LRRC4 is a novel relatively specific gene, which displays significant down-regulation in
primary brain tumor biopsies and has the potential to suppress brain tumor growth. In this …

Background The use of synthetic material for reconstructive vascular surgery was first
reported during the early 1950s. Infection involving vascular graft prostheses is an …

The content of these European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Guidelines has been published
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The incidence of subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH) is stable, at around six cases per 100
000 patient years. Any apparent decrease is attributable to a higher rate of CT scanning, by …

Infected aneurysms are uncommon. The aorta, peripheral arteries, cerebral arteries, and
visceral arteries are involved in descending order of frequency. Staphylococcus and …

Intracranial infectious aneurysms, or mycotic aneurysms, are rare infectious cerebrovascular
lesions which arise through microbial infection of the cerebral arterial wall. Due to the rarity …

Summary A 41-year-old right-handed man with bicuspid aortic valve and a 3-month history
of chronic fever and weight loss presented with sudden onset of severe headache …

Objective: To provide pure cohorts of paediatric and adult patients with congenital heart
disease (CHD) and infective endocarditis (IE) for making future guidelines. Design …

The histopathological characteristic of intracranial microbial aneurysm (MA)—infectious
aneurysm is the presence of infection and destruction of the walls of the vessels. It can occur …

PURPOSE: To evaluate the endovascular treatment (EVT) of mycotic aneurysms (MAs).
MATERIALS AND METHODS: Clinical and radiologic data of 18 MAs treated with EVT were …