2018
A prospective randomized study of bovine carotid artery biologic graft and expanded polytetrafluoroethylene for permanent hemodialysis access
Dakour Aridi H, Arhuidese I, Scudder M, Reifsnyder T, Malas M. A prospective randomized study of bovine carotid artery biologic graft and expanded polytetrafluoroethylene for permanent hemodialysis access. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2018, 67: 1606-1612.e4. PMID: 29567027, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2017.12.058.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcademic Medical CentersAnimalsArteriovenous Shunt, SurgicalBaltimoreBlood Vessel ProsthesisCarotid ArteriesCattleClinical ProtocolsHeterograftsHumansKaplan-Meier EstimatePolytetrafluoroethyleneProportional Hazards ModelsProspective StudiesProsthesis DesignRenal DialysisResearch DesignTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeConceptsPermanent hemodialysis accessArteriovenous fistulaNative arteriovenous fistulaArteriovenous graftsBovine carotid arteryHemodialysis accessBiological graftsMultivariate Cox proportional regression analysisNational Kidney Foundation Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative guidelinesKidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative guidelinesKidney Foundation Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative guidelinesCox proportional regression analysisArteriovenous graft creationAVG placementEnd-stage renal diseasePrimary end pointTreatment of patientsVascular access patientsSynthetic arteriovenous graftsHistory of intoleranceYears of ageRandomized controlled trialsAcademic hospital centerReintervention rateFunctional patency
2017
Sex-based outcomes of lower extremity bypass surgery in hemodialysis patients
Arhuidese I, Kernodle A, Nejim B, Locham S, Hicks C, Malas M. Sex-based outcomes of lower extremity bypass surgery in hemodialysis patients. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2017, 68: 153-160. PMID: 29276108, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2017.10.063.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAmputation, SurgicalBlood Vessel ProsthesisBlood Vessel Prosthesis ImplantationChi-Square DistributionClinical Decision-MakingDatabases, FactualDisease-Free SurvivalFemaleGraft Occlusion, VascularHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateKidney DiseasesLimb SalvageLogistic ModelsLower ExtremityMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisOdds RatioPeripheral Arterial DiseaseProportional Hazards ModelsProsthesis DesignRenal DialysisRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsSex FactorsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeVascular PatencyVeinsConceptsAcute graft failureAutogenous conduitGraft failureProsthetic conduitBypass surgeryHemodialysis patientsAssociated with higher patencyLimb salvagePrimary assisted patencySex-based outcomesInfrainguinal bypass surgeryLower extremity bypass surgeryCox regression analysisPatient survival ratesRisk-adjusted analysisUnited States Renal Data SystemCritical limb ischemiaAssisted patencySecondary patencyConduit usePrimary patencySurgical outcomesNo significant differenceKaplan-MeierComparing patientsBovine carotid artery biologic graft outperforms expanded polytetrafluoroethylene for hemodialysis access
Arhuidese I, Reifsnyder T, Islam T, Karim O, Nejim B, Obeid T, Qazi U, Malas M. Bovine carotid artery biologic graft outperforms expanded polytetrafluoroethylene for hemodialysis access. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2017, 65: 775-782. PMID: 28236920, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2016.10.080.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAnimalsBlood Vessel ProsthesisBlood Vessel Prosthesis ImplantationBody Mass IndexCarotid ArteriesCattleChi-Square DistributionFemaleGraft Occlusion, VascularGraft SurvivalHeterograftsHumansHyperlipidemiasKaplan-Meier EstimateLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisObesityOdds RatioPolytetrafluoroethyleneProportional Hazards ModelsProsthesis DesignRenal DialysisRetreatmentRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeVascular PatencyConceptsPrimary assisted patencyCohort of patientsSecondary patencyBovine carotid arteryHemodialysis accessAssisted patencyBiological graftsArteriovenous graftsPredictors of graft failureSingle-institution retrospective reviewGraft infection rateHigher body mass indexLog-rank testAccess-related complicationsCox regression analysisPermanent hemodialysis accessMultivariate logistic analysisCharacteristics of patientsBody mass indexSociety for Vascular SurgeryEPTFE graftsPrimary patencyRetrospective reviewGraft complicationsArteriovenous fistula
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 lesions