without trauma to the artery or induction of spas...

BACKGROUND Image-guided endovascular interventions have gained increasing popularity in clinical practice, and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is emerging as an attractive alternative to X-ray fluoroscopy for guiding such interventions. Steering catheters by remote control under MRI guidance offers unique challenges and opportunities. METHODS In this review, the benefits and limitations of M...

Because of the obligate intravascular location of contemporary continuous-flow ventricular assist devices (CFVADs), it is not surprising that bleeding and thrombosis are among the most common and feared complications of this therapy, respectively. Although strides have been made in our understanding of the pathophysiology of continuous flow, intravascular CF-VADs have been widely used only in t...