Objective To determine the effect of perioperative β blocker treatment in patients having non-cardiac
surgery. Design Systematic review and meta-analysis. Data sources Seven search …

Although conventional randomised controlled trials are widely recognised as the most
reliable method to evaluate pharmacological interventions, 1 2 scepticism about their role in …

BACKGROUND: Duplex ultrasound is widely used for the diagnosis of internal carotid artery
stenosis. Standard duplex ultrasound criteria for the grading of internal carotid artery …

OBJECTIVES: We undertook a quantitative systematic review of randomized controlled
trials (RCTs) and observational studies to determine the effectiveness of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF…

PURPOSE:: We describe outcomes in a cohort of patients undergoing Subclavian carotid
transposition (SCT) for occlusive disease of the first segment of the Subclavian artery and …

OBJECTIVES: The perioperative mortality for people with ruptured abdominal aortic
aneurysms (RAAA) has not changed for two decades. Of patients who survive long enough to …

Objectives: To assess the effectiveness of preoperative intra‐aortic balloon pump (IABP)
placement in high‐risk patients undergoing coronary bypass surgery (CABG). The primary …

Abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA) are found in 6%(95% confidence interval [CI] 5-6) of
men over the age of 64 1-4 and 1%(95% CI 1-2) of women in the same age group. 5 AAAs …

We report three cases of ruptured mycotic thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms (TAAAS) and
a review of the literature. Escherichia coli and Streptococcus pneumoniae (2 patients) were …

Right-sided aortic arch is a rare variant of the thoracic vascular anatomy that may be
accompanied by an aberrant origin of the left subclavian artery. We report a true aneurysm of the …