• Burkhart HM , Mir A, Nakamura Y . Commentary: Congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries: Is anatomic repair the preferred approach? (ouhsc.edu)
  • Chronic mesenteric ischemia (CMI) usually results from long-standing atherosclerotic disease of two or more mesenteric vessels. (medscape.com)
  • In 1958, Shaw and Maynard described the first thromboendarterectomy of the superior mesenteric artery (SMA) for the treatment of both acute mesenteric ischemia (AMI) and CMI. (medscape.com)
  • Mastery of the anatomy of the mesenteric vessels is essential to management of chronic mesenteric ischemia (CMI), although the wide array of vascular variations can make such mastery difficult to achieve. (medscape.com)
  • This communication is an important connection that helps maintain bowel perfusion in the setting of mesenteric ischemia. (medscape.com)
  • It can come on suddenly, known as acute intestinal ischemia, or gradually, known as chronic intestinal ischemia. (wikipedia.org)
  • Risk factors for acute intestinal ischemia include atrial fibrillation, heart failure, chronic kidney failure, being prone to forming blood clots, and previous myocardial infarction. (wikipedia.org)
  • Treatment of acute ischemia may include stenting or medications to break down the clot provided at the site of obstruction by interventional radiology. (wikipedia.org)
  • Acute intestinal ischemia affects about five per hundred thousand people per year in the developed world. (wikipedia.org)
  • Symptoms of intestinal ischemia vary and can be acute (especially if embolic), subacute, or chronic. (wikipedia.org)
  • In a series of 58 patients with intestinal ischemia due to mixed causes: White blood cell count >10.5 in 98% (probably an overestimate as only tested in 81% of patients) Lactic acid elevated 91% (probably an overestimate as only tested in 57% of patients) In very early or very extensive acute intestinal ischemia, elevated lactate and white blood cell count may not yet be present. (wikipedia.org)
  • Compression of the left common ILIAC VEIN by the right common ILIAC ARTERY against the underlying fifth LUMBAR VERTEBRA is the typical underlying malformation. (lookformedical.com)
  • The Society of Vascular Surgery (SVS) set guidelines to manage VAAs based on the affected artery, size of the lesion, rate of growth, the associated symptoms, and the potential pregnancy status (Chaer et al. (springeropen.com)
  • The right gastroepiploic artery communicates with the left gastroepiploic artery, which is an immediate branch of the splenic artery. (medscape.com)
  • The splenic artery gives off the left gastroepiploic artery and the dorsal pancreatic artery, which supplies the body and tail of the pancreas and communicates with the anterosuperior pancreaticoduodenal and gastroduodenal arteries and, sometimes, the middle colic artery or SMA. (medscape.com)
  • Rupture is seen more commonly in hepatic, pancreatic and SMA aneurysms than renal and splenic artery aneurysms (Rijn et al. (springeropen.com)
  • The anterosuperior and posterosuperior pancreaticoduodenal arteries communicate with the corresponding inferior branches from the SMA. (medscape.com)
  • The SMA comes off of the ventral aorta and gives off the inferior pancreaticoduodenal artery and the ileocolic, middle colic, right colic, jejunal, and ileal branches. (medscape.com)
  • The inferior pancreaticoduodenal artery gives rise to the corresponding anteroinferior and posteroinferior branches, which anastomose with their superior counterparts (see above). (medscape.com)
  • Visceral artery aneurysms by definition generally involve a pathological dilatation of branches of the coeliac, superior mesenteric, inferior mesenteric, or renal arteries. (springeropen.com)
  • the inferior mesenteric vein empties into the splenic vein, the superior mesenteric vein joins the splenic vein to form the portal vein. (lookformedical.com)
  • The septal leaflet of the tricuspid valve mostly develops from the inferior endocardial cushion with a small contribution from the superior cushion. (medscape.com)
  • AAO is a rare consequence of myocardial infarction in the era of anticoagulation therapy, as part of the management of acute coronary syndrome (ACS). (bvsalud.org)
  • Chohan A, Abraham CJ, Ward K, Ponniah K, Salkini A , Burkhart HM , Mir A . Isolated ostial left main coronary artery stenosis causing ischemic cardiomyopathy in a child with bicuspid aortic valve: Role of echocardiography in diagnosis and follow-up. (ouhsc.edu)
  • The acute form of the disease often presents with sudden severe abdominal pain and is associated with a high risk of death. (wikipedia.org)
  • Regarding intestinal arterial thrombosis or embolism: "Any patient with an arrhythmia such as atrial fibrillation who complains of abdominal pain is highly suspected of having embolization to the superior mesenteric artery until proved otherwise. (wikipedia.org)
  • Abdominal visceral artery aneurysms (VAAs) are complex to manage but are increasingly the domain of the interventional radiologist. (springeropen.com)
  • She was on standardized antiplatelet therapy, a high blood D-dimer level was found during a visit to the Emergency Department, a left ventricular mural thrombus was detected using bedside ultrasound, and computed tomography angiography revealed thrombotic occlusion of the abdominal aorta. (bvsalud.org)
  • CASE REPORT We report the case of a 65-year-old woman who presented with acute lower extremity pain and weakness after a myocardial infarction 2 weeks earlier. (bvsalud.org)
  • See editorial "Clinical Efficacy of Transcatheter Arterial Embolization for Acute Non-Variceal Gastrointestinal Bleeding" in Volume 23 on page 4. (helicojournal.org)
  • There are four mechanisms by which poor blood flow occurs: a blood clot from elsewhere getting lodged in an artery, a new blood clot forming in an artery, a blood clot forming in the superior mesenteric vein, and insufficient blood flow due to low blood pressure or spasms of arteries. (wikipedia.org)
  • When a fistula develops between any artery supplying the spinal cord and a spinal cord vein, it is called an intradural (pial) fistula. (neuroangio.org)
  • The intradural fistulas range from single artery-to-vein connection to increasing arterial feeder complexity. (neuroangio.org)
  • A short thick vein formed by union of the superior mesenteric vein and the splenic vein. (lookformedical.com)
  • BACKGROUND Acute aortic occlusion (AAO) is a rare emergency with high mortality. (bvsalud.org)
  • Overview of Aortic Aneurysms Aneurysms are abnormal dilations of arteries caused by weakening of the arterial wall. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Developments in endovascular detachable coiling, liquid embolic agents and novel stent and stent-graft technology, now allow the safe treatment of more complex aneurysms. (springeropen.com)
  • Ninety-two patients (72 men, 20 women) who underwent angiography were included after the failure of endoscopic intervention for benign UGI disease- induced acute non-variceal bleeding. (helicojournal.org)
  • The left gastric artery communicates with the right gastric artery along the posterior aspect of the lesser curvature of the stomach. (medscape.com)
  • More complex fistulas can have both anterior spinal and posterior spinal artery supply, such as this diagram below. (neuroangio.org)
  • True visceral artery aneurysms are potentially complex to treat but with advances in technology and increasing interventional radiology expertise over the past decade are now increasingly the domain of the interventional radiologist. (springeropen.com)
  • In truth, it is sometimes difficult to tell even on angiography whether or not a nidus exists - tortuous veins can look a lot like a nidus. (neuroangio.org)
  • It courses anteroinferiorly before branching into the common hepatic, splenic, and left gastric arteries. (medscape.com)
  • The hepatic artery gives off the gastroduodenal artery, which branches further into the right gastroepiploic artery and the anterosuperior and posterosuperior pancreaticoduodenal arteries. (medscape.com)
  • the other 2 frequently observed cyanotic congenital cardiac anomalies are transposition of the great arteries and tetralogy of Fallot. (medscape.com)
  • Consider Cardiac Tamponade, pericardial constriction and acute severe asthma where inspiration will affect cardiac filling. (abcmedicalnotes.com)
  • It is not a spinal dural fistula, because dural fistulas form in the dura (usually in the nerve root sleeve, although Spetzler insisted on a subarachnoid location just within the nerve root sleeve) and DO NOT involve arteries that supply the spinal cord. (neuroangio.org)
  • The right colic artery typically branches at the same level as the middle colic artery. (medscape.com)
  • 2012 ). A true aneurysm is a localized dilatation of the artery by more than 1.5 times the expected arterial diameter with involvement of all three layers of the arterial wall. (springeropen.com)
  • Acute nonvariceal UGI bleeding requires immediate evaluation and the consideration of multifaceted treatment. (helicojournal.org)
  • The IMA is the smallest mesenteric vessel and comes off the anterior aorta. (medscape.com)
  • A diagram of a simple spinal fistula between the anterior spinal artery and adjacent surface spinal veins is shown below. (neuroangio.org)
  • Again, what all of these fistulas have in common is 1) supply by artery or arteries of the spinal cord and 2) lack of nidus. (neuroangio.org)
  • The right and middle colic arteries are important suppliers of blood to the marginal artery of Drummond and give rise to the terminal vasa recta, which provide blood to the colon. (medscape.com)