European journal of vascular and endovascular surgery : the official journal of the European Society for Vascular Surgery
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Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg · Dec 2010
Hybrid aortic arch repair procedure: reinforcement of the aorta for a safe and durable landing zone.
Hybrid aortic arch repair procedure was introduced to reduce invasiveness in high-risk patients with aortic arch pathology. The good results are expanding its application, but endoleak, particularly type I, remains its Achilles' heel. ⋯ Supra-aortic debranching on ascending aorta with proximal aortic arch reinforcement is a useful step to ensure a safe landing zone for ESG, reducing risk early to midterm of endoleak. Longer term follow-up is required to confirm the viability of this technique.
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Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg · Dec 2010
Hybrid repair of the aortic arch in patients with extensive aortic disease.
To evaluate the outcome of hybrid treatment of the aortic arch with supra-aortic debranching and endovascular stent-graft repair in a selected group of patients with complex disease. ⋯ Hybrid treatment of the aortic arch provides a feasible alternative treatment in patients who are high risk for conventional open surgical repair. Careful selection of patients is required to achieve satisfactory results.
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Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg · Dec 2010
Daptomycin and rifampin alone and in combination prevent vascular graft biofilm formation and emergence of antibiotic resistance in a subcutaneous rat pouch model of staphylococcal infection.
To investigate the efficacy of daptomycin and rifampin either alone or in combination in preventing prosthesis biofilm in a rat model of staphylococcal vascular graft infection. ⋯ Daptomycin is an important candidate for prevention of staphylococcal biofilm-related infection and rifampin could serve as an interesting anti-staphylococcal antibiotic enhancer.