2024
Anticoagulation in Patients with Premature Peripheral Artery Disease Undergoing Lower Extremity Revascularization
Kim T, DeWan A, Murray M, Wang H, Mani A, Mena-Hurtado C, Guzman R, Ochoa Chaar C. Anticoagulation in Patients with Premature Peripheral Artery Disease Undergoing Lower Extremity Revascularization. Annals Of Vascular Surgery 2024, 105: 150-157. PMID: 38593922, DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2024.02.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPremature peripheral arterial diseaseAntiplatelet therapyVascular Quality InitiativeArtery diseaseAdjunct to antiplatelet therapyReturn to the operating roomPost-operative anticoagulationCompared to patientsPostoperative antiplatelet therapyOne-year outcomesCongestive heart failureLower extremity revascularizationMajor adverse limb eventsCoronary artery diseaseEffects of anticoagulantsAmputation-free survivalEarly onset of diseaseAdverse limb eventsPeripheral vascular interventionsOnset of diseasePeripheral arterial diseaseLower-extremity revascularizationPropensity score matchingPerioperative mortalityBaseline characteristics
2019
Statin therapy associated with improved thrombus resolution in patients with deep vein thrombosis
Hsu C, Brahmandam A, Brownson KE, Huynh N, Reynolds J, Lee AI, Fares WH, Ochoa Chaar CI. Statin therapy associated with improved thrombus resolution in patients with deep vein thrombosis. Journal Of Vascular Surgery Venous And Lymphatic Disorders 2019, 7: 169-175.e4. PMID: 30660579, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvsv.2018.10.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overAnticoagulantsElectronic Health RecordsFemaleHumansHydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase InhibitorsMaleMiddle AgedPlatelet Aggregation InhibitorsPulmonary EmbolismRecurrenceRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsThrombolytic TherapyTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeVena Cava FiltersVenous ThromboembolismVenous ThrombosisConceptsDeep venous thrombosisExtent of DVTStatin therapyThrombus resolutionPulmonary embolismVenous thromboembolismVTE recurrenceAntiplatelet therapyMultivariable analysisRisk factorsRecurrence of DVTLower extremity deep venous thrombosisHigh-risk pulmonary embolismPrior deep venous thrombosisProvoked deep venous thrombosisProximal deep venous thrombosisInferior vena cava filter placementExtremity deep venous thrombosisVena cava filter placementDuration of anticoagulationAssociation of statinConsecutive adult patientsDirect oral anticoagulantsManifestations of atherosclerosisCava filter placement