Pre-transplant planning with CT angiogram documenting a large spontaneous splenorenal shunt is necessary for the performance of RPB. As for minimizing cold ischaemia in this setting, standard criteria local donors are preferred. LRV always should be ligated next to IVC. Interposition grafts (donor ...
7. Intraoperative flow assessment, including ICG, Doppler, and angiogram, should be liberally used to assess patency of the bypass and critical branches. Adjustments of the clip reconstruction are often necessary based on this assessment. 8. Confirming immaculate hemostasis and patency of the graft m...
Left image shows xray angiogram of typical ulcerated plaque with stenosis at carotid bifurcation, Right Image shows gross pathology of inside of the vessel with darkened plaque (arrow). In this example, we have an artery in the neck that feeds blood flow to the brain. Plaque rupture and occlu...
Two Coronary CT Angiogram (CCTA) studies demonstrated that patients with stable coronary artery disease on statin therapy randomized to high dose EPA and DHA had “prevention of coronary plaque progression when an omega-3 fatty acid index >= 4% was achieved.” Another CCTA study demonstrated that...
and clots in your brain — those are the ones that show up on CT scans, angiograms, and MRIs. The clots I’m talking about aremicroscopic— these are tiny, on a capillary level — and they arescattered throughout your capillary network. So they are not going to ...
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