Abstract Background: The optimal therapy of acute iliofemoral venous thrombosis is still a matter of debate. The purpose of our study was to evaluate the late results of iliofemoral thrombectomy with regard to the prevention of the development of a Post Thrombotic Syndrome (PTS). Methods: During 2000-2003, 18 patients underwent transfemoral venous thrombectomy for acute iliofemoral venous thro...

100 patients (93 females and 7 males) in ages ranging between 23 and 65 years were subjected to laparoscopic cholecystectomy for biliary colic (92 pts), acute cholecystitis (7 pts) or asymptomatic gallstones (1 pt). none had a history of icterus and in every case choledocholithiasis was excluded by means of serum alkaline phosphatase assessment and sonography (in addition to ercp in 3 pts). 3 o...

Background: Patients with myocardial scar (scar) are at increased risk for cardiovascularmortality andmorbidity. Delayed enhancement cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (DE-CMR) is highly accurate in the detection of scar. The pattern ofmyocardial scar can be divided into 2 groups: 1. Coronary artery disease (CAD) based on location, ie extending from subendocardium to subepicardium; and 2. Non-C...

Abstract Funding Acknowledgements Type of funding sources: None. Introduction Percutaneous Transvalvular Microaxial Flow Pump for Mechanical Circulatory Support (p-MCS) is increasingly used treating cardiogenic shock (CS). However, it associates complications due to the need a peripheral access and anticoagulation. Purpose We aim describe bleeding ischemic derived from p-MCS support their possi...

4625 Background: Locally advanced pancreatic carcinoma remains a challenging tumor with no clear standard of care in terms of radio-chemotherapy. The purpose of this phase II trial was to determine the efficacy and the toxicity of radiotherapy and docetaxel and cisplatin in histologically proven adenocarcinoma of the pancreas. METHODS Patients (pts) received external beam radiotherapy (54 Gy ...

A novel scheme (transformation of partial transmit sequences, T-PTS) is proposed for the partial transmit sequence (PTS) method to reduce peak-to-average power ratio of OFDM signals. In T-PTS certain transformations are applied on partial transmit sequences to generate more candidates for increasing performance. Simulations show that T-PTS outperforms conventional PTS for the same number of sub...

The postthrombotic syndrome (PTS) is a frequent complication of deep venous thrombosis (DVT). Clinically, PTS is characterized by chronic, persistent pain, swelling, and other signs in the affected limb. Rarely, ulcers may develop. Because of its prevalence, severity, and chronicity, PTS is burdensome and costly. Preventing DVT with the use of effective thromboprophylaxis in high-risk patients ...

Prescription of thromboprophylaxis is not a common practice in pediatric intensive care units. Most thrombi are catheter-related and asymptomatic, without causing acute complications. However, chronic complications of these (a)symptomatic catheter-related thrombi, that is, postthrombotic syndrome (PTS) and residual thrombosis have not been studied. To investigate these complications, critically...

Objectives: To analyze adequacy of preoperative thyroid screening of cardiac surgery patients (pts) with hypothyroidism (HT) and compare with pts without HT by demographic data, EuroSCORE (ES) scores, early and late outcomes. Patients: From 1000 cardiac surgery pts from Jan 1999 through May 2000 pts with HT were identified (Group 1, n = 80). 920 pts (Group 2) had no HT. Results: Group 1 pts wer...

AIM Report the outcome of 8 patients (pts) with breast cancer (BC) treated with Tamoxifen (TAM) that developed malignant mixed Müllerian tumor (MMMT) and rare uterine sarcoma (RUS). PATIENTS AND METHODS Retrospective study based on data collected from the department medical records between April 1999 and September 2010 among 583 pts with endometrial cancer, 36 pts with MMMT and RUS histopatho...