2023
Obesity and Peripheral Artery Disease: Current Evidence and Controversies
Lempesis I, Varrias D, Sagris M, Attaran R, Altin E, Bakoyiannis C, Palaiodimos L, Dalamaga M, Kokkinidis D. Obesity and Peripheral Artery Disease: Current Evidence and Controversies. Current Obesity Reports 2023, 12: 264-279. PMID: 37243875, PMCID: PMC10220347, DOI: 10.1007/s13679-023-00510-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeripheral artery diseaseArtery diseaseCurrent evidenceLower extremity peripheral artery diseaseHigher body mass indexSignificant public health problemPurpose of ReviewObesityPresence of obesityPotential pathophysiologic mechanismsRisk of morbidityBody mass indexBody fat distributionProgression of atherosclerosisMajor risk factorPublic health problemPotential protective roleMendelian randomization studyObesity paradoxAggressive treatmentCardiovascular manifestationsMass indexNormal weightPad developmentPathophysiologic mechanismsRisk factors
2022
Correlation between reflux time and venous clinical severity score in patients undergoing saphenous vein ablation: A prospective study
Kokkinidis D, Chaar C, Mena-Hurtado C, Attaran R. Correlation between reflux time and venous clinical severity score in patients undergoing saphenous vein ablation: A prospective study. Phlebology The Journal Of Venous Disease 2022, 38: 62-66. PMID: 36524895, DOI: 10.1177/02683555221146730.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVenous Clinical Severity ScoreClinical severity scoreSaphenous vein ablationVein refluxVein ablationProspective studySeverity scoreGreat saphenous vein refluxGreat saphenous vein ablationReflux timeMean reflux timesSuperficial vein refluxDeep vein refluxSaphenous vein refluxAnalysis of patientsTime of ablationSeverity of symptomsUnderwent ablationSymptomatic refluxPatientsSpearman rank correlationRefluxAblationPoor correlationScores
2018
A prospective, multi‐center study of the chocolate balloon in femoropopliteal peripheral artery disease: The Chocolate BAR registry
Mustapha JA, Lansky A, Shishehbor M, McClure J, Johnson S, Davis T, Makam P, Crowder W, Konstantino E, Attaran RR, Investigators T. A prospective, multi‐center study of the chocolate balloon in femoropopliteal peripheral artery disease: The Chocolate BAR registry. Catheterization And Cardiovascular Interventions 2018, 91: 1144-1148. PMID: 29513389, DOI: 10.1002/ccd.27565.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAngioplasty, BalloonEquipment DesignFemaleFemoral ArteryHumansMaleMiddle AgedPeripheral Arterial DiseasePopliteal ArteryProduct Surveillance, PostmarketingProspective StudiesRegistriesRisk FactorsStentsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesVascular Access DevicesVascular PatencyConceptsTarget lesion revascularizationPrimary endpointFemoropopliteal peripheral artery diseaseSymptomatic peripheral arterial diseaseExcellent procedural outcomesLower dissection ratePeripheral arterial diseasePeripheral artery diseaseAcute procedural successLong-term outcomesPost-market registryMulti-center studyAngioplasty balloon catheterPercutaneous transluminal angioplasty balloon catheterRutherford classCause mortalityLesion revascularizationMajor amputationArtery diseaseArterial diseaseProcedural successUnplanned amputationBalloon catheterProcedural outcomesProcedure success
2015
Intravascular Ultrasound in Lower Extremity Peripheral Vascular Interventions
Panaich SS, Arora S, Patel N, Patel NJ, Savani C, Patel A, Thakkar B, Singh V, Patel S, Patel N, Agnihotri K, Bhatt P, Deshmukh A, Gupta V, Attaran RR, Mena CI, Grines CL, Cleman M, Forrest JK, Badheka AO. Intravascular Ultrasound in Lower Extremity Peripheral Vascular Interventions. Journal Of Endovascular Therapy 2015, 23: 65-75. PMID: 26637836, DOI: 10.1177/1526602815620780.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAmputation, SurgicalChi-Square DistributionCost-Benefit AnalysisDatabases, FactualEndovascular ProceduresFemaleHospital CostsHospital MortalityHumansLimb SalvageLinear ModelsLower ExtremityMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisOdds RatioPeripheral Vascular DiseasesPractice Patterns, Physicians'Risk FactorsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUltrasonography, InterventionalUnited StatesYoung AdultConceptsLower limb endovascular interventionsPostprocedural complicationsHospitalization costsEndovascular interventionHospital mortalityAmputation rateOdds ratioNonsignificant increaseUtilization Project Nationwide Inpatient Sample databaseTwo-level hierarchical multivariateICD-9 procedure codesNationwide Inpatient Sample databasePeripheral vascular proceduresCo-primary outcomesLower amputation ratesPeripheral vascular interventionsPeripheral endovascular interventionsConfidence intervalsIVUS useIVUS utilizationSecondary outcomesStudy cohortVascular proceduresVascular interventionsHealthcare costsImpact of Hospital Volume on Outcomes of Lower Extremity Endovascular Interventions (Insights from the Nationwide Inpatient Sample [2006 to 2011])
Arora S, Panaich SS, Patel N, Patel N, Lahewala S, Solanki S, Patel P, Patel A, Manvar S, Savani C, Tripathi B, Thakkar B, Jhamnani S, Singh V, Patel S, Patel J, Bhimani R, Mohamad T, Remetz MS, Curtis JP, Attaran RR, Grines C, Mena CI, Cleman M, Forrest J, Badheka AO. Impact of Hospital Volume on Outcomes of Lower Extremity Endovascular Interventions (Insights from the Nationwide Inpatient Sample [2006 to 2011]). The American Journal Of Cardiology 2015, 116: 791-800. PMID: 26100585, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2015.05.050.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overEndovascular ProceduresFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHospital CostsHospital MortalityHospitals, High-VolumeHospitals, Low-VolumeHumansIncidenceInpatientsLower ExtremityMaleMiddle AgedPeripheral Arterial DiseasePostoperative ComplicationsPostoperative PeriodPrognosisRegistriesRetrospective StudiesUnited StatesYoung AdultConceptsPeripheral endovascular interventionsHospitalization costsEndovascular interventionInhospital mortalityAmputation rateHospital volumePrimary outcomeCharlson co-morbidity index scoreUtilization Project Nationwide Inpatient Sample databaseLower Extremity Endovascular InterventionsTwo-level hierarchical multivariateNationwide Inpatient Sample databaseHospital volume quartilesCo-morbidity statusHospital procedural volumeLower amputation ratesAppropriate International ClassificationHigh-volume centersAnnual institutional volumeWeekend admissionSecondary outcomesPostprocedural complicationsStudy cohortNinth RevisionVolume centers