2024
Intravascular Ultrasound Use is Associated with Improved Patency in Lower Extremity Peripheral Arterial Interventions
Brahmandam A, Kim T, Parziale S, Deng Y, Setia O, Tonnessen B, Ochoa Chaar C, Guzman R, Aboian E. Intravascular Ultrasound Use is Associated with Improved Patency in Lower Extremity Peripheral Arterial Interventions. Annals Of Vascular Surgery 2024, 106: 410-418. PMID: 38810722, DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2024.03.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChronic limb-threatening ischemiaChronic limb threatening ischemia patientsGeneralized estimating equationsPeripheral vascular interventionsPeripheral arterial diseaseAssociated with improved patencyPredictors of 1-year outcomeIntravascular ultrasound useVascular Quality InitiativeSubgroup analysisAdjunctive useD lesionsTASC CPropensity matchingTreatment modalitiesTrans-Atlantic Inter-Society Consensus (TASC) classificationMajor amputationLimb-threatening ischemiaBalloon angioplastyIntravascular ultrasoundImproved patencyUltrasound useOne-year followQuality InitiativePredictors of patency
2015
Predicting outcomes for infrapopliteal limb-threatening ischemia using the Society for Vascular Surgery Vascular Quality Initiative
Brothers TE, Zhang J, Mauldin PD, Tonnessen BH, Robison JG, Vallabhaneni R, Hallett JW. Predicting outcomes for infrapopliteal limb-threatening ischemia using the Society for Vascular Surgery Vascular Quality Initiative. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2015, 63: 114-124.e5. PMID: 26432282, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2015.08.063.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overAlgorithmsAmputation, SurgicalChi-Square DistributionComorbidityDecision Support TechniquesDisease-Free SurvivalEndovascular ProceduresFemaleHumansIschemiaLimb SalvageLinear ModelsLogistic ModelsLower ExtremityMaleMiddle AgedOdds RatioPeripheral Arterial DiseasePopliteal ArteryPredictive Value of TestsRegistriesRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesVascular Surgical ProceduresConceptsMajor adverse limb eventsLimb-threatening ischemiaAmputation-free survivalVascular Quality InitiativeLower body mass indexBody mass indexInfrapopliteal vesselsDialysis dependenceMass indexVascular Surgery Vascular Quality InitiativeAdverse effectsAdverse limb eventsOpen surgical bypassPrevious major amputationCongestive heart failureTrans-Atlantic InterAnesthesiologists class 4Great saphenous veinQuality InitiativePVI patientsPVI procedureMajor amputationEndovascular revascularizationSurgical bypassBypass patients
2004
Medical Management of Intermittent Claudication
Casey K, Tonnessen B, Sternbergh W, Money S. Medical Management of Intermittent Claudication. Vascular And Endovascular Surgery 2004, 38: 391-399. PMID: 15490035, DOI: 10.1177/153857440403800501.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntermittent claudicationSymptoms of ICLifestyle-limiting claudicationLimb-threatening ischemiaMultitude of drugsClaudication symptomsAdjuvant therapyCardiovascular riskMedical managementCerebrovascular diseaseRisk factorsInvasive testingMedical attentionMinority of peopleClaudicationSubstantial riskSymptomsNumerous trialsPatientsDrugsRiskIschemiaTherapyWorkupDisease