The resultant prothrombotic diathesis after open surgical repair and EVAR may account for the high level of perioperative thrombotic complications.

Post CEA surveillance is necessary to detect patients with PA early. Factors that favour infection must be avoided. Endovascular repair of carotid PA should be encouraged in specialised centres.

BTA angioplasty for pedal and plantar arterial occlusive disease is technically feasible. It has good medium-term clinical outcome and limb salvage in a group of patients with poor surgical options.

The prothrombotic, hypofibrinolytic diathesis associated with AAA is normalized 12 months after EVAR. This beneficial systemic effect of EVAR for AAA disease may help protect patients against future thromboembolic cardiovascular events.

EVAR reduces serum IL-1α and its inflammatory activity in patient serum. IL-1α is, therefore, implicated in the molecular pathology of AAAs and may have potential as a clinically useful biomarker.

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AAA is associated with increased thrombin generation without upregulation of fibrinolysis. The prothrombotic, hypofibrinolytic diathesis observed in patients with AAA returns toward normal in the medium term after EVAR and OAR, although there is a trend toward decreased fibrinolysis post-OAR.

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