Background: Surveys still show a wide variation in routine use of deep vein thrombosis (DVT)
prophylaxis despite its established place in current patient management. This article …

Methods We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of studies reporting
circulating IL-6 in AAA, and new investigations of the association between a common non-…

Despite the established role of compression as the basis for nonoperative treatment of
chronic venous insufficiency (CVI), its mechanism of action remains unclear. Near-infrared …

Inflammation and angiogenesis are hypothesized to be important factors contributing to
plaque vulnerability, whereas calcification is suggested to confer stability. To investigate this in …

<p>Venous malformations (VMs) are ectatic channels which arise as a result of vascular
dysmorphogenesis, commonly caused by activating mutations in the endothelial tyrosine kinase …

Spinal cord ischemia (SCI) is a catastrophic complication of thoracoabdominal aortic
aneurysm (TAAA) repair. This article describes our early experience with a technique for …

Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a complex disease with important environmental risk
factors and a heritability of approximately 70%. Genome wide association studies have …

There is a growing need for increased civic engagement in developing countries. We argue
that civic education has not met this need in Nigeria because it is uncritical, but it can be …

BACKGROUND: Expansive remodelling is the process of compensatory arterial enlargement
in response to atherosclerotic stimuli. The genetic determinants of this process are poorly …

Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a common disease with a large heritable component.
There is a need to improve our understanding of AAA pathogenesis in order to develop novel …