2021
Contemporary outcomes of concomitant suprainguinal bypass with infrainguinal revascularization procedures in patients with chronic limb-threatening ischemia
Naazie I, Zarrintan S, Arhuidese I, Al-Nouri O, Abou-Zamzam A, Malas M. Contemporary outcomes of concomitant suprainguinal bypass with infrainguinal revascularization procedures in patients with chronic limb-threatening ischemia. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2021, 75: 989-997.e1. PMID: 34606957, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2021.08.105.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic limb-threatening ischemiaRisk of amputationSuprainguinal bypassRest painAmputation-free survivalIncreased riskLimb-threatening ischemiaInfrainguinal revascularizationTissue lossMajor amputationInfrainguinal bypassRevascularization proceduresIncreased risk of amputationPerioperative myocardial infarction rateAssociated with decreased riskConcomitant infrainguinal bypassOutcomes of patientsLog-rank testPerioperative myocardial infarctionKaplan-Meier survivalTreatment of patientsVascular Quality InitiativeMyocardial infarction rateInfrainguinal revascularization proceduresIncreased odds
2018
Risks Associated With Primary and Redo Carotid Endarterectomy in the Endovascular Era
Arhuidese I, Faateh M, Nejim B, Locham S, Abularrage C, Malas M. Risks Associated With Primary and Redo Carotid Endarterectomy in the Endovascular Era. JAMA Surgery 2018, 153: 252-259. PMID: 29117272, PMCID: PMC5885921, DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2017.4477.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary carotid endarterectomyRedo carotid endarterectomyAsymptomatic patientsSymptomatic patientsCarotid endarterectomyMyocardial infarctionProspective cohort of patientsPoint of careCohort of patientsPerioperative myocardial infarctionRisk of deathAsymptomatic carotid stenosisVascular Quality InitiativeRisk of strokeExcess riskMain OutcomesSociety for Vascular SurgeryClinicians' expectationsCommunity hospitalProfessional guidelinesConsecutive patientsProspective cohortNo significant differenceEndovascular therapyQuality Initiative