2024
Open and Endovascular Treatment of the Common Femoral Artery in a Tertiary Care Center
Wells N, Hundito A, Tuttle M, Alameddine D, Aboian E, Arhuidese I, Fischer U, Perez-Lozada J, Guzman R, Ochoa Chaar C. Open and Endovascular Treatment of the Common Femoral Artery in a Tertiary Care Center. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2024 PMID: 39442735, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2024.10.027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLower extremity revascularizationTreated with open surgeryPeripheral arterial diseaseCFA endarterectomyEndovascular therapyOpen surgeryEndovascular treatmentEndovascular lower extremity revascularizationTreated with endovascular therapyCompared to open surgeryAssociated with higher perioperative complicationsLower extremity revascularization proceduresPost-operative bleedingFemoral arteryImprove patient selectionKaplan-Meier analysisTertiary care centerTertiary-care centerLong-term outcomesEndovascular treatment of peripheral arterial diseaseLonger hospital lengthMALE-free survivalMultivariate logistic regressionTreatment of peripheral arterial diseaseCommon femoral artery
2023
An ultrasound-based femoral artery calcification score
Maahs E, Schwartz A, Berezowitz A, Davis S, Guzman R. An ultrasound-based femoral artery calcification score. Journal Of Vascular Surgery Cases And Innovative Techniques 2023, 10: 101381. PMID: 38130366, PMCID: PMC10731664, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvscit.2023.101381.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPeripheral arterial diseaseCalcification scoreArterial diseaseLower extremitiesFemoral calcificationCalcium scoreDuplex ultrasoundFemoral arteryChronic limb threatening ischemiaArterial duplex ultrasoundFemoral artery calcificationLimb-specific outcomesAmputation-free survivalLimb threatening ischemiaLower extremity atherosclerosisStandard computed tomographyNew scoring systemArtery calcificationLimb outcomesRenal failureCT evaluationArterial calcificationInclusion criteriaComputed tomographyUS score