2019
Patient perspectives on inferior vena cava filter retrieval
Aurshina A, Brahmandam A, Zhang Y, Yang Y, Mojibian H, Sarac T, Ochoa Chaar CI. Patient perspectives on inferior vena cava filter retrieval. Journal Of Vascular Surgery Venous And Lymphatic Disorders 2019, 7: 507-513. PMID: 30850353, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvsv.2018.11.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultClinical Decision-MakingComorbidityDevice RemovalDirect-to-Consumer AdvertisingFemaleHealth CommunicationHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHumansMaleMiddle AgedPatient CompliancePatient Education as TopicPatientsPulmonary EmbolismRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsSex FactorsVena Cava FiltersConceptsIVC filter placementMajority of patientsFilter placementIVC filtersPatient's perspectiveRetrospective single-center reviewSingle-center reviewLong-term complicationsPrimary care providersTelephone surveyInferior Vena Cava Filter Retrieval RatesInferior vena cava filter retrievalTeam of physiciansFilter retrieval ratesElectronic medical recordsTerms of demographicsHealth-related communicationPatient demographicsPatient characteristicsPatient factorsMedical recordsPatient awarenessVascular specialistsOverall retrieval rateLong-term effects
2018
Natural history of aneurysmal aortic arch branch vessels in a single tertiary referral center
Brownstein AJ, Rajaee S, Erben Y, Li Y, Rizzo JA, Lyall V, Mojibian H, Ziganshin BA, Elefteriades JA. Natural history of aneurysmal aortic arch branch vessels in a single tertiary referral center. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2018, 68: 1631-1639.e1. PMID: 29803680, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2018.03.412.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAortic Aneurysm, ThoracicAortic RuptureAortographyBlood Vessel ProsthesisBlood Vessel Prosthesis ImplantationClinical Decision-MakingComputed Tomography AngiographyConnecticutDatabases, FactualDisease ProgressionEndovascular ProceduresFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsStentsTertiary Care CentersTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeWatchful WaitingYoung AdultConceptsAortic arch branch vesselsArch branch vesselsOperative repairNatural historyArtery aneurysmAortic aneurysmBranch vesselsCommon carotid artery aneurysmLeft subclavian artery aneurysmSingle tertiary referral centerSubclavian artery aneurysmTertiary referral centerCarotid artery aneurysmComputed tomography scanMultivariable regression analysisBenign natural historyCross-sectional imagingAortic operationsChest painOperative interventionPatient demographicsPostoperative hemorrhageReferral centerAortic dissectionRight subclavian