A Comprehensive Analysis of the Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Growth Rate in the Spanish Population.

The risk of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) rupture is associated with the aneurysm size and growth rate. This study aims to provide a global description of growth rates per intervals of AAA diameter size for individuals in the Spanish population, to understand possible comorbidities associated with growth rate variability, and to assess practitioners on safe follow-up visits for AAA patients. We present the Triple-A Barcelona Study (TABS), a new hospital-based longitudinal study recruiting consecutive individuals with AAAs in Barcelona.

Spontaneous Retroperitoneal Hematoma: Clinical Profile and Predictors of Mortality.

Background: Spontaneous retroperitoneal hematoma (SRPHs) is a serious disorder infrequently reported in the literature. Our aim was to analyze the clinical profile and management of a series of cases and to determine mortality predictors.

Design: Retrospective cohort study.

Influence of a History of Malignancy on the Long-Term Survival of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Patients with Indication for an Elective Repair.

Background: The elective repair of aorto-iliac aneurysms (AAAs) in patients with a cancer history is sometimes controversial. Our aim was to evaluate the relationship between the history of a solid tumor and the long-term survival of patients with an AAA within therapeutic range.

Methods: The consecutive series of patients with an intact AAA within therapeutic range attended in a tertiary hospital (2008-2021) was evaluated.

Mediterranean Diet and Risk of Hip Fracture: A Systematic Review and Dose-Response Meta-Analysis.

Context: Hip fractures are a major public health concern. Understanding their epidemiologic and biological links with diet and cardiovascular risk may have important implications for prevention.

Objective: To assess the dose-response association of Mediterranean diet (MD) adherence with the risk of hip fracture.

"In Vitro" Evaluation of Energy-Based Sealing of Graft Side Branches in Bypass Surgery.

Introduction: Our objective was to compare the in vitro efficacy of electrothermal bipolar [EB] vessel sealing and ultrasonic harmonic scalpel [HS] versus mechanical interruption, with conventional ties or surgical clips (SC), in sealing saphenous vein (SV) collaterals, during its eventual preparation for bypass surgery.

Methods: Experimental in vitro study on 30 segments of SV. Each fragment included two collaterals at least 2 mm in diameter.

Indication, performance and outcomes of adrenal vein sampling in patients with primary hyperaldosteronism.

Primary hyperaldosteronism (PAH) is an important cause of secondary hypertension (HTN). The study of the same requires a high clinical suspicion in addition to a hormonal study that confirms hormonal hypersecretion. It is important to start the appropriate treatment once the diagnosis is confirmed, and for this is necessary to demonstrate whether the hormonal hypersecretion is unilateral (patients who could be candidates for surgical treatment) or bilateral (patients who are candidates for pharmacological treatment only).

Statement of the Spanish Interdisciplinary Vascular Prevention Committee on the updated European Guidelines on Cardiovascular Disease Prevention.

We present the Spanish adaptation of the 2021 European Guidelines on Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Clinical Practice. The current guidelines besides the individual approach greatly emphasize on the importance of population level approaches to the prevention of cardiovascular diseases. Systematic global cardiovascular disease risk assessment is recommended in individuals with any major vascular risk factor.

[Statement of the Spanish Interdisciplinary Vascular Prevention Committee on the updated European Guidelines on Cardiovascular Disease Prevention.].

We present the Spanish adaptation of the 2021 European Guidelines on Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) prevention in clinical practice. The current guidelines besides the individual approach greatly emphasize on the importance of population level approaches to the prevention of cardiovascular diseases. Systematic global CVD risk assessment is recommended in individuals with any major vascular risk factor.

Testicular Pain as A Warning Symptom of a Symptomatic Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: Case Report and Review of The Literature.

Background: Isolated testicular pain is an unusual clinical presentation of symptomatic abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA). We present two patients hemodynamically stable with an isolated acute testicular pain related to an AAA and a review of the published literature up to present.

Methods: Two adult-old males with an acute isolated testicular pain presented to the emergency department.

Clinical Clues for the Current Diagnosis of Acute Lower Limb Ischemia: A Contemporary Case Series.

Background: Acute lower limb ischemia (ALI) is a limb and life-threatening condition whose treatment largely depends on the underlying cause. The clinical distinction between the main causes may have changed over the years because of changes in the epidemiology of this syndrome. The objective of this study was to determine the clinical pattern associated with the main causes of ALI in a contemporary series of cases.

Usefulness of red cell distribution width to predict mortality in patients undergoing endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms.

Background: Red cell distribution width (RDW) reflecting impaired erythropoyesis, has been associated with poor prognosis and mortality in several conditions. The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between RDW and the 5-year survival after the endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms (EVAR) and its ability to improve the discriminative power of a survival predictive score.

Methods: Retrospective analysis of 284 patients undergoing EVAR at a single centre.

Statement of the Spanish Interdisciplinary Vascular Prevention Committee on the updated European Cardiovascular Prevention Guidelines.

We present the adaptation for Spain of the updated European Cardiovascular Prevention Guidelines. In this update, greater stress is laid on the population approach, and especially on the promotion of physical activity and healthy diet through dietary, leisure and active transport policies in Spain. To estimate vascular risk, note should be made of the importance of recalibrating the tables used, by adapting them to population shifts in the prevalence of risk factors and incidence of vascular diseases, with particular attention to the role of chronic kidney disease.

[Statement of the Spanish Interdisciplinary Vascular Prevention Committee on the updated European Cardiovascular Prevention Guidelines].

We present the adaptation for Spain of the updated European Cardiovascular Prevention Guidelines. In this update, greater stress is laid on the population approach, and especially on the promotion of physical activity and healthy diet through dietary, leisure and active transport policies in Spain. To estimate vascular risk, note should be made of the importance of recalibrating the tables used, by adapting them to population shifts in the prevalence of risk factors and incidence of vascular diseases, with particular attention to the role of chronic kidney disease.

[Statement of the Spanish Interdisciplinary Vascular Prevention Committee on the updated European Cardiovascular Prevention Guidelines.].

We present the adaptation for Spain of the updated European Cardiovascular Prevention Guidelines. In this update, greater stress is laid on the population approach, and especially on the promotion of physical activity and healthy diet through dietary, leisure and active transport policies in Spain. To estimate vascular risk, note should be made of the importance of recalibrating the tables used, by adapting them to population shifts in the prevalence of risk factors and incidence of vascular diseases, with particular attention to the role of chronic kidney disease.

Influence of Operative Time in the Results of Infrainguinal Bypass for Chronic Limb Threatening Ischemia.

Background: An increased operative time (OT) has been associated with a higher rate of adverse outcomes after several surgical procedures although scarce evidence exists for infrainguinal bypass surgery (IBS) and its impact beyond the postoperative period. The aim of this study was to define surgical characteristics related to a prolonged OT in IBS for chronic limb threatening ischemia and its influence on postoperative and 1-year outcomes.

Materials And Methods: Retrospective study of 249 consecutive patients (mean age 72.

Analysis of the dose-response relationship of leisure-time physical activity to cardiovascular disease and all-cause mortality: the REGICOR study.

Introduction And Objectives: Regular leisure-time physical activity (LTPA) has been consistently recognized as a protective factor for cardiovascular diseases (CVD) and all-cause mortality. However, the pattern of this relationship is still not clear. The aim of this study was to assess the relationship of LTPA with incident CVD and mortality in a Spanish population.