Acta Angiologica 2011, tom 17 nr 2

Arteriovenous fistula created from native vessels in the forearm are renowned as the best primary vascular  access for haemodialysis. Despite best outcomes for fistula patency among all the access routes for dialysis,  the procedure of  forearm fistula creation carries a significant risk of complications including failure of spontaneous  maturation, stenoses, or thrombosis. This publication presents principles of patient qualification for  forearm fistula creation, preoperative workup, and postoperative care...

Disturbances in the regulation of vessel wall homeostasis are a potential factor initiating varicose  vein development. Vascular endothelial growth factor A (VEGF-A) may play a hypothetic role in this process. The  aim of the study was to evaluate mRNA expression and protein content of VEGF-A and its receptors (VEGF  R1, VEGF R2) in varicose veins and varicose veins complicated by thrombophlebitis...

Recently a growing number of endovascular operations are associated with an increased number of iatrogenic  vascular injuries. The aim of the study is to analyse the treatment of iliac artery damage during angioplasty.   Method. In the period  2002–2009, 328 patients underwent endovascular surgery of iliac artery stenosis,  219 men and 109 women aged from 47 to  85 years...

A rising number of claims against hospitals and the lack of a standardized consent form based  on individual calculations of death and complications is a growing problem in Poland. Evaluation of the usefulness of the Medical Electronic File System (ESDM) in clinical practice on the  Vascular Surgery Ward. Accuracy evaluation of the P-POSSUM scale as a tool supplying detailed risk calculation  for the patient consent form...

Chronic venous disorders affect about half of the Polish adult population. This pathology usually  results in long-term work incapacity and is often the cause of total permanent disability (TPD). Therefore,  a proper and easily available method of diagnosing venous insufficiency, and thus adequate evaluation for  surgical treatment, is of particular importance since this type of pathology is becoming more frequent among  non-communicable diseases (NCD)...

An aneurysm is a localized dilatation or bulging of the weakened wall of an artery. The most common aneurysm   is an abdominal and iliac aneurysm. An aneurysm of the splenic artery (SAA) is the most common aneurysm  (60%) of all visceral artery aneurysms. An increasing number of SAAs are related to popularization of ultrasonography  and computer tomography studies during examination...

Z wielkim zainteresowaniem przeczytałem artykuł  Czynnik wzrostu śródbłonka naczyniowego i jego receptory  w ścianie żylaków kończyn (R. Kowalewski i wsp.), opublikowany  w bieżącym numerze Acta Angiologica. Muszę  przyznać, że interesując się angiogenezą, zawsze widziałem  ten problem w kontekście choroby niedokrwiennej  serca i niedokrwienia obwodowego...