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 aneurysmsImpact of Updated Guidelines on Surgical Intervention and Surveillance Follow-Up in Patients with Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: A Role for AI-Based Detection and Surveillance
Wilson E, Yao K, Kostiuk V, Bader J, Loh S, Khosla P, Mojibian H, Fischer U, Chaar C, Aboian E. Impact of Updated Guidelines on Surgical Intervention and Surveillance Follow-Up in Patients with Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: A Role for AI-Based Detection and Surveillance. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2024, 79: e184. DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2024.03.233.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThoracic endovascular aneurysm repair of a ruptured zone 0 mycotic thoracic aortic aneurysm
Kostiuk V, Vallabhajosyula P, Nassiri N, Tonnessen B. Thoracic endovascular aneurysm repair of a ruptured zone 0 mycotic thoracic aortic aneurysm. Annals Of Vascular Surgery - Brief Reports And Innovations 2024, 4: 100302. DOI: 10.1016/j.avsurg.2024.100302.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThoracic endovascular aneurysm repairEndovascular aneurysm repairAneurysm repairAcute type B aortic dissectionAcute onset chest painWeeks of antibiotic treatmentType B aortic dissectionAnti-impulse therapyExclusion of hemorrhageOnset chest painAortic arch debranchingPost-operative courseB aortic dissectionComputed tomography angiogramThoracic aortic aneurysmZone 0 TEVARArch debranchingMediastinal infectionChest painContrast extravasationBack painAntibiotic treatmentAortic aneurysmPost-operativelyFollow-upRepresentation of female vascular surgeons in national clinical trial leadership: analysis of trends over 20 years
Kostiuk V, Thaxton C, Loh S, Cardella J, Dardik A, Tonnessen B. Representation of female vascular surgeons in national clinical trial leadership: analysis of trends over 20 years. JVS-Vascular Insights 2024, 2: 100077. DOI: 10.1016/j.jvsvi.2024.100077.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchClinical trialsFemale vascular surgeonsVascular surgeonsMethods Clinical trialsArtery diseaseClinical trial leadershipSite principal investigatorsVascular conditionsAbdominal aortic aneurysmSurgeon-investigatorInvestigator-led trialsCarotid artery diseasePeripheral arterial diseaseCarotid diseaseProportion of womenVenous thrombectomyBoard certificationAortic aneurysmPercentage of womenIndustry-sponsored trialsTrial leadershipHemodialysis accessSubgroup analysisVascular surgerySurgeons
2023
Effect of Doxycycline on Progression of Arterial Calcification in the Noninvasive Treatment of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Clinical Trial (N-TA(3)CT)
Kim T, Kostiuk V, Olson S, Curci J, Matsumura J, Baxter B, Blackwelder W, Terrin M, Guzman R. Effect of Doxycycline on Progression of Arterial Calcification in the Noninvasive Treatment of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Clinical Trial (N-TA(3)CT). Annals Of Vascular Surgery 2023, 104: 1-9. PMID: 37356652, PMCID: PMC10748791, DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2023.06.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAbdominal Aortic Aneurysm Clinical TrialSerum MMP-3MMP-9 levelsArterial calcificationEffect of doxycyclineNon-invasive treatmentMMP-3Clinical trialsTomography scanMatrix metalloproteinasesSmall aortic aneurysmsArtery calcificationBaseline characteristicsPlacebo armCalcium scoreStudy armsAortic aneurysmPreclinical modelsMean changeAbdominal vesselsPatientsIndividual arteriesMatrix degradingDoxycyclineCalcification
2021
Endovascular aneurysm repair with inferior mesenteric artery chimney in a high-risk patient with abdominal aortic aneurysm and iliac occlusion
Kostiuk V, Mena C, Sumpio B, Guzman RJ, Chaar C. Endovascular aneurysm repair with inferior mesenteric artery chimney in a high-risk patient with abdominal aortic aneurysm and iliac occlusion. Journal Of Vascular Surgery Cases And Innovative Techniques 2021, 8: 28-31. PMID: 35036669, PMCID: PMC8743168, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvscit.2021.10.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInferior mesenteric arteryEndovascular aneurysm repairLeft leg claudicationHigh-risk patientsAbdominal aortic aneurysmAneurysm repairLeg claudicationAortic aneurysmPeripheral arterial disease treatmentFemorofemoral bypassIMA graftingIMA reimplantationUneventful recoverySurgical repairArtery compromiseIliac occlusionMesenteric arteryTomography angiogramCoronary arteryPerfusion preservationAneurysm sacReasonable alternativeClaudicationDisease treatmentPatients
2018
Genetic testing to modulate when to operate in thoracic aortic disease
Kostiuk V, Brownstein A, Ziganshin B, Elefteriades J. Genetic testing to modulate when to operate in thoracic aortic disease. Journal Of Visualized Surgery 2018, 4: 193-193. DOI: 10.21037/jovs.2018.07.14.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMolecular geneticsThoracic aortic aneurysmSurgical treatment optionsNon-syndromic thoracic aortic aneurysmsMolecular profilingSmooth muscle cell functionFamilial thoracic aortic aneurysmsMultiple genesSpecific genesMuscle cell functionTAA patientsTreatment optionsExtracellular matrixCell functionThoracic aortic diseaseGenesPositive family historyGeneticsProfilingTAA developmentAortic diseaseAortic aneurysmCurrent classificationDisease progressionFamily historyGenes Associated with Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm and Dissection: 2018 Update and Clinical Implications
Brownstein AJ, Kostiuk V, Ziganshin BA, Zafar MA, Kuivaniemi H, Body SC, Bale AE, Elefteriades JA. Genes Associated with Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm and Dissection: 2018 Update and Clinical Implications. Aorta 2018, 06: 013-020. PMID: 30079932, PMCID: PMC6136681, DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1639612.Peer-Reviewed Original Research