Aim The diagnosis, severity and extent of a sterile inflammation or a septic infection could be
challenging since there is not one single test able to achieve an accurate diagnosis. The …

These guidelines will be updated every four years. Vascular centres are encouraged to audit
implementations made as a result of the guidelines. Audit cycles should be repeated and …

These guidelines, endorsed by both the EACTS and STS, represent the official viewpoint on
this topic. They show a commitment to ongoing improvement, as regular updates will be …

Abstract Objective The European Society for Vascular Surgery (ESVS) has developed
clinical practice guidelines for the care of patients with aneurysms of the abdominal aorta …

With this document, we provide a standard for PET/(diagnostic) CT imaging procedures in
cardiovascular diseases that are inflammatory, infective, infiltrative, or associated with …

Purpose Consensus on optimal imaging procedure for vascular graft/endograft infection
(VGEI) is still lacking and the choice of a diagnostic test is often based on the experience of …

Objective This study reports on open TAAA repair comparing short and long term patient
outcome according to the type of repair defined by the Crawford classification and elective …

The uses of implantable medical devices are safer and more common since sterilization
methods and techniques were established a century ago; however, device-associated …

Implant-associated infections (IAIs) pose serious threats to patients and can be associated
with significant morbidity and mortality. These infections may be difficult to diagnose due, in …

Objective During the most aggressive phase of the COVID-19 outbreak in Italy, the Regional
Authority of Lombardy identified a number of hospitals, named Hubs, chosen to serve the …