Design of the Revascularization With Open Bypass vs Angioplasty and Stenting of the Lower Extremity Trial (ROBUST): A Randomized Clinical Trial
Malas M, Qazi U, Glebova N, Arhuidese I, Reifsnyder T, Black J, Perler B, Freischlag J. Design of the Revascularization With Open Bypass vs Angioplasty and Stenting of the Lower Extremity Trial (ROBUST): A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Surgery 2014, 149: 1289-1295. PMID: 25353642, DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2014.369.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReduce health care costsRandomized clinical trialsOpen bypassPercutaneous transluminal angioplastyCritical limb ischemiaHospital admission costsQuality-of-life questionnaireHealth care costsAnkle brachial indexQuality of lifeImprovement of quality of lifeEXTREME trialClinical trialsTransluminal angioplastyLimb ischemiaAmputation-free survivalTransAtlantic Inter-Society ConsensusCare costsRobust trialsFemoropopliteal bypassTASC II BSecondary aimAdmission costsBrachial indexSuperficial femoral artery lesionsPerioperative Mortality Following Repair of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms: Application of a Randomized Clinical Trial to Real-World Practice Using a Validated Nationwide Data Set
Malas M, Arhuidese I, Qazi U, Black J, Perler B, Freischlag J. Perioperative Mortality Following Repair of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms: Application of a Randomized Clinical Trial to Real-World Practice Using a Validated Nationwide Data Set. JAMA Surgery 2014, 149: 1260-1265. PMID: 25337871, DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2014.275.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramEndovascular aneurysm repairAbdominal aortic aneurysmInfrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysmRandomized clinical trialsPerioperative mortalityOpen repairClinical trialsAortic aneurysmAsymptomatic infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysmVeterans Affairs Cooperative trialNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program cohortAmerican College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramNSQIP databaseElective endovascular aneurysm repairRepair of abdominal aortic aneurysmsSurgical Quality Improvement ProgramCompare 30-day mortalityThirty-day mortalityHigh-risk patientsQuality Improvement ProgramProportion of patientsDay of surgeryIndividualized assessment of riskAbstract 309: Vasovasorum Volume Can Be Measured by Contrast-Enhanced 3D Carotid Duplex Ultrasound: Concept and Design of a Novel Method for Predicting Stroke Risk in Patients With Carotid Artery Stenosis
Arhuidese I, Nodel A, Qazi U, Call D, Perler B, Malas M. Abstract 309: Vasovasorum Volume Can Be Measured by Contrast-Enhanced 3D Carotid Duplex Ultrasound: Concept and Design of a Novel Method for Predicting Stroke Risk in Patients With Carotid Artery Stenosis. Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis And Vascular Biology 2014, 34 DOI: 10.1161/atvb.34.suppl_1.309.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAsymptomatic patientsStroke riskDuplex ultrasoundMulti-center clinical trialCarotid artery stenosisCarotid duplex ultrasoundPredicting stroke riskPredictor of stroke riskDegree of stenosisExperience strokeOccurrence of symptomsPatient selectionSevere stenosisArtery stenosisClinical trialsCarotid stenosisCarotid endarterectomyCarotid ultrasoundStenosisHigh riskPatientsPrevent strokeAtherosclerotic diseaseClinical practiceCarotid