2009
Stent placement in the superficial femoral artery for patients on chronic hemodialysis with peripheral artery disease.
Nishibe T, Kondo Y, Dardik A, Muto A, Koizumi J, Nishibe M. Stent placement in the superficial femoral artery for patients on chronic hemodialysis with peripheral artery disease. International Angiology 2009, 28: 484-9. PMID: 20087287.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAngiography, Digital SubtractionAngioplasty, BalloonAnkle Brachial IndexCase-Control StudiesChronic DiseaseFemaleFemoral ArteryHemodynamicsHumansIschemiaKaplan-Meier EstimateKidney DiseasesLimb SalvageMaleMiddle AgedPeripheral Vascular DiseasesRenal DialysisRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsStentsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUltrasonography, Doppler, DuplexVascular PatencyConceptsPeripheral artery diseaseSuperficial femoral arteryChronic hemodialysisStent placementNondialysis groupPrimary patencyDialysis groupLimb ischemiaSFA lesionsArtery diseaseLimb salvageFemoral arteryFirst-choice therapeutic optionSymptomatic limb ischemiaCritical limb ischemiaPrimary stent placementClinical outcomesTherapeutic optionsHigh prevalenceOutcome measuresHemodialysisLower limbsPatientsSurvival ratePatency
2006
Relationship between air-plethysmographic venous function and clinical severity in primary varicose veins.
Nishibe T, Kudo F, Miyazaki K, Kondo Y, Nishibe M, Dardik A. Relationship between air-plethysmographic venous function and clinical severity in primary varicose veins. International Angiology 2006, 25: 352-5. PMID: 17164740.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic venous insufficiencyVenous filling indexPrimary varicose veinsVenous insufficiencyAir plethysmographyClinical severityVenous diseaseVaricose veinsAPG parametersChronic venous diseaseResidual volume fractionClass 2Venous functionEjection fractionUseful diagnostic parameterVascular surgeryFilling indexNorth American ChapterCardiovascular surgeryClinical classificationInsufficiencyAd Hoc CommitteeSeverityPatientsSurgery