2023
Carbon dioxide angiography during peripheral vascular interventions is associated with decreased cardiac and renal complications in patients with chronic kidney disease
Lee S, Ali S, Cardella J, Turner J, Guzman R, Dardik A, Ochoa Chaar C. Carbon dioxide angiography during peripheral vascular interventions is associated with decreased cardiac and renal complications in patients with chronic kidney disease. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2023, 78: 201-208. PMID: 36948278, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2023.03.029.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdvanced chronic kidney diseaseChronic kidney diseasePeripheral vascular interventionsContrast volume usagePC-AKICarbon dioxide angiographyCardiac complicationsPropensity matchingKidney diseaseVascular interventionsPost-contrast acute kidney injuryAcute kidney injuryOutcomes of patientsPeripheral arterial diseasePoor renal functionMultivariate logistic regressionLower contrast volumeVolume of contrastCardiac comorbiditiesKidney injuryMinor amputationRenal complicationsRenal functionEndovascular therapyArterial disease
2021
Strategies to Minimize Iodinated Contrast Volume in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease Undergoing Peripheral Vascular Interventions
Lee SR, Dardik A, Chaar CIO. Strategies to Minimize Iodinated Contrast Volume in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease Undergoing Peripheral Vascular Interventions. Annals Of Vascular Surgery 2021, 73: 490-495. PMID: 33556507, DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2021.01.081.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeripheral vascular interventionsChronic kidney diseaseVascular interventionsPostcontrast acute kidney injuryChronic limb threatening ischemiaSuccessful endovascular revascularizationAcute kidney injuryCKD stage 4Limb threatening ischemiaPC-AKIEndovascular revascularizationKidney injuryUse of ICMContrast volumeKidney diseaseIntravascular lesionsContrast mediumPatientsStage 4InterventionRiskRevascularizationIschemiaInjuryTherapy
2020
Postcontrast Acute Kidney Injury after Peripheral Vascular Interventions in Kidney Transplant Recipients
Lee SR, Dardik A, Ochoa Chaar CI. Postcontrast Acute Kidney Injury after Peripheral Vascular Interventions in Kidney Transplant Recipients. Annals Of Vascular Surgery 2020, 68: 8-14. PMID: 32428641, DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2020.04.057.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKidney transplant recipientsPeripheral vascular interventionsPostcontrast acute kidney injuryPC-AKIAcute kidney injuryKidney transplantKidney injuryTransplant recipientsRisk factorsVascular interventionsNew dialysis requirementPoor allograft functionPropensity-matched patientsPeripheral artery diseaseVascular Quality InitiativeGroup of patientsKaplan-Meier analysisMultivariable logistic regressionLong-term survivalAllograft functionBaseline warfarinHospital mortalityDialysis requirementPerioperative outcomesFeared complication
2019
Risk factors and safe contrast volume thresholds for postcontrast acute kidney injury after peripheral vascular interventions
Lee SR, Zhuo H, Zhang Y, Dahl N, Dardik A, Ochoa Chaar CI. Risk factors and safe contrast volume thresholds for postcontrast acute kidney injury after peripheral vascular interventions. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2019, 72: 603-610.e1. PMID: 31843298, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2019.09.059.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute Kidney InjuryAgedCanadaContrast MediaDatabases, FactualEndovascular ProceduresFemaleHumansIncidenceKidneyMaleMiddle AgedPatient SafetyPeripheral Arterial DiseaseRadiography, InterventionalRenal Insufficiency, ChronicRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsAdvanced chronic kidney diseaseChronic kidney diseasePeripheral vascular interventionsStages of CKDPostcontrast acute kidney injuryBaseline kidney functionPC-AKIAcute kidney injuryContrast volumeVolume of contrastRisk factorsKidney injuryCumulative incidenceLimb ischemiaKidney functionVascular interventionsMultivariable Cox proportional hazards regressionCox proportional hazards regressionAcute limb ischemiaLong-term mortalityCritical limb ischemiaNormal kidney functionMultivariable logistic regressionProportional hazards regressionLong-term survival