2024
Atherectomy – The Options, the Evidence, and When Should It Be Used
Pinto P, Ochoa Chaar C. Atherectomy – The Options, the Evidence, and When Should It Be Used. Annals Of Vascular Surgery 2024, 107: 127-135. PMID: 38583766, DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2023.12.104.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPeripheral vascular interventionsEndovascular techniquesLack of level 1 evidenceFirst-line therapyLevel 1 evidenceOffice-based laboratoriesComplex atherosclerotic lesionsProspective studyDissection riskEndovascular technologyBailout stentingArtery calcificationAmbulatory surgery centersSurgery centersModerate disease burdenVascular interventionsPlaque modificationDisease burdenAtherectomyAtherosclerotic lesionsPatientsTheoretical benefitsPractitioner preferencesAtherectomy technologiesTherapy
2021
Strategies to Minimize Iodinated Contrast Volume in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease Undergoing Peripheral Vascular Interventions
Lee SR, Dardik A, Chaar CIO. Strategies to Minimize Iodinated Contrast Volume in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease Undergoing Peripheral Vascular Interventions. Annals Of Vascular Surgery 2021, 73: 490-495. PMID: 33556507, DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2021.01.081.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeripheral vascular interventionsChronic kidney diseaseVascular interventionsPostcontrast acute kidney injuryChronic limb threatening ischemiaSuccessful endovascular revascularizationAcute kidney injuryCKD stage 4Limb threatening ischemiaPC-AKIEndovascular revascularizationKidney injuryUse of ICMContrast volumeKidney diseaseIntravascular lesionsContrast mediumPatientsStage 4InterventionRiskRevascularizationIschemiaInjuryTherapy
2010
Cologastric fistula with a foreign body in a patient with Crohn's disease.
McGillicuddy EA, Chaar CI, Flynn C, Villalona G, Longo WE. Cologastric fistula with a foreign body in a patient with Crohn's disease. The Yale Journal Of Biology And Medicine 2010, 83: 113-7. PMID: 20885896, PMCID: PMC2946122.Peer-Reviewed Original Research