Etude pédoécologique de l'Iran Central

In the following note we have been trying to study the central part of Iran. The major part of this country is arid or semiarid and the average annual rainfall decreases to less than 100 mm. Vegetation varies according to climate. The soils of this aera are Solontchaks, Solonetz, Sierozem, saline allucial and colluvial soils, and lithosol soils. Problems to be solved if the soils of central Iran are to be used productively, are salinity and alkalinity of soils, water and wind erosion, indequacy or lack of organic matter..Alimardani M., Aryavand A. Etude pédoécologique de l'Iran Central. In: Méditerranée, deuxième série, tome 16, 1-1974. pp. 77-83

Endovascular Management of Acute Bleeding Following Recent and Late Open Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair

Open repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm is still considered the gold standard against which endovascular repair is measured. We describe two cases of open repair complicated by bleeding where endovascular treatment proved to be life-saving

Screening for AAAs in Patients Who Have Undergone CABG

The article describes the experience at Inova Fairfax with a screening program to identify patients for abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) and carotid occlusive disease, following coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG)