Search results for " Percutaneous"

Radiofrequency thermal ablation vs percutaneous ethanol injection for small hcc in cirrhosis:metanalysis of randomized controlled trials

2009

1. Am J Gastroenterol. 2009 Feb;104(2):514-24. Epub 2009 Jan 13. Radiofrequency thermal ablation vs. percutaneous ethanol injection for small hepatocellular carcinoma in cirrhosis: meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Orlando A, Leandro G, Olivo M, Andriulli A, Cottone M. Department of Medicine, Pneumology and Nutrition Clinic, V. Cervello Hospital, University of Palermo, Piazza Mameli 1, Palermo, Italy. ambrogiorlando@tiscali.it OBJECTIVES: Radiofrequency thermal ablation (RF) and percutaneous ethanol injection (PEI) have been employed in the treatment of small hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) as curative treatments. The aim of the study was to review the available evidence compari…

COVID-19 pandemic, mechanical reperfusion and 30-day mortality in ST elevation myocardial infarction

2022

ObjectiveThe initial data of the International Study on Acute Coronary Syndromes - ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction COVID-19 showed in Europe a remarkable reduction in primary percutaneous coronary intervention procedures and higher in-hospital mortality during the initial phase of the pandemic as compared with the prepandemic period. The aim of the current study was to provide the final results of the registry, subsequently extended outside Europe with a larger inclusion period (up to June 2020) and longer follow-up (up to 30 days).MethodsThis is a retrospective multicentre registry in 109 high-volume primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PPCI) centres from Europe, Latin America, S…

Pleural fluid collection and ultrasound guided percutaneous drainage

2010

The usefulness of Sonovue-enhanced pulse-inversion US to assess hepatocellular carcinoma response after percutaneous radiofrequency thermal ablation …

2006

Real-Life Outcomes of Coronary Bifurcation Stenting in Acute Myocardial Infarction (Zabrze–Opole Registry)

2021

Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) of bifurcation lesions is a technical challenge associated with high risk of adverse events, especially in primary PCI. The aim of the study is to analyze long-term outcomes after PCI for coronary bifurcation in acute myocardial infarction (AMI). The outcome was defined as the rate of major adverse cardiac event related to target lesion failure (MACE-TLF) (death-TLF, nonfatal myocardial infarction-TLF and target lesion revascularization (TLR)) and the rate of stent thrombosis (ST). From 306 patients enrolled to the registry, 113 were diagnosed with AMI. In the long term, AMI was not a risk factor for MACE-TLF. The risk of MACE-TLF was dependent on th…

Troponin levels after elective percutaneous coronay intervention: outcome and follow-up

2016

Troponin is a diagnostic factor for cardiovascular disease for its specificity and myocardial tissue high sensitivy.

Intramuscular migration of calcium deposits into the deltoid muscle: two cases of a rare complication of rotator cuff calcific tendinopathy

2023

Rotator cuff calcific tendinopathy is a common non-traumatic shoulder pain condition that occurs predominantly in the supraspinatus tendon. Ultrasound-guided percutaneous irrigation of calcific tendinopathy (US-PICT) is a valid treatment in the resorptive phase. A complication of calcific tendinopathy is migration of calcium deposits outside the tendon. The most common site of migration is the subacromialsubdeltoid bursa (SASD). Another, but not frequent, type of migration is the intramuscular migration which mostly affects the supraspinatus, the infraspinatus and the biceps brachii muscles. This paper reports two cases of migration of calcification from the supraspinatus tendon to the delt…

The waiting time for prostate cancer treatment in Italy: analysis from the PROS-IT CNR Study.

2022

Background Prostate cancer (PCa) is the second most common neoplasm in male patients. To date, there's no certain indication about the maximum waiting time (WT) acceptable for treatment beginning and the impact on oncological and functional outcomes has not been well established. Methods Data from the National Research Council PCa monitoring multicenter project in Italy (Pros-IT CNR) were prospectively collected and analyzed. WT was defined as the time from the bioptical diagnosis of PCa to the first treatment received. Patients were divided in two groups, using a time frame of 90 days. Quality of life was measured through the Italian version of the University of California Los Angeles-Pros…

Pełna trójnaczyniowa rewaskularyzacja wieńcowa z użyciem ultra niskich dawek kontrastu jako strategia zachowania rezydualnej funkcji nerek u chorego …

2018

Nefropatia indukowana kontrastem jest poważnym powikłaniem koronarografii i przezskórnych interwencji wieńcowych (PCI) u chorych z przewlekłymi schorzeniami nerek. Jedyną realną strategią zapobiegawczą przed jej rozwojem jest adekwatne nawodnienie wraz z ograniczeniem objętości stosowanego kontrastu. Ostatnio zaproponowano nowe techniki diagnostyczne i terapeutyczne polegające na stosowaniu ultra niskich dawek kontrastu, co więcej opisano zabiegi PCI bez użycia kontrastu. W niniejszym artykule prezentujemy przypadek dializowanego chorego z ostrym zespołem wieńcowym i ciężką niewydolnością jedynej nerki, ale z zachowaną rezydualną jej funkcją, u którego przeprowadzono diagnostykę i pełną tró…

Gender-related differences in men and women with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction and incomplete infarct-related artery flow restoration: a…

2018

Introduction: Little is known about gender-related differences in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) and incomplete infarct-related artery (IRA) reperfusion after primary percutaneous coronary intervention (pPCI). Aim: To evaluate gender-related differences in clinical characteristics and prognosis in patients with STEMI and incomplete IRA reperfusion after pPCI. Material and methods: From 42,752 STEMI patients hospitalized between 2009 and 2011 in Poland we analyzed a group of 984 (36%) females and 1,746 (64%) males with less than Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction (TIMI) grade 3 flow following pPCI. Results: Women were older than men (72.0 ±11.3 vs. 64.0 ±11.7 years; p …