Key Facts Hypertension – or high blood pressure – is a serious pathological condition that significantly increases the risk of developing diseases of the cardiovascular system, brain, kidneys and other diseases. An estimated 1.28 billion…
Read More →Endovascular treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysm Definition An aneurysm of the abdominal part of the aorta or a AAA/Abdominal aortic aneurysm is a local or diffuse expansion of its diameter…
Read More →What is Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) Peripheral artery disease (PAD) is an inflammatory disease that most often affects the arteries of the lower extremities, less often the upper ones, in…
Read More →Introduction to AAA An abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a swelling or bulge in the abdominal aorta, the large blood vessel that supplies blood to the abdomen, pelvis, and legs.…
Read More →Definition: necrotizing, small/medium-vessel vasculitis Symptoms: myalgias, arthralgias, subcutaneous nodules, neuropathy, hematuria Distribution of disease: Renal artery branches (85%) > hepatic artery branches (50%) = small mesenteric branches (50%) Imaging features:…
Read More →Definition: Post-infectious vasculitis of medium arteries Findings: Coronary artery aneurysms (15%), conjunctivitis, rash, fever ALSO: great vessel aneurysms Kawasaki disease, also known as Kawasaki syndrome, is a rare autoimmune disorder…
Read More →Definition: Idiopathic non-necrotizing panarteritis. Demographics: 98% male, 99% smokers Imaging findings: Segmental vascular occlusions, corkscrew vessels, large vessels will appear normal Distribution of disease: Legs & feet | forearms &…
Read More →Quick Take on Temporal Arteritis/Giant Cell arteritis (GCA): Nomenclature: Temporal arteritis is also known as Giant cell arteritis (GCA), Horton disease, and cranial arteritis. All of these names refer to…
Read More →Etiology: idiopathic, neurofibromatosis, Fibromuscular Dysplasia (FMD), vasculitis, congenital Demographics: Entity seen in children and young adults, presenting with renal failure, juvenile hypertension, or rarely mesenteric ischemia. Imaging findings: Focal stenosis…
Read More →Definition: Granulomatous vasculitis of large arteries. Patient population: Mainly young women. F >> M 8:1, 90% age < 30 Symptoms: stroke, asymmetric blood pressures, pain Digital subtraction angiographic findings: Stenosis…
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