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
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
2016
Racial disparities after vascular trauma are age-dependent
Hicks C, Canner J, Zarkowsky D, Arhuidese I, Obeid T, Malas M. Racial disparities after vascular trauma are age-dependent. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2016, 64: 418-424. PMID: 26993377, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2016.01.049.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAge FactorsAgedAmputation, SurgicalBlack or African AmericanChi-Square DistributionFemaleHealth Status DisparitiesHealthcare DisparitiesHospital MortalityHumansLimb SalvageMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisOdds RatioRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesVascular System InjuriesWhite PeopleWounds, PenetratingYoung AdultConceptsRacial disparitiesBlack patientsAge groupsRisk adjustmentWhite patientsOlder black patientsRisk of amputationSignificant racial disparitiesTrauma patientsCompare in-hospital mortalityNationwide Inpatient SampleYoung black patientsOlder age groupsRisk of deathYoung white patientsInternational ClassificationIn-hospital mortalityEffects of raceOlder populationWhite counterpartsInpatient SampleTrauma populationVascular traumaAmputationEdition codes