Year Book of Vascular Surgery 2011

1. Cover - p. 1 2. Contents - p. 2 3. Chapter 1 - p. 6 4. The Phosphodiesterase Inhibitor Cilostazol Induces Regression of Carotid Atherosclerosis in Subjects With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Principal Results of the Diabetic Atherosclerosis Prevention by Cilostazol (DAPC) Study: A Randomized Trial - p. 6 5. Angiotensin II Type 2 Receptor Signaling Attenuates Aortic Aneurysm in Mice Through ERK Antagonism - p. 7 6. Apolipoprotein(a) Isoforms and the Risk of Vascular Disease Systematic Review of 40 Studies Involving 58,000 Participants - p. 8 7. Association of Colony-Forming Units With Coronary Artery and Abdominal Aortic Calcification - p. 9 8. Cholesterol Efflux Capacity, High-Density Lipoprotein Function, and Atherosclerosis - p. 10 9. eNOS and ACE genes influence peripheral arterial disease predisposition in smokers - p. 11 10. Infectious Burden and Carotid Plaque Thickness: The Northern Manhattan Study - p. 12 11. Inhibitory Effects of Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptides on Experimental Vein Graft Disease - p. 13 12. A novel cell permeant peptide inhibitor of MAPKAP kinase II inhibits intimal hyperplasia in a human saphenous vein organ culture model - p. 14 13. Adipokine Resistin is a Key Player to Modulate Monocytes, Endothelial Cells, and Smooth Muscle Cells, Leading to Progression of Atherosclerosis in Rabbit Carotid Artery - p. 15 14. Beyond Thrombosis: The Versatile Platelet in Critical Illness - p. 16 15. Circulating Levels of Endothelial Progenitor Cell Mobilizing Factors in the Metabolic Syndrome - p. 17 16. Cyclosporine Up-Regulates Krüppel-Like Factor-4 (KLF4) in Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells and Drives Phenotypic Modulation In Vivo - p. 18 17. Does Carotid Intima-Media Thickness Regression Predict Reduction of Cardiovascular Events?: A Meta-Analysis of 41 Randomized Trials - p. 19 18. Endothelial cells are susceptible to rapid siRNA transfection and gene silencing ex vivo - p. 20 19. Exercise Reverses Metabolic Syndrome in High-Fat Diet–Induced Obese Rats - p. 21 20. Nicotine and cotinine affect the release of vasoactive factors by trophoblast cells and human umbilical vein endothelial cells - p. 22 21. Nitric oxide production and blood corpuscle dynamics in response to the endocrine status of female rats - p. 23 22. Persistence of Antibodies to the Topical Hemostat Bovine Thrombin - p. 24 23. Postthrombotic vein wall remodeling: Preliminary observations - p. 25 24. Relation of Aspirin Failure to Clinical Outcome and to Platelet Response to Aspirin in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction - p. 26 25. Resveratrol Reverses Endothelial Nitric-Oxide Synthase Uncoupling in Apolipoprotein E Knockout Mice - p. 27 26. S-glutathionylation uncouples eNOS and regulates its cellular and vascular function - p. 28 27. Tissue Characterization of In-Stent Neointima Using Intravascular Ultrasound Radiofrequency Data Analysis - p. 29 28. Zoledronate Inhibits Intimal Hyperplasia in Balloon-injured Rat Carotid Artery - p. 30 29. Mitochondrial Injury Underlies Hyporeactivity of Arterial Smooth Muscle in Severe Shock - p. 31 30. Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor-B Acts as a Coronary Growth Factor in Transgenic Rats Without Inducing Angiogenesis, Vascular Leak, or Inflammation - p. 32 31. Chapter 2 - p. 33 32. Vital Exhaustion as a Risk Factor for Adverse Cardiac Events (from the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities [ARIC] Study) - p. 33 33. Simultaneous Aortic and Coronary Assessment in Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Patients by Thoraco-abdominal 64-Detector-row CT Angiography: Estimate of the Impact on Preoperative Management: A Pilot Study - p. 34 34. Chapter 3 - p. 35 35. Arterial stiffness predicts cardiovascular outcome in a low-to-moderate cardiovascular risk population: the EDIVA (Estudo de DIstensibilidade VAscular) project - p. 35 36. Aspirin for Prevention of Cardiovascular Events in a General Population Screened for a Low Ankle Brachial Index: A Randomized Controlled Trial - p. 36 37. Carotid Ultrasound Identifies High Risk Subclinical Atherosclerosis in Adults With Low Framingham Risk Scores - p. 37 38. Comparative Determinants of 4-Year Cardiovascular Event Rates in Stable Outpatients at Risk of or With Atherothrombosis - p. 38 39. Comparison of Effects of Statin Use on Mortality in Patients With Peripheral Arterial Disease With Versus Without Elevated C-Reactive Protein and D-Dimer Levels - p. 39 40. Diabetes mellitus, fasting blood glucose concentration, and risk of vascular disease: a collaborative meta-analysis of 102 prospective studies - p. 40 41. Does Carotid Intima-Media Thickness Regression Predict Reduction of Cardiovascular Events? A Meta-Analysis of 41 Randomized Trials - p. 41 42. Process of Care Partly Explains the Variation in Mortality Between Hospitals After Peripheral Vascular Surgery - p. 42 43. Chapter 4 - p. 43 44. Comparison of indirect radiation dose estimates with directly measured radiation dose for patients and operators during complex endovascular procedures - p. 43 45. Detecting traumatic internal carotid artery dissection using transcranial Doppler in head-injured patients - p. 44 46. Radiologic Importance of a High-Resistive Vertebral Artery Doppler Waveform on Carotid Duplex Ultrasonography - p. 45 47. Arterial imaging in patients with lower extremity ischemia and diabetes mellitus - p. 46 48. Chapter 5 - p. 47 49. Risk factors and outcome of new-onset cardiac arrhythmias in vascular surgery patients - p. 47 50. A statewide consortium of surgical care: A longitudinal investigation of vascular operative procedures at 16 hospitals - p. 48 51. Bleeding Complications With Dual Antiplatelet Therapy Among Patients With Stable Vascular Disease or Risk Factors for Vascular Disease: Results From the Clopidogrel for High Atherothrombotic Risk and Ischemic Stabilization, Management, and Avoidance (CHARISMA) Trial - p. 49 52. Changes in Red Blood Cell Transfusion Practice during the Turn of the Millennium: A Retrospective Analysis of Adult Patients Undergoing Elective Open Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair Using the Mayo Database - p. 50 53. Cost-effectiveness analysis of general anaesthesia versus local anaesthesia for carotid surgery (GALA Trial) - p. 51 54. Effect of early plasma transfusion on mortality in patients with ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm - p. 52 55. Randomized Controlled Trial of Dual Antiplatelet Therapy in Patients Undergoing Surgery for Critical Limb Ischemia - p. 53 56. Relation between Preoperative and Intraoperative New Wall Motion Abnormalities in Vascular Surgery Patients: A Transesophageal Echocardiographic Study - p. 54 57. Risk of Surgery Following Recent Myocardial Infarction - p. 55 58. Statins and All-Cause Mortality in High-Risk Primary Prevention: A Meta-analysis of 11 Randomized Controlled Trials Involving 65 229 Participants - p. 56 59. Symptomatic perioperative venous thromboembolism is a frequent complication in patients with a history of deep vein thrombosis - p. 57 60. The Impact of Platelet Transfusion in Massively Transfused Trauma Patients - p. 58 61. Timing of Pre-Operative Beta-Blocker Treatment in Vascular Surgery Patients: Influence on Post-Operative Outcome - p. 59 62. Chapter 6 - p. 60 63. Open Repair for Ruptured Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm and the Risk of Spinal Cord Ischemia: Review of the Literature and Risk-factor Analysis - p. 60 64. Aspirin Plus Clopidogrel Versus Aspirin Alone After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: The Clopidogrel After Surgery for Coronary Artery Disease (CASCADE) Trial - p. 61 65. Long-Term Results of Endoscopic Versus Open Saphenous Vein Harvest for Lower Extremity Bypass - p. 62 66. Chapter 7 - p. 63 67. Rupture Rates of Small Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms: A Systematic Review of the Literature - p. 63 68. The Incidence of Spinal Cord Ischaemia Following Thoracic and Thoracoabdominal Aortic Endovascular Intervention - p. 64 69. Outcome in cirrhotic patients after elective surgical repair of infrarenal aortic aneurysm - p. 65 70. Analysis of risk factors for abdominal aortic aneurysm in a cohort of more than 3 million individuals - p. 66 71. Association Between Aneurysm Shoulder Stress and Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Expansion: A Longitudinal Follow-Up Study - p. 67 72. Association Between Serum Lipoproteins and Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm - p. 68 73. Meta-analysis of postoperative mortality after elective repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms detected by screening - p. 69 74. Randomized clinical trial of mesh versus sutured wound closure after open abdominal aortic aneurysm surgery - p. 70 75. Rural Hospitals Face a Higher Burden of Ruptured Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm and Are More Likely to Transfer Patients for Emergent Repair - p. 71 76. The Ectatic Aorta: No Benefit in Surveillance - p. 72 77. Volume-Outcome Relationships and Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair - p. 73 78. Activation of transglutaminase type 2 for aortic wall protection in a rat abdominal aortic aneurysm formation - p. 74 79. Haptoglobin 2-1 phenotype predicts rapid growth of abdominal aortic aneurysms - p. 75 80. Vascular smooth muscle cell peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ deletion promotes abdominal aortic aneurysms - p. 76 81. A meta-analysis of clinical studies of statins for prevention of abdominal aortic aneurysm expansion - p. 77 82. Hyperglycemia limits experimental aortic aneurysm progression - p. 78 83. The impact of body mass index on perioperative outcomes of open and endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair from the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program, 2005-2007 - p. 79 84. Morphological and Mechanical Changes in Juxtarenal Aortic Segment and Aneurysm Before and After Open Surgical Repair of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms - p. 80 85. Chapter 8 - p. 81 86. Urgent Endovascular Treatment of Thoraco-abdominal Aneurysms Using a Sandwich Technique and Chimney Grafts – A Technical Description - p. 81 87. Are intrasac pressure measurements useful after endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms? - p. 82 88. Endovascular aneurysm repair for ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm: The Albany Vascular Group approach - p. 83 89. Endovascular chimney technique versus open repair of juxtarenal and suprarenal aneurysms - p. 84 90. Predictors of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Sac Enlargement After Endovascular Repair - p. 85 91. Rate and Predictability of Graft Rupture After Endovascular and Open Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair: Data From the EVAR Trials - p. 86 92. The effect of injectable biocompatible elastomer (PDMS) on the strength of the proximal fixation of endovascular aneurysm repair grafts: An in vitro study - p. 87 93. Use of baseline factors to predict complications and reinterventions after endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm - p. 88 94. Evidence that Statins Protect Renal Function During Endovascular Repair of AAAS - p. 89 95. Chapter 9 - p. 90 96. Early Diagnosis of Intestinal Ischemia Using Urinary and Plasma Fatty Acid Binding Proteins - p. 90 97. Efficacy of Revascularization For Renal Artery Stenosis Caused by Fibromuscular Dysplasia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis - p. 91 98. Results of Single- and Two-Vessel Mesenteric Artery Stents for Chronic Mesenteric Ischemia - p. 92 99. Endovascular and open surgery for acute occlusion of the superior mesenteric artery - p. 93 100. Use of B-Type Natriuretic Peptide to Predict Blood Pressure Improvement after Percutaneous Revascularisation for Renal Artery Stenosis - p. 94 101. Chapter 10 - p. 95 102. Effectiveness of combination of losartan potassium and doxycycline versus single-drug treatments in the secondary prevention of thoracic aortic aneurysm in Marfan syndrome - p. 95 103. Endovascular Repair of Descending Thoracic Aneurysms: Results With “On-Label” Application in the Post Food and Drug Administration Approval Era - p. 96 104. Importance of Refractory Pain and Hypertension in Acute Type B Aortic Dissection: Insights From the International Registry of Acute Aortic Dissection (IRAD) - p. 97 105. Outcomes of Endovascular Repair of Ruptured Descending Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms - p. 98 106. Pathogenesis of Acute Aortic Dissection: A Finite Element Stress Analysis - p. 99 107. Rare Copy Number Variants Disrupt Genes Regulating Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Adhesion and Contractility in Sporadic Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms and Dissections - p. 100 108. Superior nationwide outcomes of endovascular versus open repair for isolated descending thoracic aortic aneurysm in 11,669 patients - p. 101 109. Left subclavian artery revascularization: Society for Vascular Surgery® Practice Guidelines - p. 102 110. The Impact of Hypovolaemic Shock on the Aortic Diameter in a Porcine Model - p. 103 111. Chapter 11 - p. 104 112. Arm vein conduit vs prosthetic graft in infrainguinal revascularization for critical leg ischemia - p. 104 113. Atheroembolic Disease—A Frequently Missed Diagnosis: Results of a 12-Year Matched-Pair Autopsy Study - p. 105 114. Infrapopliteal Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty Versus Bypass Surgery as First-Line Strategies in Critical Leg Ischemia: A Propensity Score Analysis - p. 106 115. Randomized double-blind placebo-controlled crossover study of caffeine in patients with intermittent claudication - p. 107 116. The impact of socioeconomic factors on outcome and hospital costs associated with femoropopliteal revascularization - p. 108 117. Chapter 12 - p. 109 118. Effect of fibroblast growth factor NV1FGF on amputation and death: a randomised placebo-controlled trial of gene therapy in critical limb ischaemia - p. 109 119. Effectiveness of a Smoking Cessation Program for Peripheral Artery Disease Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial - p. 110 120. Women With Peripheral Arterial Disease Experience Faster Functional Decline Than Men With Peripheral Arterial Disease - p. 111 121. An elevated neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio independently predicts mortality in chronic critical limb ischemia - p. 112 122. Four-year randomized prospective comparison of percutaneous ePTFE/nitinol self-expanding stent graft versus prosthetic femoral-popliteal bypass in the treatment of superficial femoral artery occlusive disease - p. 113 123. Histologic atherosclerotic plaque characteristics are associated with restenosis rates after endarterectomy of the common and superficial femoral arteries - p. 114 124. Long-term outcomes of diabetic patients undergoing endovascular infrainguinal interventions - p. 115 125. Prognostic values of C-reactive protein levels on clinical outcome after endovascular therapy in hemodialysis patients with peripheral artery disease - p. 116 126. ACCF/AHA/ACR/SCAI/SIR/SVM/SVN/SVS 2010 performance measures for adults with peripheral artery disease. A Report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on Performance Measures, the American College of Radiology, the Society for Cardiac Angiography and Interventions, the Society for Interventional Radiology, the Society for Vascular Medicine, the Society for Vascular Nursing, and the Society for Vascular Surgery (Writing Committee to Develop Clinical Performance Measures for Peripheral Artery Disease). Developed in Collaboration With the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation; the American Diabetes Association; the Society for Atherosclerosis Imaging and Prevention; the Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance; the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography; and the PAD Coalition Endorsed by the American Academy of Podiatric Practice Management - p. 117 127. Predictors of failure and success of tibial interventions for critical limb ischemia - p. 119 128. Quality of life in patients with no-option critical limb ischemia underlines the need for new effective treatment - p. 120 129. Safety and efficacy of patient specific intramuscular injection of HGF plasmid gene therapy on limb perfusion and wound healing in patients with ischemic lower extremity ulceration: Results of the HGF-0205 trial - p. 121 130. Inframalleolar Bypass Grafts for Limb Salvage - p. 122 131. Quality of Life Among Lower Extremity Peripheral Arterial Disease Patients who have Undergone Endovascular or Surgical Revascularization: A Case-control Study - p. 123 132. Results of Catheter-Directed Endovascular Thrombolytic Treatment of Acute Ischaemia of the Leg - p. 124 133. Chapter 13 - p. 125 134. Preoperative thrombolysis and venoplasty affords no benefit in patency following first rib resection and scalenectomy for subacute and chronic subclavian vein thrombosis - p. 125 135. Primary balloon angioplasty plus balloon angioplasty maturation to upgrade small-caliber veins (<3 mm) for arteriovenous fistulas - p. 126 136. Achieving the Goal of the Fistula First Breakthrough Initiative for Prevalent Maintenance Hemodialysis Patients - p. 127 137. Infectious Complications Following Conversion to Buttonhole Cannulation of Native Arteriovenous Fistulas: A Quality Improvement Report - p. 128 138. Chapter 14 - p. 129 139. 10-year stroke prevention after successful carotid endarterectomy for asymptomatic stenosis (ACST-1): a multicentre randomised trial - p. 129 140. A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Carotid Artery Stenting Compared With Endarterectomy - p. 130 141. Anatomical and Technical Factors Associated With Stroke or Death During Carotid Angioplasty and Stenting: Results From the Endarterectomy Versus Angioplasty in Patients With Symptomatic Severe Carotid Stenosis (EVA-3S) Trial and Systematic Review - p. 131 142. Carotid Artery Stenting vs Carotid Endarterectomy: Meta-analysis and Diversity-Adjusted Trial Sequential Analysis of Randomized Trials - p. 132 143. Carotid Bruits and Cerebrovascular Disease Risk: A Meta-Analysis - p. 133 144. Clopidogrel Versus Dipyridamole in Addition to Aspirin in Reducing Embolization Detected With Ambulatory Transcranial Doppler: A Randomized Trial - p. 134 145. Complex Plaques in the Proximal Descending Aorta: An Underestimated Embolic Source of Stroke - p. 135 146. Contemporary Results of Carotid Endarterectomy for Asymptomatic Carotid Stenosis - p. 136 147. External Carotid Artery Stenting to Treat Patients With Symptomatic Ipsilateral Internal Carotid Artery Occlusion: A Multicenter Case Series - p. 137 148. Limb-shaking transient ischaemic attacks in patients with internal carotid artery occlusion: a case-control study - p. 138 149. Long-term outcome of symptomatic severe ostial vertebral artery stenosis (OVAS) - p. 139 150. New ischemic brain lesions on MRI after stenting or endarterectomy for symptomatic carotid stenosis: a substudy of the International Carotid Stenting Study (ICSS) - p. 140 151. Perioperative Ischemic Complications of the Brain After Carotid Endarterectomy - p. 141 152. Prevalence of Asymptomatic Carotid Artery Stenosis in the General Population: An Individual Participant Data Meta-Analysis - p. 142 153. Risk of Early Carotid Endarterectomy for Symptomatic Carotid Stenosis - p. 143 154. Safety of Stenting and Endarterectomy by Symptomatic Status in the Carotid Revascularization Endarterectomy Versus Stenting Trial (CREST) - p. 144 155. Short-term outcome after stenting versus endarterectomy for symptomatic carotid stenosis: a preplanned meta-analysis of individual patient data - p. 145 156. Oxidized LDL in human carotid plaques is related to symptomatic carotid disease and lesion instability - p. 146 157. Transatlantic Debate. Asymptomatic Carotid Artery Stenosis–Medical Therapy Alone Versus Medical Therapy Plus Carotid Endarterectomy or Stenting - p. 147 158. Chapter 15 - p. 148 159. Blunt Thoracic Aortic Injuries: An Autopsy Study - p. 148 160. Blunt Traumatic Thoracic Aortic Injuries: Early or Delayed Repair—Results of an American Association for the Surgery of Trauma Prospective Study - p. 149 161. Blunt Vertebral Artery Injuries in the Era of Computed Tomographic Angiographic Screening: Incidence and Outcomes From 8292 Patients - p. 150 162. Damage Control Techniques for Common and External Iliac Artery Injuries: Have Temporary Intravascular Shunts Replaced the Need for Ligation? - p. 151 163. Early outcomes of deliberate nonoperative management for blunt thoracic aortic injury in trauma - p. 152 164. Chapter 16 - p. 153 165. Effect of celiprolol on prevention of cardiovascular events in vascular Ehlers-Danlos syndrome: a prospective randomised, open, blinded-endpoints trial - p. 153 166. Evaluation for Clinical Predictors of Positive Temporal Artery Biopsy in Giant Cell Arteritis - p. 154 167. How Do the Type and Location of a Vascular Malformation Influence Growth in Klippel-Trénaunay Syndrome? - p. 155 168. Late Outcomes of Endovascular and Open Revascularization for Nonatherosclerotic Renal Artery Disease - p. 156 169. Leiomyosarcoma of the Inferior Vena Cava: Clinicopathologic Study of 40 Cases - p. 157 170. Normal CSF ferritin levels in MS suggest against etiologic role of chronic venous insufficiency - p. 158 171. Preoperative Angiography and Transarterial Embolization in the Management of Carotid Body Tumor: A Single-Center, 10-Year Experience - p. 159 172. Results of Superior Vena Cava Reconstruction With Externally Stented-Polytetrafluoroethylene Vascular Prostheses - p. 160 173. Vascular Function and Circulating Progenitor Cells in Thromboangitis Obliterans (Buerger's Disease) and Atherosclerosis Obliterans - p. 161 174. Chapter 17 - p. 162 175. Factors affecting outcome of open and hybrid reconstructions for nonmalignant obstruction of iliofemoral veins and inferior vena cava - p. 162 176. Iliofemoral stenting for venous occlusive disease - p. 163 177. Fondaparinux for the Treatment of Superficial-Vein Thrombosis in the Legs - p. 164 178. Influence of preceding length of anticoagulant treatment and initial presentation of venous thromboembolism on risk of recurrence after stopping treatment: analysis of individual participants' data from seven trials - p. 165 179. Recurrent Deep Vein Thrombosis: Long-Term Incidence and Natural History - p. 166 180. Risk of Recurrent Venous Thrombosis in Homozygous Carriers and Double Heterozygous Carriers of Factor V Leiden and Prothrombin G20210A - p. 167 181. Superficial Venous Thrombosis and Venous Thromboembolism: A Large, Prospective Epidemiologic Study - p. 168 182. Vena Cava Filter Occlusion and Venous Thromboembolism Risk in Persistently Anticoagulated Patients: A Prospective, Observational Cohort Study - p. 169 183. Isolated Gastrocnemius and Soleal Vein Thrombosis: Should These Patients Receive Therapeutic Anticoagulation? - p. 170 184. Risk of Symptomatic DVT Associated With Peripherally Inserted Central Catheters - p. 171 185. Standard Prophylactic Enoxaparin Dosing Leads to Inadequate Anti-Xa Levels and Increased Deep Venous Thrombosis Rates in Critically Ill Trauma and Surgical Patients - p. 172 186. Prognostic Significance of Deep Vein Thrombosis in Patients Presenting with Acute Symptomatic Pulmonary Embolism - p. 173 187. Comparison of the clinical history of symptomatic isolated muscular calf vein thrombosis versus deep calf vein thrombosis - p. 174 188. Cost-effectiveness of guidelines for insertion of inferior vena cava filters in high-risk trauma patients - p. 175 189. Chapter 18 - p. 176 190. Randomized clinical trial of different bandage regimens after foam sclerotherapy for varicose veins - p. 176 191. Randomized clinical trial of VNUS® ClosureFASTTM radiofrequency ablation versus laser for varicose veins - p. 177 192. Desmuslin gene knockdown causes altered expression of phenotype markers and differentiation of saphenous vein smooth muscle cells - p. 178 193. Ultrasound-guided foam sclerotherapy is a safe and clinically effective treatment for superficial venous reflux - p. 179 194. Chapter 19 - p. 180 195. Chapter 20 - p. 181 196. Cognitive Functioning, Retirement Status, and Age: Results from the Cognitive Changes and Retirement among Senior Surgeons Study - p. 181 197. Venous and Cerebrospinal Fluid Flow in Multiple Sclerosis: A Case-Control Study - p. 182 198. Anatomical variations of the femoral vein - p. 183 199. Upper extremity ischemia treated with tissue repair cells from adult bone marrow - p. 184 200. Inelastic bandages maintain their hemodynamic effectiveness over time despite significant pressure loss - p. 185