2014
Development of a duplex-derived velocity risk prediction model of disease progression in patients with moderate asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis
Hicks CW, Canner JK, Arhuidese I, Glebova NO, Schneider E, Qazi U, Perler B, Malas MB. Development of a duplex-derived velocity risk prediction model of disease progression in patients with moderate asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2014, 60: 1585-1592. PMID: 25238724, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2014.08.056.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overArea Under CurveAsymptomatic DiseasesBlood Flow VelocityCarotid Artery, CommonCarotid Artery, InternalCarotid StenosisChi-Square DistributionDecision Support TechniquesDisease ProgressionFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisPredictive Value of TestsProportional Hazards ModelsRegional Blood FlowRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsROC CurveTime FactorsUltrasonography, Doppler, DuplexConceptsAsymptomatic carotid artery stenosisICA/CCA ratioCarotid artery stenosisInternal carotid arteryDisease progressionEnd-diastolic velocityPeak systolic velocityRisk prediction modelCCA ratioArtery stenosisSystolic velocityRisk factorsInitial peak systolic velocityProportional hazards regression modelsHigh-risk patientsRisk of progressionRisk-stratify patientsHazards regression modelsSignificant independent predictorsICA/CCACharacteristic curve analysisClinical prediction modelCarotid artery ratioIndependent predictorsDuplex imaging
2013
Comparison of surgical bypass with angioplasty and stenting of superficial femoral artery disease
Malas M, Enwerem N, Qazi U, Brown B, Schneider E, Reifsnyder T, Freischlag J, Perler B. Comparison of surgical bypass with angioplasty and stenting of superficial femoral artery disease. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2013, 59: 129-135. PMID: 23891488, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2013.05.100.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAngioplasty, BalloonBaltimoreBlood Vessel Prosthesis ImplantationChi-Square DistributionFemaleFemoral ArteryHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisPeripheral Arterial DiseasePostoperative ComplicationsProportional Hazards ModelsRegistriesRisk FactorsStentsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeVascular GraftingVascular PatencyVeinsConceptsPeripheral arterial diseaseFemoral-popliteal bypassPercutaneous transluminal angioplasty/stentingJohns Hopkins Bayview Medical CenterAngioplasty/stentingSuperficial femoral arteryReintervention rateTASC CSymptomatic patientsD lesionsMedical managementB lesionsFemoral arteryMedical CenterSuperficial femoral artery diseaseSymptomatic peripheral arterial diseaseFemoral artery diseaseTASC II ARate of reinterventionHigher reintervention rateBest treatment optionSimilar risk factorsProportional hazards modelTerms of patencyFisher's exact testAssessing short- and long-term outcomes among black vs white Medicare patients undergoing resection of colorectal cancer
Schneider E, Haider A, Hyder O, Efron J, Lidor A, Pawlik T. Assessing short- and long-term outcomes among black vs white Medicare patients undergoing resection of colorectal cancer. The American Journal Of Surgery 2013, 205: 402-408. PMID: 23375764, PMCID: PMC3999705, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2012.08.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overBlack or African AmericanCohort StudiesColectomyColorectal NeoplasmsFemaleHealth Status DisparitiesHospital MortalityHumansLength of StayLogistic ModelsMaleMedicareOdds RatioPatient ReadmissionProportional Hazards ModelsRectumSEER ProgramTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesWhite PeopleConceptsBlack patientsLong-term outcomesLong-term survivalColorectal cancerHospital mortalityWhite patientsGreater oddsWorse long-term survivalWhite Medicare patientsEnd Results-MedicareRisk of mortalityMore comorbiditiesPerioperative mortalityColorectal surgeryReduced oddsMedicare patientsInpatient dataPatientsReadmissionMortalityCancerComorbiditiesResectionWhite differencesOdds
2012
Improved results using Onyx glue for the treatment of persistent type 2 endoleak after endovascular aneurysm repair
Abularrage C, Patel V, Conrad M, Schneider E, Cambria R, Kwolek C. Improved results using Onyx glue for the treatment of persistent type 2 endoleak after endovascular aneurysm repair. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2012, 56: 630-636. PMID: 22572009, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2012.02.038.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAneurysmBlood Vessel Prosthesis ImplantationBostonChi-Square DistributionDimethyl SulfoxideDrug CombinationsEmbolization, TherapeuticEndoleakEndovascular ProceduresFemaleHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateLogistic ModelsMaleMultivariate AnalysisOdds RatioPolyvinylsProportional Hazards ModelsReoperationRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsTantalumTime FactorsTomography, X-Ray ComputedTreatment OutcomeConceptsEndovascular aneurysm repairPersistent type 2 endoleakType 2 endoleakSecondary interventionsGlue embolizationAneurysm repairCoil embolizationPrimary end pointFive-year survivalKaplan-Meier analysisMultiple logistic regressionSuccess rateGreater long-term successGraft explantOnyx glueGreater success rateStudy cohortAdverse outcomesInterventional techniquesEmbolizationAneurysm sacEnd pointLogistic regressionPatientsLong-term success