Search Results - "Ruckley, C. V."

Multicentre randomised controlled trial of the clinical and cost-effectiveness of a bypass-surgery-first versus a balloon-angioplasty-first revascularisation strategy for severe limb ischaemia due to infrainguinal disease. The Bypass versus Angioplasty in Severe Ischaemia of the Leg (BASIL) trial by Bradbury, A W, Adam, D J, Bell, J, Forbes, J F, Fowkes, F G R, Gillespie, I, Raab, G, Ruckley, C V

“…To compare a 'bypass-surgery-first' with a 'balloon-angioplasty-first' revascularisation strategy in patients with severe limb ischaemia (SLI) due to…”
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Prevalence of varicose veins and chronic venous insufficiency in men and women in the general population: Edinburgh Vein Study by Evans, C J, Fowkes, F G, Ruckley, C V, Lee, A J

“…STUDY OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence of varicose veins and chronic venous insufficiency (CVI) in the general population. DESIGN: Cross sectional…”
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What are the symptoms of varicose veins? Edinburgh vein study cross sectional population survey by Bradbury, Andrew, Evans, Christine, Allan, Paul, Lee, Amanda, Vaughan Ruckley, C, Fowkes, FGR

“…Abstract Objective: To define the relations between age, sex, lower limb symptoms, and the presence of trunk varicose veins on clinical examination. Design:…”
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Incidence, Natural History and Cardiovascular Events in Symptomatic and Asymptomatic Peripheral Arterial Disease in the General Population by LENG, GILLIAN C, LEE, AMANDA J, FOWKERS, F GERALD R, WHITEMAN, MARATHA, DUNBAR, JANET, HOUSLEY, EDWARD, RUCKLEY, C VAUGHAN

“…Leng G C (Wolfson Unit for Prevention of Peripheral Vascular Diseases, Department of Public Health Sciences, The Medical School, Teviot Place, University of…”
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Socioeconomic impact of chronic venous insufficiency and leg ulcers by Ruckley, C V

“…Chronic venous insufficiency affects approximately 5% and chronic leg ulcer approximately 1% of the adult population of developed countries. Not only do recent…”
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Use of ankle brachial pressure index to predict cardiovascular events and death: a cohort study by Leng, G C, Fowkes, F G R, Lee, A J, Dunbar, J, Housley, E, Ruckley, C V

“…Abstract Objective: To determine whether a low ankle brachial pressure index is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular events and death, and…”
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Long-Term Outcomes of Immediate Repair Compared with Surveillance of Small Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms by Powell, J T, Brady, A R, Brown, L C, Fowkes, F G R, Greenhalgh, R M, Ruckley, C V, Thompson, S G

“…Small abdominal aortic aneurysms (no more than 5.5 cm in diameter) are believed to have a low risk of rupture. This study compared two management strategies:…”
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Mesenteric ischaemia: a multidisciplinary approach by Bradbury, A W, Brittenden, J, McBride, K, Ruckley, C V

“…Mesenteric ischaemia may result from a wide range of pathological processes, each possessing unique clinical features, diagnostic difficulties, management…”
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Edinburgh Artery Study: prevalence of asymptomatic and symptomatic peripheral arterial disease in the general population by Fowkes, F G, Housley, E, Cawood, E H, Macintyre, C C, Ruckley, C V, Prescott, R J

“…Intermittent claudication has been studied in cardiovascular surveys but limited information is available on asymptomatic peripheral arterial disease. The…”
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Lifestyle risk factors for lower limb venous reflux in the general population: Edinburgh Vein Study by Fowkes, FGR, Lee, AJ, Evans, CJ, Allan, PL, Bradbury, AW, Ruckley, CV

“…Background Varicose veins occur commonly in the general population but the aetiology is not well established. Varicosities are associated frequently with…”
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Saphenous surgery does not correct perforator incompetence in the presence of deep venous reflux by Stuart, Wesley P., Adam, Donald J., Allan, Paul L., Ruckley, C.Vaughan, Bradbury, Andrew W.

“…Purpose: To determine which patients require subfascial endoscopic perforator surgery (SEPS) in addition to saphenous surgery to correct pathologic outward…”
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Bypass versus angioplasty in severe ischaemia of the leg (BASIL): multicentre, randomised controlled trial by Adam, D J, Beard, J D, Cleveland, T, Bell, J, Bradbury, A W, Forbes, J F, Fowkes, F G R, Gillepsie, I, Ruckley, C V, Raab, G, Storkey, H

“…The treatment of rest pain, ulceration, and gangrene of the leg (severe limb ischaemia) remains controversial. We instigated the BASIL trial to compare the…”
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Risk factors for postoperative death following elective surgical repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm: results from the UK Small Aneurysm Trial by Brady, A. R., Fowkes, F. G. R., Greenhalgh, R. M., Powell, J. T., Ruckley, C. V., Thompson, S. G.

“…Background: In regional and population studies, the mortality rate within 30 days of elective surgical repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm is approximately 8…”
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The Scottish-Finnish-Swedish PARTNER study of taprostene versus placebo treatment in patients with critical limb ischemia by Belch, J J F, Ray, S, Rajput-Ray, M, Engeset, J, Fagrell, B, Lepäntalo, M, McKay, A, Mackay, I R, Ostergren, J, Ruckley, C V, Salenius, J

“…Atherosclerotic peripheral arterial disease is a major health problem in the western world, often manifested as intermittent claudication, affecting 10-20%…”
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The effect of long saphenous vein stripping on quality of life by MacKenzie, R.K., Paisley, A., Allan, P.L., Lee, A.J., Ruckley, C.V., Bradbury, A.W.

“…Purpose: Long saphenous vein (LSV) stripping in the treatment of varicose veins may reduce the recurrence of varices but may also increase morbidity rates. The…”
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Is intermittent claudication improved by percutaneous transluminal angioplasty? A randomized controlled trial by Whyman, Mark R., Fowkes, F.G.R., Kerracher, E.M.G., Gillespie, I.N., Lee, A.J., Housley, E., Ruckley, C.V.

“…Purpose: Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) is an increasingly popular invasive treatment for peripheral arterial disease, but there have been very…”
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Incidence and Risk Factors for Venous Reflux in the General Population: Edinburgh Vein Study by Robertson, L.A, Evans, C.J, Lee, A.J, Allan, P.L, Ruckley, C.V, Fowkes, F.G.R

“…Objective/background Chronic venous disease (CVD) is common, but the incidence of venous reflux, a precursor to this condition, is unknown. This study measured…”
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Final 12-year follow-up of Surgery versus Surveillance in the UK Small Aneurysm Trial by Powell, J.T.

“…Background: The aim was to determine whether early open surgical repair would benefit patients with small abdominal aortic aneurysm compared with surveillance…”
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Telangiectasia and venous reflux in the Edinburgh Vein Study by Ruckley, C V, Allan, P L, Evans, C J, Lee, A J, Fowkes, F G R

“…The purpose of this study was to correlate the clinical findings in the Edinburgh Vein Study with the results of duplex scanning of the deep and superficial…”
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Recurrent varicose veins: a varicographic analysis leading to a new practical classification by Stonebridge, P A, Chalmers, N, Beggs, I, Bradbury, A W, Ruckley, C V

“…The varicograms of 128 legs were reviewed by a panel of two vascular surgeons and a radiologist with a specialist vascular interest. Varicography effectively…”
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