2022
Commentary on “Clinical Characteristics and Surgical Outcomes of Carotid Body Tumors: Data from the Carotid Paraganglioma Cooperative International Registry (CAPACITY) Group”
Tonnessen BH, Bush RL. Commentary on “Clinical Characteristics and Surgical Outcomes of Carotid Body Tumors: Data from the Carotid Paraganglioma Cooperative International Registry (CAPACITY) Group”. World Journal Of Surgery 2022, 46: 2515-2516. PMID: 35960331, DOI: 10.1007/s00268-022-06703-w.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
Comparison of Atherectomy to Balloon Angioplasty and Stenting for Isolated Femoropopliteal Revascularization
Bai H, Fereydooni A, Zhuo H, Zhang Y, Tonnessen B, Guzman RJ, Ochoa Chaar CI. Comparison of Atherectomy to Balloon Angioplasty and Stenting for Isolated Femoropopliteal Revascularization. Annals Of Vascular Surgery 2020, 69: 261-273. PMID: 32512112, DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2020.05.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPercutaneous transluminal angioplastyMajor ipsilateral amputationIpsilateral amputationPrimary patencyDistal embolizationFemoropopliteal diseaseBalloon angioplastyTechnical successStatus improvementAnkle-brachial index improvementSignificant additional clinical benefitSociety Consensus (TASC) II classificationChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseConcomitant open surgeryLower ratesOutcomes of atherectomyUse of atherectomyAcute limb ischemiaOne-year outcomesVascular Quality InitiativeCongestive heart failureHigher reintervention rateLower extremity revascularizationObstructive pulmonary diseaseAdditional clinical benefit
2017
Better survival for African and Hispanic/Latino Americans after infrainguinal revascularization in the Society for Vascular Surgery Vascular Quality Initiative
Brothers TE, Zhang J, Mauldin PD, Tonnessen BH, Robison JG, Vallabhaneni R, Hallett JW, Sidawy AN. Better survival for African and Hispanic/Latino Americans after infrainguinal revascularization in the Society for Vascular Surgery Vascular Quality Initiative. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2017, 65: 1062-1073. PMID: 28189358, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2016.10.105.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedBlack or African AmericanChi-Square DistributionEndovascular ProceduresFemaleHispanic or LatinoHospital MortalityHumansLinear ModelsMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisOdds RatioPeripheral Arterial DiseasePostoperative ComplicationsProportional Hazards ModelsQuality ImprovementQuality Indicators, Health CareRegistriesRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesVascular Surgical ProceduresConceptsPeripheral arterial diseaseLower extremity peripheral arterial diseaseVascular Surgery Vascular Quality InitiativeSocial Security Death IndexHispanic/Latino ethnicityPeripheral vascular interventionsVascular Quality InitiativeOverall mortalityCardiovascular diseaseVascular Surgery Vascular Quality Initiative databaseVascular Quality Initiative databaseCox proportional hazards analysisLatino ethnicityInferior survival outcomesBetter overall survivalProportional hazards analysisSurvival of patientsAfrican American raceData of patientsAfrican American patientsLower overall mortalityCox proportional hazardsQuality InitiativeAfrican AmericansAMP patients
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
2001
Influence of NASCET/ACAS trial eligibility on outcome after carotid endarterectomy
Lepore M, Sternbergh W, Salartash K, Tonnessen B, Money S. Influence of NASCET/ACAS trial eligibility on outcome after carotid endarterectomy. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2001, 34: 581-586. PMID: 11668308, DOI: 10.1067/mva.2001.118079.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overAngioplastyCarotid StenosisComorbidityEndarterectomy, CarotidFemaleHumansLength of StayLouisianaMaleMorbidityPatient SelectionRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicRecurrenceRegistriesRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsSeverity of Illness IndexStentsStrokeTreatment OutcomeUltrasonographyConceptsNorth American Symptomatic Carotid Endarterectomy TrialStroke/death rateAsymptomatic Carotid Atherosclerosis StudyTrial-ineligible patientsCarotid endarterectomyHigh riskDeath rateHigh neurologic morbidityTrial-eligible patientsTertiary referral institutionCarotid Endarterectomy TrialFisher's exact testTrial ineligibilityNeurologic morbidityTrial eligibilityCarotid angioplastyMajor strokeRecurrent stenosisRetrospective reviewCarotid stentingReferral institutionAtherosclerosis StudyIntervention trialsIpsilateral symptomsPatient cohort