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 correlationScoresSurgery or Endovascular Therapy for Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia
Farber A, Menard M, Conte M, Kaufman J, Powell R, Choudhry N, Hamza T, Assmann S, Creager M, Cziraky M, Dake M, Jaff M, Reid D, Siami F, Sopko G, White C, van Over M, Strong M, Villarreal M, McKean M, Azene E, Azarbal A, Barleben A, Chew D, Clavijo L, Douville Y, Findeiss L, Garg N, Gasper W, Giles K, Goodney P, Hawkins B, Herman C, Kalish J, Koopmann M, Laskowski I, Mena-Hurtado C, Motaganahalli R, Rowe V, Schanzer A, Schneider P, Siracuse J, Venermo M, Rosenfield K. Surgery or Endovascular Therapy for Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia. New England Journal Of Medicine 2022, 387: 2305-2316. PMID: 36342173, DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa2207899.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic limb-threatening ischemiaMajor adverse limb eventsAdverse limb eventsPrimary outcome eventGreat saphenous veinEndovascular groupSurgical groupSurgical revascularizationEndovascular therapySaphenous veinLimb eventsAdequate greater saphenous veinInfrainguinal peripheral artery diseaseChronic limb threatening ischemiaAlternative bypass conduitLimb threatening ischemiaLimb-threatening ischemiaPeripheral artery diseaseSaphenous vein conduitsRisk of amputationAdverse eventsLimb outcomesArtery diseasePrimary outcomeBypass conduit
2021
Correlation between great saphenous length of treatment zone and diameter with improvement in symptoms after ablation
Attaran RR, Bhalla A, Mena-Hurtado CI, Ochoa Chaar CI. Correlation between great saphenous length of treatment zone and diameter with improvement in symptoms after ablation. Journal Of Vascular Surgery Venous And Lymphatic Disorders 2021, 9: 1443-1450. PMID: 33706000, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvsv.2021.02.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVenous Clinical Severity ScoreGSV diameterCyanoacrylate closureRadiofrequency ablationSymptom improvementGSV segmentsGroup IIGroup IMedian treatment lengthClinical severity scoreSignificant differencesGSV refluxReflux scorePoor correlationProspective studySeverity scoreStudy populationTreatment lengthGreater severityPatientsSymptom severityPooled dataLong segmentTime pointsBaseline