The reports from the XXVthWorld Congress of the International Union of Angiology (IUA) in Prague were prepared by the following members of the Medical Reporters’ Academy (MRA): • Giuseppe CALANDRA (Italy) • Sylvain CHASTANET (France) • Fidel FERNANDEZ-QUESADA (Spain) • Jana HIRMENOVA (Czech Republic) • José Benhur PARENTE (Brazil) And chaired by: • Andrew NICOLAIDES : Vascular Screening and Diagnostic Center; Nicosia, CYPRUS
It was a great honor to welcome the one thousand physicians and scientists who participated in the XXVthWorld Congress of the International Union of Angiology (IUA) in Prague. The old European city of Prague, which is at the crossroads of many cultural influences and historical events, was also the ideal setting for the intensive exchanges that took place during the congress between worldwide vascular specialists and representatives of many vascular societies. As well as lectures, round-table discussions, symposia, interactive teaching sessions, e-poster and free paper presentations, the IUA program included the presentation of new guidelines for the treatment and investigation…
1.1. Aneurysms The Amsterdam Ruptured Aneurysm Trial W. Wisselink (The Netherlands) A total of 116 patients with ruptured aneurysms, out of a population of 1.2 million inhabitants in the Amsterdam area, were treated during the period from 2004 to 2011. After randomization, the authors treated 59 patients with open repair and 57 with endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR). The hospitalization death rate was 21% in the EVAR group and 25% for the open repair group. They concluded that open repair was performed much better than expected and that open repair for ruptured aneurysms should not be abandoned. Diagnosis and treatment…
2.1. Venous thromboembolic diseases 2.1.1. Epidemiology Venous thrombosis in hospitalized patients: a French epidemiological analysis F. A. Allaert (France) From 2005 to 2009, 693 997 deep venous thrombosis (DVT) or pulmonary embolisms (PE) were found during hospitalization in France. Prevalence was around 8.6% in a population of 43.5% males and 56.5% females. DVT alone was responsible for 57.7% of cases, while PE, with or without DVT, accounted to 48.3% of cases. The main reason for hospitalization was cardiovascular diseases (13.5%), tumors (10.6%), respiratory diseases (8.6%), and digestives diseases (6.4%). Around 140 000 cases of DVT or PE are treated each…
As the President of the 13th meeting of the European Venous Forum held in Florence, it was a pleasure and honor to host the first meeting of the Deep Venous Reconstructive Surgery for Chronic Venous Insufficiency (DVRS-CVI). The idea for this meeting came about a few years ago, when Michel Perrin and Oscar Maleti dreamed of a DVRS Club open to everyone interested in this surgical challenge. It has now become a reality with the blessing of Andrew Nicolaides, General Secretary of the EVF. It was a great privilege to listen to the presentations made by the pioneers of DVRS:…
I. Report from the XXVthWorld Congress of the International Union of Angiology – Medical Reporters’ Academy (MRA) – Editorial – I. Arterial diseases – II. Venous diseases II. Selection of abstracts from the first meeting of the Deep Venous Reconstructive Surgery in Chronic Venous Insufficiency (DVRS-CVI) CLUB
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