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Purpose To report our experience of selectively augmenting the preclose technique for percutaneous endovascular aneurysm repair (p-EVAR) with an Angio-Seal device as a haemostatic adjunct in cases of significant bleeding after tensioning the sutures of the suture-mediated closure devices. Materials and Methods Prospectively collected data for p-EVAR patients at our institute were analysed. Outcomes included technical success and access site complications. A logistic regression model was used to analyse the effects of sheath size, CFA features and stent graft type on primary failure of the preclose technique necessitating augmentation and also on the development of complications. Results p-EVAR was attempted via 122 CFA access sites with a median sheath size of 18-French (range 12- to 28-French). Primary success of the preclose technique was 75.4 % (92/122). Angio-Seal augmentation was utilised as an adjunct to the preclose technique in 20.5 % (25/122). The overall p-EVAR success rate was 95.1 % (116/122). There was a statistically significant relationship ( p  = 0.0093) between depth of CFA and primary failure of preclose technique. CFA diameter, calcification, type of stent graft and sheath size did not have significant effects on primary preclose technique failure. Overall 4.9 % (6/122) required surgical conversion but otherwise there were no major complications. Conclusion Augmentation with an Angio-Seal device is a safe and effective adjunct to increase the success rate of the preclose technique in p-EVAR.

Purpose Endovascular coil occlusion represents the standard treatment for basilar tip aneurysms. Recently, this role has been rivalled by intrasaccular flow disruptors across numerous centres. We retrospectively compared WEB embolization and coiling for the treatment of ruptured basilar tip aneurysms. Methods Patients treated with WEB or coiling at four neurovascular centres were reviewed. Procedure-related complications, clinical outcome, and angiographic results were retrospectively compared. Results The study included 23 patients treated with the WEB (aneurysm size: 6.6 ± 1.9 mm) and 56 by coiling (aneurysm size: 6.7 ± 2.5 mm). Stent-assistance was more often necessary with coiling than with WEB embolization (32% vs. 4%, p  = 0.009). A modified Rankin scale score ≤ 2 at discharge had 21 (37.5%) patients in the coiling group and 12 (52.2%) in the WEB group ( p  = 0.235). Immediate complete and adequate occlusion rates were 52% for the WEB and 87% for coiling. At short-term follow-up, these rates were 87% for the WEB and 72% for coiling, respectively. There was no delayed aneurysm re-bleeding during follow-up. Conclusion Both coiling and WEB seem to prevent rebleeding in ruptured BTA aneurysms. WEB embolization required less frequently stent-support than coiling, potentially advantageous for SAH patients to avoid anti-platelet therapy in the light of concomitant procedures like ventricular drainage.

The use of thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) for thoracic aortic aneurysm (TAA) and Stanford type B aortic dissection (TBAD) has been increasing; however, in terms of etiology, the differences of long term after TEVAR outcomes remain unexplored. Thus, we investigated etiology-specific long-term results of TEVAR for TAA and TBAD. A total of 421 TEVAR procedures were performed at our institution from July 2007 to December 2021; 249 TAA cases and 172 TBAD cases were included. Traumatic aortic dissection and aortic injury cases were excluded. The mean observation duration was 5.7 years. The overall 30-day mortality rate was 1.4% ( n  = 6), with 1.2% ( n  = 3) in the TAA group and 1.7% ( n  = 3) in the TBAD group. The overall incidence of postoperative stroke was 0.9% ( n  = 4), with 1.2% ( n  = 3) and 0.6% ( n  = 1) in the TAA and TBAD groups, respectively ( p  = 0.90). Paraplegia developed in 1.7% ( n  = 7) of patients, with 2.4% ( n  = 6) in the TAA group and 0.6% ( n  = 1) in the TBAD group. Freedom from aortic-related death was not significantly different between the two etiologies; however, thoracic reintervention was more common in the TBAD group ( p  = 0.003), with endoleak being the most common indication for reintervention. Additionally, retrograde type A aortic dissection occurred in four TBAD cases, while migration occurred in three TAA cases. The perioperative results of TEVAR for TAA and TBAD were satisfactory. The long-term results were unfavorable owing to the occurrence of etiology-specific and common complications. In terms of the high frequency of reintervention, the long-term complications associated with TEVAR are etiology specific.

Purpose To establish the efficacy and safety of the preclose technique in total percutaneous endovascular aortic repair (PEVAR). Methods A systematic literature search of Medline database was conducted for series on PEVAR published between January 1999 and January 2012. Results Thirty-six articles comprising 2,257 patients and 3,606 arterial accesses were included. Anatomical criteria used to exclude patients from undergoing PEVAR were not uniform across all series. The technical success rate was 94 % per arterial access. Failure was unilateral in the majority (93 %) of the 133 failed PEVAR cases. The groin complication rate in PEVAR was 3.6 %; a minority (1.6 %) of these groin complications required open surgery. The groin complication rate in failed PEVAR cases converted to groin cutdown was 6.1 %. A significantly higher technical success rate was achieved when arterial access was performed via ultrasound guidance. Technical failure rate was significantly higher with larger sheath size (≥20F). Conclusion The preclose technique in PEVAR has a high technical success rate and a low groin complication rate. Technical success tends to increase with ultrasound-guided arterial access and decrease with larger access. When failure occurs, it is unilateral in the majority of cases, and conversion to surgical cutdown does not appear to increase the operative risk.

PurposeOcclusion of internal iliac arteries during endovascular treatment (EVAR) of abdominal aortic (AAA) and common iliac artery aneurysms might be associated with ischemic pelvic complications. This study evaluates technical and clinical success, safety and mid-term results of a novel iliac branch device (IBD) for revascularization of the internal iliac artery (IIA) during EVAR.Materials and MethodsRetrospectively, we identified 21 men (mean age 73.3 ± 6.2 years) treated for aorto-iliac aneurysms by use of a novel IBD (E-liac®, Jotec Hechingen, Germany). We analyzed safety (30-day survival), technical (no type I and III endoleaks, “EL”), clinical (no ischemic complications) success, mid-term patency of this IBD, peri-procedural complications, occurrence of type II ELs, rate of re-interventions and additional treatment of the revascularized IIA for landing zone preparation.ResultsTwenty-three IBDs were implanted. Aneurysms of the ipsilateral IIA were present in 6/23 IIAs (26.1%). Super-selective branch embolization was performed in these patients and the landing zone for the iliac sidebranch stent-graft was within the superior gluteal artery. Mean follow-up was 341 days (range 4–1103 days). Technical success and 30-day survival were 100%. Clinical success was 95.2%. Primary patency of the IBDs was 100% at 12 months. Peri-procedural complications occurred in 3/21 patients (14.3%), none of them related to the IBD. AAA-related type II ELs were found in 6 patients (28.6%), IBD-related ELs in 4/23 IBDs (17.4%) (two type Ib, two type II endoleaks). Overall re-intervention rate was 23.8%, IBD-related 8.7%.ConclusionUtilization of the E-liac® IBD is safe and effective for the treatment of aorto-iliac aneurysms.

Background： Endovascular aneurysnl repair （EVAR） is one of the first-line therapies of abdominal aortic aneurysms. Postoperative endoleak is the most common complication of EVAR. Computed tomography angiography （CTA）, which is routine for follow-up, has side effects （e.g., radiation） and also has a certain percentage of missed diagnosis. Preliminary studies on contrast-enhanced ultrasound （CEUS） have shown that the sensitivity of CEUS for detecting endoleak is no lower than that of CTA. To investigate the advantages of CEUS, we conducted CEUS examinations of post-EVAR cases in which CTA failed to detect endoleak or could not verify the type of endoleak. Methods： Post-EVAR patients, who were clinically considered to have endoleak and met the inclusion criteria were enrolled between March 2013 and November 2014. All of the patients underwent color Doppler flow imaging （CDFI） and a CEUS examination. Size, location, microbubble dispersion, and hemodynamic characteristics of leaks were recorded. Comparison between the diagnosis of CEUS and CDF1 was conducted using Fisher＇s exact test and clinical outcomes of all patients were followed up. Results： Sixteen patients were enrolled, and 12 （75%） had endoleaks with verified types by CEUS. Among 12 cases of endoleaks were positive by CEUS, 10 were CDFl-positive, and the four CEUS-negative cases were all negative by CDFI. The diagnostic values of CEUS and CDFI were statistically difl＇erent （P = 0,008）. Six patients with high-pressure endoleaks received endovascular re-intervention guided by CEUS results. One patient with type Ⅲ endoleak had open surgery when endovascular repair failed. Conclusions： C EUS is a new, safe, and effective means for detection ofendoleaks post-EVAR. This technique can be used as a supplement for routine CTA follow-up to provide more detailed information on endoleak and its category.

Abstract Endoleaks represent a main issue of endovascular approach of thoracic aorta diseases and their treatment continue to be challenging. According to some authors, type II endoleaks sustained by intercostal arteries should not be treated because of the technical difficulties. However, the persistence of a pressurized aneurysmal may confer an ongoing risk of enlargement and/or aortic rupture. We describe the successful treatment of type II endoleak in 2 patients with an intercostal artery’s access. In both cases, the endoleak was discovered during follow-up and was treated with its direct coil embolization under local anaesthesia. Endovascular repair improved the results of thoracic and abdominal aortic aneurysm treatment [1].

It has been documented that large-artery stiffness is independently associated with increased cardiovascular risk and may potentially lead to heart and kidney failure and cerebrovascular disease. A systematic review of studies investigating changes in arterial stiffness in patients undergoing endovascular repair of aortic disease was conducted. In addition, a review of the available literature was performed, analyzing findings from studies using the cardio-ankle vascular index (CAVI) as a marker of arterial stiffness. Overall, 26 studies were included in the present analysis. Our research revealed a high heterogeneity of included studies regarding the techniques used to assess the aortic stiffness. Aortic stiffness was assessed by pulse wave velocity (PWV), elastic modulus (Ep), and augmentation index (AI). Currently a few studies exist investigating the role of CAVI in patients having an aortic aneurysm or undergoing endovascular aortic repair. The majority of studies showed that the treatment of an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) either with open repair (OR) or endovascular aortic repair (EVAR) reduces aortic compliance significantly. Whether EVAR reconstruction might contribute a higher effect on arterial stiffness compared to OR needs further focused research. An increase of arterial stiffness was uniformly observed in studies investigating patients following thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR), and the effect was more pronounced in young patients. The effects of increased arterial stiffness after EVAR and TEVAR on the heart and the central hemodynamic, and an eventual effect on cardiac systolic function, need to be further investigated and evaluated in large studies and special groups of patients.

Background and Purpose Subclavian artery occlusive disease (SAOD) is often associated with cerebrovascular symptoms such as subclavian steal syndrome and stroke. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to compare percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) and stent placement for the treatment of SAOD. Materials and Methods We searched Medline, EMBASE, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, and Scopus through October 16, 2014. From each study, we abstracted baseline patient characteristics, study design variables, and outcome data including rates of technical success, primary patency (≤2 and >2 years follow-up), symptom resolution, and complications. Meta-analysis was performed using a random-effects model. Results A total of 35 non-comparative studies with 1726 patients were included. Technical success rate was significantly higher in the stent group than the PTA group (92.8 vs 86.8 %, p  = 0.007). Long-term primary patency rates (76.9 vs 79.6 %, p  = 0.729) and symptom resolution rates (82.2 vs 73.0 %, p  = 0.327) were not statistically different. There was no statistically significant difference in the rates of stroke or death. Conclusion Stent placement for treatment of SAOD may be associated with higher rates of technical success but similar rates of symptom resolution and long-term outcomes. The confidence in the available estimates is low. Further comparative studies are needed to guide patients and clinicians in shared decision making.

An 83-year-old female was found to have an fusiform aneurysm in the aortic arch. She was deemed to be a high surgical risk; therefore, endovascular stent–graft placement followed by revascularization of the brachiocephalic trunk using in situ stent–graft fenestration was considered. However, the safe application of fenestration was deemed difficult due to the tortuosity of the brachiocephalic artery. The patient was successfully treated with the aid of the “squid-capture” technique, which consists of deployment of the stent–graft in a snare wire loop that was advanced from the brachiocephalic artery and fenestration of the stent–graft with the support of the loop. A follow-up exam revealed complete sealing of the aneurysm without any complications. The squid-capture technique allows for the safe and secure puncture of the graft.