2020
Safety of carotid artery revascularization procedures in patients with atrial fibrillation
Nejim B, Mathlouthi A, Weaver L, Faateh M, Arhuidese I, Malas M. Safety of carotid artery revascularization procedures in patients with atrial fibrillation. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2020, 72: 2069-2078.e4. PMID: 32471737, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2020.01.074.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overAtrial FibrillationCarotid Artery DiseasesCerebral HemorrhageCross-Sectional StudiesDatabases, FactualEndarterectomy, CarotidEndovascular ProceduresFemaleHospital MortalityHumansMaleMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsStentsStrokeTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsCarotid artery stentingInternational Classification of DiseasesClinical Modification codesClassification of DiseasesOdds of intracerebral hemorrhagePredictors of ischemic strokeIntracerebral hemorrhageMultivariate logistic modelIn-hospital strokeCarotid artery diseaseCarotid endarterectomyHospital sizeAFib patientsInternational ClassificationModification codesHealthcare databasesMedication useStatistically significant predictorsAdjusted analysesAtrial fibrillationRandomized clinical trialsArtery diseasePremier Healthcare DatabaseAssociated with worse postoperative outcomesCarotid artery revascularization procedures
2014
Design of the Revascularization With Open Bypass vs Angioplasty and Stenting of the Lower Extremity Trial (ROBUST): A Randomized Clinical Trial
Malas M, Qazi U, Glebova N, Arhuidese I, Reifsnyder T, Black J, Perler B, Freischlag J. Design of the Revascularization With Open Bypass vs Angioplasty and Stenting of the Lower Extremity Trial (ROBUST): A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Surgery 2014, 149: 1289-1295. PMID: 25353642, DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2014.369.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReduce health care costsRandomized clinical trialsOpen bypassPercutaneous transluminal angioplastyCritical limb ischemiaHospital admission costsQuality-of-life questionnaireHealth care costsAnkle brachial indexQuality of lifeImprovement of quality of lifeEXTREME trialClinical trialsTransluminal angioplastyLimb ischemiaAmputation-free survivalTransAtlantic Inter-Society ConsensusCare costsRobust trialsFemoropopliteal bypassTASC II BSecondary aimAdmission costsBrachial indexSuperficial femoral artery lesionsPerioperative Mortality Following Repair of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms: Application of a Randomized Clinical Trial to Real-World Practice Using a Validated Nationwide Data Set
Malas M, Arhuidese I, Qazi U, Black J, Perler B, Freischlag J. Perioperative Mortality Following Repair of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms: Application of a Randomized Clinical Trial to Real-World Practice Using a Validated Nationwide Data Set. JAMA Surgery 2014, 149: 1260-1265. PMID: 25337871, DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2014.275.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramEndovascular aneurysm repairAbdominal aortic aneurysmInfrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysmRandomized clinical trialsPerioperative mortalityOpen repairClinical trialsAortic aneurysmAsymptomatic infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysmVeterans Affairs Cooperative trialNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program cohortAmerican College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramNSQIP databaseElective endovascular aneurysm repairRepair of abdominal aortic aneurysmsSurgical Quality Improvement ProgramCompare 30-day mortalityThirty-day mortalityHigh-risk patientsQuality Improvement ProgramProportion of patientsDay of surgeryIndividualized assessment of risk