2024
Presentation and patterns of reinterventions after revascularization in patients with premature peripheral arterial disease
Sivakumar A, Satam K, Wu Z, Alameddine D, Aboian E, Chaer R, Schermerhorn M, Moreira C, Guzman R, Ochoa Chaar C. Presentation and patterns of reinterventions after revascularization in patients with premature peripheral arterial disease. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2024, 80: 1776-1785.e1. PMID: 39002606, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2024.07.021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPremature peripheral arterial diseaseLower extremity revascularizationOlder patientsPeripheral arterial diseaseArtery diseaseRetrospective review of consecutive patientsReview of consecutive patientsDistressed Communities IndexAge of presentationFrequency of reinterventionsEnd-stage renal diseaseKaplan-Meier curvesOutcomes of lower extremity revascularizationLong-term outcomesCoronary artery diseaseMALE-free survivalAdverse limb eventsOverall survivalReintervention rateConsecutive patientsFrequent reinterventionsPerioperative complicationsRetrospective reviewNo significant differenceInstitutional experience
2020
Multiple Reinterventions for Claudication are Associated with Progression to Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia
Kim TI, Kiwan G, Mohamedali A, Zhang Y, Dardik A, Guzman RJ, Ochoa Chaar CI. Multiple Reinterventions for Claudication are Associated with Progression to Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia. Annals Of Vascular Surgery 2020, 72: 166-174. PMID: 33227462, DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2020.10.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic limb-threatening ischemiaLower extremity revascularizationCongestive heart failureHeart failureOpen revascularizationMultiple reinterventionsSingle-center retrospective reviewChronic limb threatening ischemiaLimb threatening ischemiaLimb-threatening ischemiaNumber of reinterventionsLong-term outcomesMultivariable logistic regressionRate of progressionBenign natural historyIndex revascularizationMajor amputationRest painPerioperative complicationsExtremity revascularizationRetrospective reviewRisk factorsDisease progressionOpen procedureClaudicationThe Reintervention Index: A New Outcome Measure for Comparative Effectiveness of Lower Extremity Revascularization
Ochoa Chaar CI, Gholitabar N, DeTrani M, Jorshery S, Zhuo H, Zhang Y, Dardik A. The Reintervention Index: A New Outcome Measure for Comparative Effectiveness of Lower Extremity Revascularization. Annals Of Vascular Surgery 2020, 69: 52-61. PMID: 32474144, DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2020.05.040.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overAmputation, SurgicalComparative Effectiveness ResearchEndarterectomyEndovascular ProceduresFemaleHumansLimb SalvageLower ExtremityMaleMiddle AgedPeripheral Arterial DiseasePostoperative ComplicationsRetreatmentRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeVascular GraftingConceptsOpen lower extremity revascularizationLower extremity revascularizationPeripheral artery diseaseEndovascular groupExtremity revascularizationOutcome measuresEndovascular lower extremity revascularizationFrequency of reinterventionsTertiary care centerCurrent outcome measuresNew outcome measureType of procedureCardiovascular comorbiditiesMajor amputationEndovascular revascularizationReintervention ratePatient characteristicsArtery diseaseConsecutive patientsMultivariable analysisRetrospective reviewOpen groupCare centerEndovascular proceduresReintervention