Patients with widespread atherosclerosis such as peripheral artery disease (PAD) have a
high risk of cardiovascular and limb symptoms and complications, which affects their quality of …

Introduction Late open surgical conversion following endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR)
may occur more frequently after performing EVAR in anatomy outside the instructions for …

Women with thoracic aortic aneurysms (TAAs) have higher risk of acute aortic syndromes
and death than men. We have shown that TAA growth is accelerated in women, helping …

Objective To examine the associations between neuraxial anaesthesia or general anaesthesia
and clinical outcomes, length of hospital stay, and readmission in adults undergoing …

Background [18F]-fluorodeoxyglucose ( 18 FDG) uptake imaged with positron emission
tomography (PET) and computed tomography (CT) may serve as a biomarker of plaque …

Objectives Ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm (rAAA) is a life‐threatening condition, and
rapid diagnosis is necessary to facilitate early surgical intervention. We sought to evaluate …

Objective: The objective of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of strategies intended to prevent
surgical site infection (SSI) after lower limb revascularization surgery. Background: SSIs …

Please note: This work was supported by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research grant#
CRI-88057. Dr. Cocker was a Research Fellow of the Heart and Stroke Foundation (HSF) of …

Background Bicuspid aortic valve ( BAV ) is the most common congenital cardiac abnormality.
A thoracic aortic aneurysm ( TAA ) is present in ≈50% of BAV patients, who also have an 8…

Introduction Frailty is a robust predictor of adverse outcomes in older people. Practice
guidelines recommend routine screening for frailty; however, this does not occur regularly. The …