Treatment of underlying diseases is of paramount importance due to the complex genesis of chronic wounds. This should be followed by a stage-adapted wound treatment, which usually consists of a phase-adapted wound debridement, ensued by a moist wound ...

The introduction of drug-eluting stents (DES) to interventional cardiology has been a breakthrough in the treatment of in-stent restenosis. However, the downside of reduced restenosis is a significantly prolonged and practically incalculable time to ...

Background: Vitamin D deficiency can play a role in cardiovascular conditions, such as coronary artery disease, heart failure and hypertension. Vitamin D deficiency can activate the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system, which in turn affects the ...

Background: We report the results of our single center series of patients with chronic mesenteric ischemia (CMI) to determine the role of stenting in the management of patients. Patients and methods: We retrospectively reviewed all patients with CMI ...

Background: To analyze differences in morphological changes in the vascular tree among patients presenting with intermittent claudication (IC) and critical limb ischemia (CLI). In addition, suitability for endovascular treatment was evaluated. Patients ...

Background: To determine predictors of clinical outcome after endovascular interventions of crural arteries in patients with peripheral arterial disease. Patients and methods: We prospectively followed 154 limbs in 147 patients treated with below the knee ...

A 40 year old woman presented with symptoms of a systemic inflammatory disease and obstruction of the left subclavian artery. Takayasu arteriitis (TA) was clinically diagnosed and confirmed by MR angiography and FDG-PET scan showing inflammation of the ...

We demonstrate feasibility of implantation of a self-expanding interwoven nitinol stent in a claudicant, where recanalization attempt of a heavily calcified, occluded superficial femoral artery (TASC D lesion) was complicated by a previously implanted, ...