2024
Reduced Muscle Mass and Muscle Quality in Patients with Intermittent Claudication due to Peripheral Artery Disease
Nishibe T, Dardik A, Akiyama S, Kano M, Fukuda S, Koizumi J, Nishibe M. Reduced Muscle Mass and Muscle Quality in Patients with Intermittent Claudication due to Peripheral Artery Disease. Annals Of Vascular Surgery 2024, 105: 275-281. PMID: 38570014, DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2023.12.094.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSkeletal muscle massPeripheral arterial diseaseBioelectrical impedance analysisAnkle-brachial indexAnkle-brachial pressure indexLeg skeletal muscle massLeg ischemiaMuscle massIntermittent claudicationLeg muscle massMuscle qualityArtery diseaseAssociated with reduced muscle massTokyo Medical University HospitalAssociated with skeletal muscle myopathyReduced muscle massMedical University HospitalLeg muscle qualitySkeletal muscle myopathyUniversity HospitalMuscle myopathyPatientsIschemiaClaudicationLower extremities
2023
Anatomic patterns in claudicants who fail supervised exercise therapy
Breen T, McGinigle K, Strosberg D, Dardik A, Altin S. Anatomic patterns in claudicants who fail supervised exercise therapy. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2023, 79: 679-684.e1. PMID: 37984757, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2023.11.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCritical limb-threatening ischemiaSupervised exercise therapyPeripheral arterial diseaseIntermittent claudicationCFA diseaseExercise therapyArterial diseaseAnatomic patternsCommon femoral artery diseaseFemoral artery diseaseAnkle-brachial indexLimb-threatening ischemiaSubset of patientsVeterans Health AdministrationPersistent symptomsProgressive diseaseProgressive symptomsArtery diseaseDisease locationPatientsWest HavenHealth AdministrationMultivariate analysisRevascularizationDiseaseAccuracy of the pedal acceleration time to diagnose limb ischemia in patients with and without diabetes using the WIfI classification
de Castro-Santos G, Gonçalves P, Procópio R, Dardik A, Navarro T. Accuracy of the pedal acceleration time to diagnose limb ischemia in patients with and without diabetes using the WIfI classification. Vascular Medicine 2023, 28: 36-44. PMID: 36759936, DOI: 10.1177/1358863x221150453.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnkle-brachial indexChronic limb-threatening ischemiaGrade of ischemiaAmputation riskWIfI stageFoot Infection (WIfI) scoreHigher amputation riskLimb-threatening ischemiaLower limb ischemiaReceiver operator characteristic curveCross-sectional studyOperator characteristic curveWIfI classificationLimb ischemiaLimb hemodynamicsInclusion criteriaInfection scoreSkin lesionsAcceleration timeExtensive necrosisIschemiaPatientsDiabetesLower limbsCharacteristic curve