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Folic acid administration reduces neointimal thickening, augments neo-vasa vasorum formation and reduces oxidative stress in saphenous vein grafts from pigs used as a model of diabetes by Bloor, J., Shukla, N., Smith, F. C. T., Angelini, G. D., Jeremy, J. Y.

“…Aims/hypothesis There is evidence that plasma homocysteine augments vein graft failure and that it augments both micro- and macro-angiopathy in patients with…”
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Ultrasonographic screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm in an urban community by Smith, F C, Grimshaw, G M, Paterson, I S, Shearman, C P, Hamer, J D

“…As part of the Birmingham Community Aneurysm Screening Project, 3500 men aged 65-75 years from 20 urban general practices were invited for aortic…”
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Reoperation for neurological complications following carotid endarterectomy by Stewart, A. H. R., McGrath, C. M., Cole, S. E. A., Smith, F. C. T., Baird, R. N., Lamont, P. M.

“…Background: There remains a dilemma whether or not to re‐explore the carotid artery when a neurological complication occurs after carotid endarterectomy. This…”
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Anomalous Right Subclavian Artery and Coarctation-Related Aneurysm Repaired with Bilateral Subclavian-to-Carotid Transposition and Exclusion Stent-Grafting by Denton, O.J, Bloor, J, Martin, R.P, Tometzki, A.J.P, Hamilton, M.C.K, Smith, F.C.T

“…Abstract Introduction Aortic arch anomalies are common; however, the presence of concomitant pathology may present a complex management problem. Report A 42…”
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CORESS Feedback: Cases from the Confidential Reporting System for Surgery by Smith, F Ct

“…We are grateful to those who have provided the material for these reports. The online reporting form is available on the website (www.coress.org.uk), which…”
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Microproteinuria predicts the severity of systemic effects of reperfusion injury following infrarenal aortic aneurysm surgery by Smith, F C, Gosling, P, Sanghera, K, Green, M A, Paterson, I S, Shearman, C P

“…Noncardiogenic pulmonary dysfunction can be demonstrated in all patients following elective aortic aneurysm repair and is a cause of postoperative morbidity…”
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Contributory factors in surgical incidents as delineated by a confidential reporting system by Mushtaq, F, O'Driscoll, C, Smith, Fct, Wilkins, D, Kapur, N, Lawton, R

“…Background Confidential reporting systems play a key role in capturing information about adverse surgical events. However, the value of these systems is…”
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Does the Intercollegiate Membership of the Royal College of Surgeons (MRCS) examination predict 'on-the-job' performance during UK higher specialty surgical training? by Scrimgeour, Dsg, Brennan, P A, Griffiths, G, Lee, A J, Smith, Fct, Cleland, J

“…The Intercollegiate Membership of the Royal College of Surgeons (MRCS) is a mandatory examination to enter higher surgical specialty training in the UK. It is…”
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Acute intestinal ischaemia by Marston, Adrian, Smith, F. C. T., Shearman, C. P.

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External Supports and the Prevention of Neointima Formation in Vein Grafts by Vijayan, V., Smith, F.C.T., Angelini, G.D., Bulbulia, R.A., Jeremy, J.Y.

“…Aims and methodology: the aim of this review is to provide an overview of the aetiology of neointima formation in vein grafts and to highlight the use of an…”
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Management of the Near Total Internal Carotid Artery Occlusion by Giannoukas, A.D., Labropoulos, N., Smith, F.C.T., Venables, G.S., Beard, J.D.

“…The risk of stroke in patients with near total internal carotid artery (ICA) occlusion is perceived to be high as stroke risk increases with severity of the…”
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The Effect of Acute Normovolaemic Haemodilution on the Inflammatory Response and Clinical Outcome in Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair—Results of a Pilot Trial by Wolowczyk, L., Nevin, M., Day, A., Smith, F.C.T., Baird, R.N., Lamont, P.M.

“…To determine the effect of acute normovolaemic haemodilution (ANH) on the inflammatory response and clinical outcome in elective open abdominal aortic aneurysm…”
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Haemodilutional Effect of Standard Fluid Management Limits the Effectiveness of Acute Normovolaemic Haemodilution in AAA Surgery—Results of a Pilot Trial by Wolowczyk, L., Nevin, M., Smith, F.C.T., Baird, R.N., Lamont, P.M.

“…Objective: To evaluate the impact of standard fluid management on the effectiveness of ANH as a blood conservation method in elective open AAA repair. Design:…”
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A Randomised, Double Blind, Placebo-controlled Study to Determine the Efficacy of Immune Modulation Therapy in the Treatment of Patients Suffering from Peripheral Arterial Occlusive Disease with Intermittent Claudication by McGrath, C., Robb, R., Lucas, A.J., Stewart, A.H.R., Underwood, C.L., Horridge, J.K., Lamont, P.M., Smith, F.C.T., Baird, R.N.

“…Objectives: this study examined the effect of immune modulation therapy (IMT) on claudication distances Materials and methods: a double-blind placebo…”
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Angioplasty reverses the systemic effects of exercise in intermittent claudication by Lewis, D. R., Day, A., Baird, R. N., Smith, F. C. T., Lamont, P. M.

“…Background: The choice between exercise training and percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) in the treatment of intermittent claudication (IC) remains…”
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Randomized controlled trial of acute normovolaemic haemodilution in aortic aneurysm repair by Wolowczyk, L., Bulbulia, R. A., Stewart, A., Nevin, M., Day, A., Smith, F. C. T., Baird, R. N., Lamont, P. M.

“…Background: Previous studies have suggested that acute normovolaemic haemodilution (ANH) reduces the need for heterologous blood transfusion in abdominal…”
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An endothelin type A receptor antagonist inhibits neointimal hyperplasia and increases luminal area in porcine vein grafts by Bulbulia, R. A., Smith, F. C. T., Lamont, P. M., Baird, R. N., Angelini, G. D., Jeremy, J. Y., Yim, A., Wan, S.

“…Background: Neointimal hyperplasia is responsible for the majority of cases of vein graft failure. To date, no pharmacological intervention has proved…”
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Pre-operative Hand-held Doppler Run-off Score can be used to Stratify Risk Prior to Infra-inguinal Bypass Surgery by Stewart, A.H.R., Lucas, A., Smith, F.C.T., Baird, R.N., Lamont, P.M.

“…Objectives: to investigate the relationship between calf vessel run-off assessed by hand-held Doppler, graft patency and patient survival following…”
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Interhospital provision of emergency vascular services for a large population: early outcomes and clinical results by Baird, R. N., Baker, A. R., Hine, C., Lamont, P. M., Lear, P. A., Loveday, E., Mitchell, D. M., Morse, M., Munro, E. N., Murphy, K. P., Rees, M. R., Smith, F. C. T., Thornton, M. J.

“…Background: In 1999 an emergency vascular service for Bristol and Avon (including Weston‐Super‐Mare) (population approximately 1 million) was initiated…”
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Patients with a failed infrainguinal bypass graft have abnormal lipid metabolism by Lewis, D. R., Taberner, P. V., Lemon, M. J. C., Day, A., Shih, M. F., Brooks, S. T., Bird, R. N., Lamont, P. M., Smith, F. C. T.

“…Background: Dyslipidaemias adversely affect vascular tone, endothelial function and platelet activation. Abnormal lipid metabolism has not been established as…”
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