2024
The Incidence and Impact of Cardiac Function Decline after Lower Extremity Revascularization
Jamil Y, Huttler J, Alameddine D, Wu Z, Mena-Hurtado C, Velazquez E, Guzman R, Ochoa Chaar C. The Incidence and Impact of Cardiac Function Decline after Lower Extremity Revascularization. Annals Of Vascular Surgery 2024 PMID: 39343374, DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2024.07.119.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCardiac functional declineStable cardiac functionLower extremity revascularizationPeripheral arterial diseaseCardiac functionFollow-upExtremity revascularizationFunctional declineElectronic records of patientsKaplan-Meier analysisRecords of patientsMode of revascularizationAdverse limb eventsLower-extremity revascularizationTransthoracic echocardiogramReintervention rateHeart failureDiabetes mellitusPeriprocedural bleedingPatient characteristicsArtery diseasePatientsLimb eventsIncreased mortalityRevascularization
2020
Variations in the Management of Claudication in a Tertiary Care Center
Ochoa Chaar CI, Gholitabar N, Detrani M, Jorshery SD, Kim TI, Zhuo H, Zhang Y, Dardik A. Variations in the Management of Claudication in a Tertiary Care Center. Annals Of Vascular Surgery 2020, 67: 395-402. PMID: 32179142, DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2020.02.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedConservative TreatmentElectronic Health RecordsEndovascular ProceduresFemaleGuideline AdherenceHealthcare DisparitiesHumansIntermittent ClaudicationLower ExtremityMaleMiddle AgedPeripheral Arterial DiseasePractice Guidelines as TopicPractice Patterns, Physicians'Retrospective StudiesRisk FactorsRisk Reduction BehaviorTertiary Care CentersTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeVascular Surgical ProceduresConceptsLower extremity revascularizationAnkle-brachial indexVascular surgeonsConservative therapyWalking exercisesSmoking cessationMean ankle-brachial indexManagement of claudicationTertiary care centerRecords of patientsCoronary artery diseaseStandard of carePattern of symptomsQuality of lifeMajor amputationVascular claudicationMedical optimizationStatin medicationExtremity revascularizationArtery diseaseOpen revascularizationMedical managementSingle centerEndovascular interventionInstitutional protocol
2009
Endovascular aneurysm repair is associated with less malnutrition than open abdominal aortic aneurysm repair
Chaar CI, Fitzgerald TN, Dewan M, Huddle M, Schlosser FJ, Perkal M, Muhs BE, Dardik A. Endovascular aneurysm repair is associated with less malnutrition than open abdominal aortic aneurysm repair. The American Journal Of Surgery 2009, 198: 623-627. PMID: 19887189, PMCID: PMC2774903, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2009.07.022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndovascular aneurysm repairAbdominal aortic aneurysm repairAortic aneurysm repairAneurysm repairPostoperative malnutritionAAA repairOpen repairOpen abdominal aortic aneurysm repairIntensive care unit stayNutritional Risk Index scoresVeterans Affairs Connecticut Healthcare SystemNutritional Risk IndexDuration of intubationLength of hospitalizationOpen AAA repairRecords of patientsRisk index scoreLess malnutritionUnit stayAlbumin levelsPrimary outcomePatientsIndex scoreMalnutritionHealthcare system