International Clinical Practice Variations in Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Treatment among Patients under 65 Years of Age: a Report from the International Consortium of Vascular Registries

World Journal of Methodology

Aortic mural thrombus: Individualized treatment for a heterogeneous disease?

This is an invited commentary on Moudgal et al. 5 Clinical characteristics, presentation, and outcomes in patients with thoracic aortic thrombus. Vasc Med 2026; 31: 685–695; and Pardo, et al. 6 Symptomatic primary aortic mural thrombus: Findings after 6 months of oral anticoagulation. Vasc Med 2026; 31: 696–704.

Impact of operative time on complications after PCNL in the elderly (aged ≥70 years): the Safety and Efficacy of Nephrolithotomy in Older patients undergoing PCNL (SENIOR‐PCNL) study

In elderly patients undergoing PCNL, prolonged OT was independently associated with higher odds of overall, major, and infectious postoperative complications, supporting OT as a practical intraoperative marker for risk stratification and procedural planning.

Suboptimal Echocardiographic Image Quality Predicts in‐Hospital Mortality Across the Adult Age Spectrum, Independent of Admission Type: A Large‐Scale NLP Study

Suboptimal echocardiographic image quality is common and usually treated as a reason for study exclusion, yet discarded studies come disproportionately from older patients. We examined whether it independently predicts in‐hospital mortality across the adult age spectrum.

Management of aortic stenosis: lifetime management is a moving target

We read with great interest the thoughtful article by Hamana and colleagues regarding lifetime management and reintervention after transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) (1). Their review appropriately highlights the growing importance of structural valve deterioration as TAVR expands into younger and lower-risk...

Gender Influences Patient Characteristics, Fracture Pattern, Achievement of Clinical Care Targets and Postoperative Mortality Risk Following a Hip Fracture: A Retrospective Cohort Study

This study assesses whether patient gender is associated with differences in demographics and fracture characteristics, clinical care, mortality risk and length of acute hospital stay following a hip fracture.