2024
The Use and Impact of Cilostazol on Patients Undergoing Endovascular Peripheral Interventions
Alameddine D, Damara F, Pinto Rodriguez P, Huttler J, Slade M, Arhuidese I, Aboian E, Ochoa Chaar C. The Use and Impact of Cilostazol on Patients Undergoing Endovascular Peripheral Interventions. Annals Of Vascular Surgery 2024, 103: 47-57. PMID: 38387798, DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2023.12.071.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchImpact of cilostazolPeripheral vascular interventionsPeripheral arterial diseaseTreatment of intermittent claudicationRates of long-term mortalityPeripheral vascular interventional proceduresKaplan-Meier methodCongestive heart failureLong-term mortalityLong-term outcomesEndovascular peripheral interventionsRenal complicationsPatient demographicsBaseline characteristicsHeart failureDiabetes mellitusArtery diseaseIntermittent claudicationCilostazolPatientsVascular interventionsPeripheral interventionsClaudicationOutcomesIntervention
2019
Outcomes of Infrainguinal Lower Extremity Bypass Are Superior in Kidney Transplant Recipients Than Patients with Dialysis
Nejim B, Hicks C, Arhuidese I, Locham S, Dakour-Aridi H, Malas M. Outcomes of Infrainguinal Lower Extremity Bypass Are Superior in Kidney Transplant Recipients Than Patients with Dialysis. Annals Of Vascular Surgery 2019, 63: 209-217. PMID: 31349053, DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2019.04.026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAmputation, SurgicalBlood Vessel Prosthesis ImplantationDatabases, FactualFemaleHumansKidney Failure, ChronicKidney TransplantationLimb SalvageLower ExtremityMaleMiddle AgedPeripheral Arterial DiseaseProgression-Free SurvivalRenal DialysisRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsSaphenous VeinTime FactorsVascular PatencyConceptsLower extremity bypassEnd-stage renal diseaseKT recipientsPrimary patencyDialysis therapyAmputation-free survivalKidney transplantationVascular Quality Initiative databaseRisk-adjusted hazardsKidney transplant recipientsPositive effects of KTRisk of mortalityEffects of KTRisk of amputationLower-extremity bypassSurgical outcomesTransplant recipientsBaseline characteristicsBypass proceduresDialysis patientsRenal diseaseComparative efficacyKT groupDT groupPatients