2024
Open and Endovascular Treatment of the Common Femoral Artery in a Tertiary Care Center
Wells N, Hundito A, Tuttle M, Alameddine D, Aboian E, Arhuidese I, Fischer U, Perez-Lozada J, Guzman R, Ochoa Chaar C. Open and Endovascular Treatment of the Common Femoral Artery in a Tertiary Care Center. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2024 PMID: 39442735, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2024.10.027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLower extremity revascularizationTreated with open surgeryPeripheral arterial diseaseCFA endarterectomyEndovascular therapyOpen surgeryEndovascular treatmentEndovascular lower extremity revascularizationTreated with endovascular therapyCompared to open surgeryAssociated with higher perioperative complicationsLower extremity revascularization proceduresPost-operative bleedingFemoral arteryImprove patient selectionKaplan-Meier analysisTertiary care centerTertiary-care centerLong-term outcomesEndovascular treatment of peripheral arterial diseaseLonger hospital lengthMALE-free survivalMultivariate logistic regressionTreatment of peripheral arterial diseaseCommon femoral artery
2022
Eligibility of Patients with Chronic Limb Threatening Ischemia for Deep Venous Arterialization
Satam K, Aboian E, Huttler J, Zhuo H, Zhang Y, Tonnessen B, Cardella J, Guzman RJ, Ochoa Chaar CI. Eligibility of Patients with Chronic Limb Threatening Ischemia for Deep Venous Arterialization. Annals Of Vascular Surgery 2022, 86: 260-267. PMID: 35589034, DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2022.04.051.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPercutaneous deep venous arterializationChronic limb threatening ischemiaPeripheral arterial diseaseGlobal Limb Anatomic Staging SystemPatent tibial arteriesDeep venous arterializationLimb threatening ischemiaMajor amputationTibial arteryProximal diseaseLimb salvageVenous arterializationExtensive peripheral arterial diseaseAdvanced limb ischemiaAnatomic staging systemEligibility of patientsLower extremity angiogramsProportion of patientsCongestive heart failureNew therapeutic modalitiesElectronic medical recordsLimb ischemiaConsecutive patientsEndovascular therapyHeart failure