2024
Ruptured Complex Aortoiliac Aneurysm in an Elderly Patient With a Kidney Transplant Presenting With Sciatica.
Kostiuk V, Rodriguez P, Aboian E, Kuwayama D, Guzman R, Ochoa Chaar C. Ruptured Complex Aortoiliac Aneurysm in an Elderly Patient With a Kidney Transplant Presenting With Sciatica. Vascular And Endovascular Surgery 2024, 15385744241296220. PMID: 39438778, DOI: 10.1177/15385744241296220.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCommon iliac artery aneurysmsIliac artery aneurysmsAbdominal aortic aneurysmArtery aneurysmRenal artery originsKidney transplantationAortic aneurysmEndovascular repairAneurysm repairArtery originLeft common iliac artery aneurysmConcomitant abdominal aortic aneurysmNon-contrast CT scanComplex aneurysm anatomyComplex aortoiliac aneurysmsIntra-abdominal aneurysmsFemoral-femoral bypassRinged PTFE graftEndovascular aneurysm repairKidney transplant functionFunctioning kidney transplantExternal iliac arteryRisk of ruptureSciatica symptomsAortoiliac aneurysms
2023
The management of patients with popliteal artery aneurysms presenting with acute limb ischemia
Satam K, Aboian E, Cardella J, Slade M, Nassiri N, Dardik A, Guzman R, Ochoa Chaar C. The management of patients with popliteal artery aneurysms presenting with acute limb ischemia. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2023, 78: 506-513. PMID: 37086824, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2023.04.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute limb ischemiaEndovascular repairPeripheral vascular interventionsOpen repairLimb ischemiaEndovascular popliteal artery aneurysm repairPopliteal artery aneurysm repairVascular Quality Initiative databaseMajor amputation ratePopliteal artery aneurysmsCoronary artery diseaseManagement of patientsLong-term outcomesMultivariable regression analysisHigher inpatientMajor amputationPAA repairAmputation rateHospital lengthPerioperative complicationsPerioperative mortalityPostoperative lengthDecreased complicationsInfrainguinal bypassOnly patientsThe association between diabetes mellitus and its management with outcomes following endovascular repair for descending thoracic aortic aneurysm
Summers S, Rastogi V, Yadavalli S, Wang S, Schaller M, Jones D, Ochoa Chaar C, de Bruin J, Verhagen H, Schermerhorn M. The association between diabetes mellitus and its management with outcomes following endovascular repair for descending thoracic aortic aneurysm. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2023, 78: 313-323. PMID: 36966848, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2023.02.024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsThoracic aortic aneurysmDiabetes mellitusNoninsulin medicationsPerioperative mortalityAortic aneurysmHospital complicationsEndovascular repairDietary managementSimilar perioperative mortalityMultivariable Cox regressionHigh perioperative mortalityVascular Quality InitiativeMultivariable logistic regressionEndovascular aneurysm repairMultivariable regression analysisDM statusNoninsulin therapySac regressionInsulin therapyTherapy cohortAneurysm repairDietary therapyDM subgroupCox regressionInsulin medication
2021
Emergent percutaneous chimney endovascular aortic repair of a secondary aortoenteric fistula in the setting of a solitary kidney
Chen JF, Chaar C, Cardella J, Dardik A, Guzman RJ, Nassiri N. Emergent percutaneous chimney endovascular aortic repair of a secondary aortoenteric fistula in the setting of a solitary kidney. Journal Of Vascular Surgery Cases And Innovative Techniques 2021, 7: 253-257. PMID: 33997566, PMCID: PMC8095080, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvscit.2021.01.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSecondary aortoenteric fistulaAortoenteric fistulaAortic surgerySolitary kidneyEndovascular repairChimney endovascular aortic repairUrgent endovascular repairExtra-anatomic bypassOpen aortic surgeryEndovascular aortic repairEndovascular aneurysm repairAlternative treatment modalityGraft excisionAortic repairAneurysm repairSeptic shockLethal complicationTreatment modalitiesPoor candidatesSitu reconstructionFistulaTraditional treatmentPatientsSurgeryKidney