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Real‐world VASCADE closure device versus manual compression use and outcomes in patients with severe common femoral artery disease
Nagpal S, Scierka LE, Castro‐Dominguez Y, Kansal D, Kunnirickal S, Hussain Y, Love K, Aboian E, Smolderen KG, Mena‐Hurtado C. Real‐world VASCADE closure device versus manual compression use and outcomes in patients with severe common femoral artery disease. Catheterization And Cardiovascular Interventions 2022, 100: 776-784. PMID: 36129818, DOI: 10.1002/ccd.30405.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeripheral vascular interventionsManual compressionClosure deviceCommon femoral artery diseaseVascular Quality Initiative databaseFemoral artery diseasePropensity-matched cohortPseudoaneurysm rateRetroperitoneal bleedingArtery diseaseRetrospective reviewMean ageBaseline variablesInstitutional databaseNonsignificant reductionNonsignificant decreaseVascular interventionsMortality ratePatientsCompression useCollagen plugDiseaseInitiative databaseProcedural metricsDevice use
2019
Evaluation of anticoagulant and antiplatelet therapy after iliocaval stenting: Factors associated with stent occlusion
Attaran RR, Ozdemir D, Lin IH, Mena-Hurtado C, Lansky A. Evaluation of anticoagulant and antiplatelet therapy after iliocaval stenting: Factors associated with stent occlusion. Journal Of Vascular Surgery Venous And Lymphatic Disorders 2019, 7: 527-534. PMID: 31203859, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvsv.2019.01.058.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAnticoagulantsEndovascular ProceduresFemaleHumansIliac VeinMaleMay-Thurner SyndromeMiddle AgedPlatelet Aggregation InhibitorsPostthrombotic SyndromeProsthesis DesignRecurrenceRetrospective StudiesStentsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeVascular PatencyVena Cava, InferiorVenous ThrombosisConceptsAcute deep vein thrombosisPost-thrombotic syndromeDeep vein thrombosisMay-Thurner syndromeDuration of anticoagulationAntiplatelet therapyPatency ratesIliocaval stentingIpsilateral deep vein thrombosisIliocaval venous stentingPrimary patency rateStent patency ratesCommon femoral veinVariety of indicationsLarge teaching hospitalVein thrombosisVenous stentingRetrospective reviewDVT groupStent groupFemoral veinProcedural dataStent patencyStent occlusionTeaching hospital