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 mortalityRevascularizationPresentation and patterns of reinterventions after revascularization in patients with premature Peripheral Arterial Disease
Sivakumar A, Satam K, Wu Z, Alameddine D, Aboian E, Chaer R, Schermerhorn M, Moreira C, Guzman R, Ochoa Chaar C. Presentation and patterns of reinterventions after revascularization in patients with premature Peripheral Arterial Disease. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2024 PMID: 39002606, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2024.07.021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPremature peripheral arterial diseaseLower extremity revascularizationOlder patientsPeripheral arterial diseaseArtery diseaseRetrospective review of consecutive patientsReview of consecutive patientsDistressed Communities IndexAge of presentationFrequency of reinterventionsEnd-stage renal diseaseKaplan-Meier curvesOutcomes of lower extremity revascularizationLong-term outcomesCoronary artery diseaseMALE-free survivalAdverse limb eventsOverall survivalReintervention rateConsecutive patientsFrequent reinterventionsPerioperative complicationsRetrospective reviewNo significant differenceInstitutional experienceClinical Implications of Low Body Mass Index on Endovascular Lower Extremity Revascularization
Pinto Rodriguez P, Alameddine D, Huttler J, Damara F, Slade M, Cardella J, Guzman R, Chaar C. Clinical Implications of Low Body Mass Index on Endovascular Lower Extremity Revascularization. Annals Of Vascular Surgery 2024, 106: 350-359. PMID: 38810726, DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2024.02.031.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPeripheral vascular interventionsPeripheral arterial diseaseLower body mass indexUnderweight patientsLong-term outcomesBody mass indexNonobese patientsMass indexRetrospective analysis of patientsRate of thrombotic complicationsHigher 30-day mortalityRates of amputation-free survivalRate of reinterventionOutcomes of patientsPeripheral arterial disease patientsAnalysis of patientsKaplan-Meier analysisImpact of malnutritionBaseline demographic characteristicsChronic limb-threatening ischemiaEpidemic of obesityOptimization of nutritionLonger hospital lengthAdverse limb eventsAmputation-free survivalAnticoagulation in Patients with Premature Peripheral Artery Disease Undergoing Lower Extremity Revascularization
Kim T, DeWan A, Murray M, Wang H, Mani A, Mena-Hurtado C, Guzman R, Ochoa Chaar C. Anticoagulation in Patients with Premature Peripheral Artery Disease Undergoing Lower Extremity Revascularization. Annals Of Vascular Surgery 2024, 105: 150-157. PMID: 38593922, DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2024.02.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPremature peripheral arterial diseaseAntiplatelet therapyVascular Quality InitiativeArtery diseaseAdjunct to antiplatelet therapyReturn to the operating roomPost-operative anticoagulationCompared to patientsPostoperative antiplatelet therapyOne-year outcomesCongestive heart failureLower extremity revascularizationMajor adverse limb eventsCoronary artery diseaseEffects of anticoagulantsAmputation-free survivalEarly onset of diseaseAdverse limb eventsPeripheral vascular interventionsOnset of diseasePeripheral arterial diseaseLower-extremity revascularizationPropensity score matchingPerioperative mortalityBaseline characteristics