2021
Continuous ACE Inhibitor Use Is Associated With Improved Perioperative and Long-term Mortality Benefit in Patients Undergoing Lower Extremity Bypass for Peripheral Arterial Disease
Naazie I, Unkart J, Arhuidese I, Siracuse J, Malas M. Continuous ACE Inhibitor Use Is Associated With Improved Perioperative and Long-term Mortality Benefit in Patients Undergoing Lower Extremity Bypass for Peripheral Arterial Disease. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2021, 74: e254-e255. DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2021.06.376.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2014
Mortality benefits of different hemodialysis access types are age dependent
Hicks C, Canner J, Arhuidese I, Zarkowsky D, Qazi U, Reifsnyder T, Black J, Malas M. Mortality benefits of different hemodialysis access types are age dependent. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2014, 61: 449-456. PMID: 25175630, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2014.07.091.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAge FactorsAgedAged, 80 and overArteriovenous Shunt, SurgicalCatheterization, Central VenousCatheters, IndwellingCentral Venous CathetersChi-Square DistributionFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisPatient SelectionProportional Hazards ModelsRenal DialysisRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesYoung AdultConceptsArteriovenous fistulaArteriovenous graftsHemodialysis cathetersMortality benefitDialysis accessBenefits of arteriovenous fistulasPredictor of overall mortalityCox proportional hazards modelsEffects of ageAge groupsUnited States Renal Data SystemRisk of deathAccess typeYears of ageProportional hazards modelHemodialysis access typePatient ageHemodialysis initiationRisk-adjusted mortalityOverall mortalityDialysis patientsPatientsHazards modelSpline modelIncreasing age