2021
Characteristics and outcomes of small abdominal aortic aneurysm rupture in the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program database
Bellamkonda K, Nassiri N, Sadeghi MM, Zhang Y, Guzman RJ, Ochoa Chaar CI. Characteristics and outcomes of small abdominal aortic aneurysm rupture in the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program database. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2021, 74: 729-737. PMID: 33617982, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2021.01.063.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndovascular aneurysm repairRAAA groupElective repairSmall AAAsRAAA repairAAA repairAneurysm repairAmerican CollegeSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramElective abdominal aortic aneurysm repairNational Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramShorter mean operative timeQuality Improvement Program databaseAbdominal aortic aneurysm repairLower body mass indexSurgical Quality Improvement ProgramImprovement Program databaseMean operative timeAortic aneurysm repairOpen AAA repairBody mass indexMultivariable logistic regressionAbdominal aortic aneurysm rupture
2011
Age-Related Macular Degeneration and Incident Cardiovascular Disease: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis
Fernandez AB, Wong TY, Klein R, Collins D, Burke G, Cotch MF, Klein B, Sadeghi MM, Chen J. Age-Related Macular Degeneration and Incident Cardiovascular Disease: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. Ophthalmology 2011, 119: 765-770. PMID: 22197438, PMCID: PMC3314126, DOI: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2011.09.044.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAge-related macular degenerationIncident coronary heart diseaseCoronary heart diseaseEarly age-related macular degenerationRisk of CHDCVD eventsMulti-Ethnic StudyRisk factorsMacular degenerationLate age-related macular degenerationNon-AMD groupCVD risk factorsCardiovascular disease eventsIncident cardiovascular diseaseProspective cohort studyHistory of CVDCox regression modelMulti-ethnic cohortMean followCohort studyRetinal photographsClinical followHeart diseaseCardiovascular diseaseDisease events