2022
Sex differences in long-term outcomes of patients with deep vein thrombosis
Chan SM, Brahmandam A, Valcarce-Aspegren M, Zhuo H, Zhang Y, Tonnessen BH, Lee AI, Chaar C. Sex differences in long-term outcomes of patients with deep vein thrombosis. Vascular 2022, 31: 994-1002. PMID: 35502988, DOI: 10.1177/17085381221097746.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDeep vein thrombosisLong-term outcomesCatheter-directed thrombolysisLong-term mortalityVein thrombosisOverall mortalityFemale patientsOverall long-term mortalityBleeding-related mortalityLong-term bleedingDuration of anticoagulationRetrospective chart reviewTertiary care centerCongestive heart failureOverall mortality rateShort-term outcomesSeverity of PEMultivariable regression analysisRegression analysisSex differencesCaprini scoreRecurrent VTESystemic thrombolysisVenous thromboembolismBaseline characteristics
2017
Better survival for African and Hispanic/Latino Americans after infrainguinal revascularization in the Society for Vascular Surgery Vascular Quality Initiative
Brothers TE, Zhang J, Mauldin PD, Tonnessen BH, Robison JG, Vallabhaneni R, Hallett JW, Sidawy AN. Better survival for African and Hispanic/Latino Americans after infrainguinal revascularization in the Society for Vascular Surgery Vascular Quality Initiative. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2017, 65: 1062-1073. PMID: 28189358, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2016.10.105.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedBlack or African AmericanChi-Square DistributionEndovascular ProceduresFemaleHispanic or LatinoHospital MortalityHumansLinear ModelsMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisOdds RatioPeripheral Arterial DiseasePostoperative ComplicationsProportional Hazards ModelsQuality ImprovementQuality Indicators, Health CareRegistriesRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesVascular Surgical ProceduresConceptsPeripheral arterial diseaseLower extremity peripheral arterial diseaseVascular Surgery Vascular Quality InitiativeSocial Security Death IndexHispanic/Latino ethnicityPeripheral vascular interventionsVascular Quality InitiativeOverall mortalityCardiovascular diseaseVascular Surgery Vascular Quality Initiative databaseVascular Quality Initiative databaseCox proportional hazards analysisLatino ethnicityInferior survival outcomesBetter overall survivalProportional hazards analysisSurvival of patientsAfrican American raceData of patientsAfrican American patientsLower overall mortalityCox proportional hazardsQuality InitiativeAfrican AmericansAMP patients