2023
Endovascular Recanalization and Stent Graft Placement for a Chronically Occluded Prosthetic Graft to Treat Critical Limb Ischemia
Jamil Y, Huttler J, Ochoa Chaar C. Endovascular Recanalization and Stent Graft Placement for a Chronically Occluded Prosthetic Graft to Treat Critical Limb Ischemia. Journal Of Vascular And Interventional Radiology 2023, 35: 143-145. PMID: 37704039, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvir.2023.09.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBlood Vessel Prosthesis ImplantationChronic Limb-Threatening IschemiaEndovascular ProceduresGraft Occlusion, VascularHumansIschemiaLower ExtremityStentsTreatment OutcomeThe association between diabetes mellitus and its management with outcomes following endovascular repair for descending thoracic aortic aneurysm
Summers S, Rastogi V, Yadavalli S, Wang S, Schaller M, Jones D, Ochoa Chaar C, de Bruin J, Verhagen H, Schermerhorn M. The association between diabetes mellitus and its management with outcomes following endovascular repair for descending thoracic aortic aneurysm. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2023, 78: 313-323. PMID: 36966848, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2023.02.024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsThoracic aortic aneurysmDiabetes mellitusNoninsulin medicationsPerioperative mortalityAortic aneurysmHospital complicationsEndovascular repairDietary managementSimilar perioperative mortalityMultivariable Cox regressionHigh perioperative mortalityVascular Quality InitiativeMultivariable logistic regressionEndovascular aneurysm repairMultivariable regression analysisDM statusNoninsulin therapySac regressionInsulin therapyTherapy cohortAneurysm repairDietary therapyDM subgroupCox regressionInsulin medicationCharacteristics and 1-year outcomes of patients with rupture of small abdominal aortic aneurysms
Bellamkonda K, Zogg C, Nassiri N, Sadeghi M, Zhang Y, Guzman R, Ochoa Chaar C. Characteristics and 1-year outcomes of patients with rupture of small abdominal aortic aneurysms. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2023, 77: 1649-1657. PMID: 36796595, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2023.02.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAortic Aneurysm, AbdominalAortic RuptureBlood Vessel Prosthesis ImplantationEndovascular ProceduresFemaleHumansMaleMyocardial InfarctionConceptsEndovascular aneurysm repairAbdominal aortic aneurysmRAAA casesRAAA groupElective repairAneurysm repairAortic aneurysmMyocardial infarctionVascular Quality Initiative databaseLower body mass indexSmall abdominal aortic aneurysmsMean aneurysm diameterVascular Surgery guidelinesLong-term mortalityOutcomes of patientsPerioperative myocardial infarctionOpen AAA repairBody mass indexLong-term outcomesOperative thresholdAfrican AmericansInfrarenal aneurysmsTotal morbidityAAA repairPatient characteristics
2020
Trends and outcomes of thoracic endovascular aortic repair with open concomitant cervical debranching
Bellamkonda KS, Yousef S, Nassiri N, Dardik A, Guzman RJ, Geirsson A, Ochoa Chaar CI. Trends and outcomes of thoracic endovascular aortic repair with open concomitant cervical debranching. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2020, 73: 1205-1212.e3. PMID: 32861861, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2020.07.103.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAorta, ThoracicAortic DiseasesBlood Vessel Prosthesis ImplantationCarotid ArteriesDatabases, FactualEndovascular ProceduresFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPostoperative ComplicationsRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSubclavian ArteryTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeYoung AdultConceptsCarotid-carotid bypassEndovascular aortic repairCervical debranchingPerioperative outcomesAortic repairAortic pathologyMultivariable analysisThoracic endovascular aortic repairSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program filesCarotid-subclavian bypassDependent functional statusOpen surgical debranchingUse of TEVARLonger hospital stayCurrent Procedural Terminology codesUrgency of surgeryComplex aortic pathologiesThoracic aortic pathologyCommon surgical procedureProcedural Terminology codesSignificant differencesNumber of bypassesAdvanced endovascular technologySurgical debranchingDebranching proceduresEndograft type and anesthesia mode are associated with mortality of endovascular aneurysm repair for ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms
Bellamkonda KS, Yousef S, Zhang Y, Dardik A, Geirsson A, Chaar CIO. Endograft type and anesthesia mode are associated with mortality of endovascular aneurysm repair for ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms. Vascular 2020, 29: 155-162. PMID: 32787557, DOI: 10.1177/1708538120947859.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAnesthesia, GeneralAortic Aneurysm, AbdominalAortic RuptureBlood Vessel ProsthesisBlood Vessel Prosthesis ImplantationDatabases, FactualEndovascular ProceduresFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedProsthesis DesignRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeYoung AdultConceptsInfrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysmAbdominal aortic aneurysmEndovascular aneurysm repairBody mass indexAortic aneurysmEndograft typeAneurysm repairOverall mortalityMass indexSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseRuptured infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysmQuality Improvement Program databaseRuptured abdominal aortic aneurysmLower body mass indexAbdominal aortic aneurysm diameterAneurysmal iliac arteriesDependent functional statusCharacteristics of patientsImprovement Program databasePrimary treatment modalityOpen abdominal surgeryAortic aneurysm diameterSignificant differencesConcomitant stenting
2018
Endovascular Treatment of a Large Iliac Vein Aneurysm and High-Flow Arteriovenous Fistula
DeWane MP, Fares WH, Ochoa Chaar CI. Endovascular Treatment of a Large Iliac Vein Aneurysm and High-Flow Arteriovenous Fistula. Annals Of Vascular Surgery 2018, 53: 266.e5-266.e7. PMID: 29886213, DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2018.04.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAneurysmArteriovenous FistulaBlood Flow VelocityBlood Vessel ProsthesisBlood Vessel Prosthesis ImplantationComputed Tomography AngiographyEndovascular ProceduresFemaleHumansIliac ArteryIliac VeinIncidental FindingsPhlebographyPregnancyRegional Blood FlowStentsTreatment OutcomeUltrasonography, PrenatalConceptsArteriovenous fistulaHigh-flow arteriovenous fistulaIliac vein aneurysmPulmonary hypertensionVein aneurysmVenous aneurysmEndovascular treatmentSignificant morbidityIliac veinStent graftUnique caseAneurysmsFistulaDiagnosisTreatmentHypertensionEmbolizationMorbidityPainPregnancyGraftDiseaseWomen