Annals of Vascular Diseases (AVD) is an international, peer-reviewed, open access journal publishing articles on vascular disease. Published continuously online, the journal is fully indexed in J-STAGE and PubMed Central. AVD welcomes submissions from around the world.

About the journal

AVD is an official journal of Asian Society for Vascular Surgery (ASVS) and Asian Venous Forum, sponsored by Japanese College of Angiology, Japanese Society for Vascular Surgery and the Japanese Society of Phlebology.

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Anyone may access all articles in AVD from J-STAGE and PMC.

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Latest articles

Original ArticleSeptember 25, 2023

As compared with pressure injuries, the mechanism the development of medical device related pressure ulcers (MDRPU) is not revealed enough. According to studies on severity and frequent site of occurrence, MDRPUs are surmised to occur the surface of the skin. In this study, we assess theoretical and experimental analysis

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Original ArticleSeptember 25, 2023

Venous Screening Activities at the Site of Hokkaido East Iburi Earthquake: Report from the Result of Venous Screening in Preventive Awareness Activities

Keisuke Kamada, Daiki Uchida, Hiroko Okuda, Atsuhiro Koya, Seima Ohira, Maiko Ikura, Shinsuke Kikuchi, Kazuhiko Hanzawa, Nobuyoshi Azuma

After previous earthquakes, high prevalence of cardiovascular diseases including venous thromboembolism (VTE) has been reported. We performed venous screening at the site of Hokkaido East Iburi Earthquake which happened at 6th September 2018.

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Original ArticleSeptember 25, 2023

Objective: Due to the potential of thrombus blockage and aneurysm rupture, saphenous veins with varicose veins are not advised for use as bypass grafts. However, if no other autologous vein is accessible for use as a conduit in lower-limb bypass; varicose vein transplants may be employed.

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Original ArticleSeptember 25, 2023

Dependent Leg Edema in Older Patients with or without Skin Lesion

Kotaro Suehiro, Noriyasu Morikage, Takasuke Harada, Yuriko Takeuchi, Soichi Ike, Ryo Otsuka, Ryunosuke Sakamoto, Hiroshi Kurazumi, Ryo Suzuki, Kimikazu Hamano

Objective: This study aimed to clarify the features and causes of dependent edema (DE) in the legs of patients in geriatrics. Patients and Methods: We retrospectively reviewed 224 patients with DE, aged ≥65 years, who visited our clinic from April 2009–March 2022.

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Original ArticleSeptember 25, 2023

Prognostication of Patients with Pulmonary Thromboembolism with and without Residual Deep Vein Thrombosis: A Subanalysis of the J’xactly Study

Norikazu Yamada, Ikuo Fukuda, Mashio Nakamura, Morimasa Takayama, Hideaki Maeda, Takeshi Yamashita, Takanori Ikeda, Makoto Mo, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Yasuo Okumura, Atsushi Hirayama

Objectives: It is unclear whether patients with acute pulmonary thromboembolism (PE) with and without residual deep vein thrombosis (DVT) have different prognoses, and there is debate over whether inferior vena cava filters (IVCFs) should be used

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Original ArticleSeptember 25, 2023

Coil-in-Plug Method for Left Subclavian Artery Embolization in Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair with Arch Vessel Debranching

Shunichiro Fujioka, Tadashi Kitamura, Toshiaki Mishima, Hisaya Mori, Masaomi Fukuzumi, Fumiaki Shikata, Kagami Miyaji

Objectives: Since 2018, we have routinely placed an Amplatzer vascular plug (AVP) in the proximal left subclavian artery (LSCA) to prevent embolic events during thoracic endovascular aortic repair with arch vessel debranching (d-TEVAR).

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