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 modalitiesCarbon dioxide angiography during peripheral vascular interventions is associated with decreased cardiac and renal complications in patients with chronic kidney disease
Lee S, Ali S, Cardella J, Turner J, Guzman R, Dardik A, Ochoa Chaar C. Carbon dioxide angiography during peripheral vascular interventions is associated with decreased cardiac and renal complications in patients with chronic kidney disease. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2023, 78: 201-208. PMID: 36948278, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2023.03.029.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdvanced chronic kidney diseaseChronic kidney diseasePeripheral vascular interventionsContrast volume usagePC-AKICarbon dioxide angiographyCardiac complicationsPropensity matchingKidney diseaseVascular interventionsPost-contrast acute kidney injuryAcute kidney injuryOutcomes of patientsPeripheral arterial diseasePoor renal functionMultivariate logistic regressionLower contrast volumeVolume of contrastCardiac comorbiditiesKidney injuryMinor amputationRenal complicationsRenal functionEndovascular therapyArterial disease