2024
The Degree of Inferior Vena Cava Filter Tilt Associated with Challenging Retrieval
Kostiuk V, Grubman S, Brahmandam A, Schneider E, Tonnessen B, Perez Lozada J, Guzman R, Ochoa Chaar C. The Degree of Inferior Vena Cava Filter Tilt Associated with Challenging Retrieval. Annals Of Vascular Surgery 2024, 109: 135-142. PMID: 39025218, DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2024.06.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIVC filter tiltInferior vena cavaInferior vena cava filter retrievalFilter tiltEndovascular techniquesFilter retrievalInferior vena cava axisRight jugular vein accessInferior vena cava diameterElectronic charts of patientsInferior vena cava filter removalAssociated with technical difficultiesCharts of patientsFailed retrievalJugular vein accessLowest renal veinRight jugular veinRegression analysisFilter placementIVC filtersRenal veinVein accessVena cavaProcedural characteristicsFilter removalIntravascular 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
2023
Arterial dissection during peripheral vascular interventions
Damara F, Alameddine D, Slade M, Cardella J, Tonnessen B, Guzman R, Ochoa Chaar C. Arterial dissection during peripheral vascular interventions. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2023, 79: 339-347.e6. PMID: 37838217, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2023.10.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPeripheral vascular interventionsReintervention-free survivalPeripheral arterial diseasePrimary patencyArterial dissectionLower primary patencyArterial diseaseVascular interventionsVascular Quality Initiative databaseLonger occlusion lengthAmputation-free survivalOutcomes of patientsHistory of smokingKaplan-Meier curvesProportional hazards regressionTrend of incidencePrimary endpointFemoropopliteal diseaseLimb outcomesEndovascular therapyFemoropopliteal segmentHazards regressionOpen surgeryOcclusion lengthTreatment modalitiesIncidence and Significance of Deep Venous Reflux in Patients Treated with Saphenous Vein Ablation
Satam K, Aurshina A, Zhuo H, Zhang Y, Cardella J, Aboian E, Tonnessen B, Guzman R, Ochoa Chaar C. Incidence and Significance of Deep Venous Reflux in Patients Treated with Saphenous Vein Ablation. Annals Of Vascular Surgery 2023, 91: 182-190. PMID: 36693564, DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2022.11.034.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDeep venous refluxDeep vein thrombosisVenous ablationNumeric rating scaleVenous refluxHistory of DVTLong-term symptomatic reliefAdvanced venous diseasePain medication useTertiary care centerSaphenous vein ablationElectronic medical recordsClinical reliefPatient characteristicsVein ablationVein thrombosisMedication useSymptomatic reliefVenous insufficiencyVenous diseaseCompression stockingsInitial ultrasoundBlack raceSubgroup analysisMedical records
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