2005
Artificial blood vessel: The Holy Grail of peripheral vascular surgery
Kakisis JD, Liapis CD, Breuer C, Sumpio BE. Artificial blood vessel: The Holy Grail of peripheral vascular surgery. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2005, 41: 349-354. PMID: 15768021, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2004.12.026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVascular tissue engineeringArtificial vesselsIdeal vascular graftMechanical propertiesArtificial blood vesselsTissue engineeringBiodegradable polymersNative tissuePulsatile flowSmall intestine submucosaVascular graftsVivo environmentBioreactorVascular cellsPeripheral vascular surgeryInitial experimentsEngineeringPolymersFlow
2003
Do vascular surgery patients need a cardiology work-up? A review of pre-operative cardiac clearance guidelines in vascular surgery
Abir F, Kakisis I, Sumpio B. Do vascular surgery patients need a cardiology work-up? A review of pre-operative cardiac clearance guidelines in vascular surgery. European Journal Of Vascular And Endovascular Surgery 2003, 25: 110-117. PMID: 12552470, DOI: 10.1053/ejvs.2002.1797.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-invasive cardiac testingVascular surgeryBeta blockadeCardiac testingRisk patientsRisk groupsNon-invasive cardiac testsVascular surgery patientsHigh-risk patientsLow-risk patientsPeripheral vascular surgeryHigh-risk groupNon-invasive testingCardiac complicationsCardiac morbidityCoronary revascularizationSurgery patientsCardiac testsPhysical examinationCardiac workPatientsSurgeryOperating roomBlockadeReview