2018
Preferential Use of Infrapopliteal Angioplasty for Critical Limb Ischemia: Vascular Surgeons' Perspective
Nishibe T, Yamamoto K, Toguchi K, Seike Y, Ito N, Nishibe M, Koizumi J, Dardik A, Ogino H. Preferential Use of Infrapopliteal Angioplasty for Critical Limb Ischemia: Vascular Surgeons' Perspective. International Surgery 2018, 103: 509-515. DOI: 10.9738/intsurg-d-14-00309.1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMajor adverse limb eventsInfrapopliteal percutaneous transluminal angioplastyAmputation-free survivalCritical limb ischemiaPercutaneous transluminal angioplastyPerioperative deathsClinical successLimb ischemiaLimb salvageStepwise Cox proportional hazards regression modelCox proportional hazards regression modelProportional hazards regression modelsAdverse limb eventsEndovascular-first approachVascular surgeon's perspectiveVascular surgeons' experiencePeripheral artery diseaseKaplan-Meier methodTechnical success rateFirst therapeutic optionHazards regression modelsInfrapopliteal angioplastyRutherford 6Perioperative predictorsTransluminal angioplasty
2009
Stent placement in the superficial femoral artery for patients on chronic hemodialysis with peripheral artery disease.
Nishibe T, Kondo Y, Dardik A, Muto A, Koizumi J, Nishibe M. Stent placement in the superficial femoral artery for patients on chronic hemodialysis with peripheral artery disease. International Angiology 2009, 28: 484-9. PMID: 20087287.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAngiography, Digital SubtractionAngioplasty, BalloonAnkle Brachial IndexCase-Control StudiesChronic DiseaseFemaleFemoral ArteryHemodynamicsHumansIschemiaKaplan-Meier EstimateKidney DiseasesLimb SalvageMaleMiddle AgedPeripheral Vascular DiseasesRenal DialysisRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsStentsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUltrasonography, Doppler, DuplexVascular PatencyConceptsPeripheral artery diseaseSuperficial femoral arteryChronic hemodialysisStent placementNondialysis groupPrimary patencyDialysis groupLimb ischemiaSFA lesionsArtery diseaseLimb salvageFemoral arteryFirst-choice therapeutic optionSymptomatic limb ischemiaCritical limb ischemiaPrimary stent placementClinical outcomesTherapeutic optionsHigh prevalenceOutcome measuresHemodialysisLower limbsPatientsSurvival ratePatency