In such cases, vascular embolization in the affected lobe is necessary to induce contralateral lobe hypertrophy. We present a case of embolization of the right portal and hepatic veins prior to ...

This makes the IVC almost symmetrical. Other veins that enter the IVC include the hepatic veins, inferior phrenic veins, and lumbar vertebral veins. What makes the IVC different from other veins is ...

LAS VEGAS, Nov. 3, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The VIVA Foundation, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to advancing the field of vascular medicine and intervention through education and research ...

November 3, 2024—Medtronic recently announced results from a subset analysis of the ABRE study showing an obesity paradox reflected in outcomes after iliac vein stenting. The subanalysis of the ABRE ...

Portal hypertension is an abnormal increase in blood pressure defined clinically as hepatic venous pressure gradient 5 mmHg in the hepatic portal vein system. Causes of portal hypertension ...

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ANGELA STENT is Professor Emerita at Georgetown University and a Nonresident Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution. From 2004 to 2006, she served as National Intelligence Officer for Russia and ...

The minimal stent area at the site of maximal calcification was 7.67 ± 2.27 mm 2 in the orbital atherectomy group and 7.42 ± 2.54 mm 2 in the balloon angioplasty group, a difference that was not ...