Importance Attrition of residents from general surgery training programs is relatively high;
however, there are wide discrepancies in the prevalence and causes of attrition reported …

Importance Patients with peripheral arterial disease (PAD) are at a high risk for cardiovascular
events, yet, to our knowledge, no studies have examined the effect of a comprehensive …

Background Statins are commonly used for the prevention of cardiovascular events;
however, statins are underutilized in patients with noncoronary atherosclerosis. We sought to …

Objective: To compare the long-term outcomes of patients treated with carotid endarterectomy
and carotid-artery stenting. Background: Evidence for the long-term safety and efficacy of …

Importance Knowledge regarding the long-term outcomes of elective treatment of abdominal
aortic aneurysm (AAA) using endovascular aortic repair (EVAR) is increasing. However, …

Fault diagnosis in industrial processes are challenging tasks that demand effective and timely
decision making procedures under the extreme conditions of noisy measurements, highly …

Peripheral artery disease (PAD) affects over 200 million people globally and is a cause of
significant morbidity, mortality, and disability due to limb loss. Although secondary prevention …

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 …

Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFCs) have become the promising energy source for stationary and
portable applications. The design of SOFCs including its structure and its operation are an …

BACKGROUND: The evolving clinical burden of limb loss secondary to diabetes and peripheral
artery disease remains poorly characterized. We sought to examine secular trends in the …