2024
Presentation and patterns of reinterventions after revascularization in patients with premature Peripheral Arterial Disease
Sivakumar A, Satam K, Wu Z, Alameddine D, Aboian E, Chaer R, Schermerhorn M, Moreira C, Guzman R, Ochoa Chaar C. Presentation and patterns of reinterventions after revascularization in patients with premature Peripheral Arterial Disease. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2024 PMID: 39002606, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2024.07.021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPremature peripheral arterial diseaseLower extremity revascularizationOlder patientsPeripheral arterial diseaseArtery diseaseRetrospective review of consecutive patientsReview of consecutive patientsDistressed Communities IndexAge of presentationFrequency of reinterventionsEnd-stage renal diseaseKaplan-Meier curvesOutcomes of lower extremity revascularizationLong-term outcomesCoronary artery diseaseMALE-free survivalAdverse limb eventsOverall survivalReintervention rateConsecutive patientsFrequent reinterventionsPerioperative complicationsRetrospective reviewNo significant differenceInstitutional experience
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 modalitiesThe Impact of Ejection Fraction on Major Adverse Limb Events after Lower Extremity Revascularization
Jamil Y, Huttler J, Alameddine D, Wu Z, Zhuo H, Mena-Hurtado C, Velazquez E, Guzman R, Ochoa Chaar C. The Impact of Ejection Fraction on Major Adverse Limb Events after Lower Extremity Revascularization. Annals Of Vascular Surgery 2023, 98: 210-219. PMID: 37802138, DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2023.08.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMajor adverse limb eventsReduced ejection fractionLower extremity revascularizationPeripheral arterial diseaseMALE-free survivalAdverse limb eventsCoronary artery diseaseEjection fractionExtremity revascularizationArtery diseaseLimb eventsChronic limb-threatening ischemiaLimb-threatening ischemiaTricuspid valve regurgitationKaplan-Meier curvesElectronic medical recordsMajor amputationSevere mitralDiastolic dysfunctionEchocardiographic findingsTransthoracic echocardiogramHeart failureValve regurgitationArterial diseaseSingle center