2020
Comparison of Atherectomy to Balloon Angioplasty and Stenting for Isolated Femoropopliteal Revascularization
Bai H, Fereydooni A, Zhuo H, Zhang Y, Tonnessen B, Guzman RJ, Ochoa Chaar CI. Comparison of Atherectomy to Balloon Angioplasty and Stenting for Isolated Femoropopliteal Revascularization. Annals Of Vascular Surgery 2020, 69: 261-273. PMID: 32512112, DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2020.05.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPercutaneous transluminal angioplastyMajor ipsilateral amputationIpsilateral amputationPrimary patencyDistal embolizationFemoropopliteal diseaseBalloon angioplastyTechnical successStatus improvementAnkle-brachial index improvementSignificant additional clinical benefitSociety Consensus (TASC) II classificationChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseConcomitant open surgeryLower ratesOutcomes of atherectomyUse of atherectomyAcute limb ischemiaOne-year outcomesVascular Quality InitiativeCongestive heart failureHigher reintervention rateLower extremity revascularizationObstructive pulmonary diseaseAdditional clinical benefit
2005
Mid- and long-term device migration after endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair: A comparison of AneuRx and Zenith endografts
Tonnessen B, Sternbergh W, Money S. Mid- and long-term device migration after endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair: A comparison of AneuRx and Zenith endografts. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2005, 42: 392-401. PMID: 16171578, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2005.05.040.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndovascular aneurysm repairAortic neck dilationCaudal renal arteryNeck dilationAneurysm repairRenal arteryZenith endograftComputed tomographyEndovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repairAbdominal aortic aneurysm repairAortic neck diameterAortic neck lengthRelated clinical eventsAortic aneurysm repairLong-term incidenceMinority of patientsSubset of patientsPostoperative CT scansAxial computed tomographyLife-table analysisNeck lengthNeck diameterAneuRx deviceAdjuvant treatmentInfrarenal aneurysms
2004
Late problems at the proximal aortic neck: Migration and dilation
Tonnessen B, Sternbergh W, Money S. Late problems at the proximal aortic neck: Migration and dilation. Seminars In Vascular Surgery 2004, 17: 288-293. PMID: 15614753, DOI: 10.1053/j.semvascsurg.2004.09.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndovascular aneurysm repairAortic neck dilationAortic neckNeck dilationProximal aortic neckSubset of patientsLate-term complicationsAneurysm repairEndograft fixationExcessive oversizingActive fixationEndograftDilationSubsequent ruptureType INeckLater problemsFixationAdditional mechanismComplicationsPatientsAneurysmsEtiologyDegeneration
2003
The Effect of Gender on Early and Intermediate Results of Endovascular Aneurysm Repair
Nordness P, Carter G, Tonnessen B, Sternbergh W, Money S. The Effect of Gender on Early and Intermediate Results of Endovascular Aneurysm Repair. Annals Of Vascular Surgery 2003, 17: 615-621. PMID: 14564552, DOI: 10.1007/s10016-003-0072-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndovascular aneurysm repairPrimary clinical successSecondary clinical successClinical successTechnical successAneurysm repairOngoing clinical successPrimary technical successSecondary technical successLength of procedureProspective databaseArterial dissectionComplication rateAortic graftAneurysmal diseaseOpen procedureMortality rateEnd pointMonthsMalesUndetermined factorsEffect of genderFemalesTechnical difficultiesRepairBrave new world: the role for endovascular aneurysm repair in contemporary vascular surgery.
Tonnessen B, Sternbergh W, Money S. Brave new world: the role for endovascular aneurysm repair in contemporary vascular surgery. The Journal Of Cardiovascular Surgery 2003, 44: 535-42. PMID: 14627226.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repairAneurysm repairSecondary proceduresAbdominal aortic aneurysm repairAortic aneurysm repairEndovascular aneurysm repairLimb occlusionPatient selectionAnatomic criteriaTechnical successVascular surgeryVascular surgeonsLower mortalitySuccess rateRepairEndoleakMorbidityComplicationsPatientsSurgeryMortalitySurgeonsOcclusion
2002
Mid-term results of patients undergoing endovascular aortic aneurysm repair
Tonnessen B, Conners M, Sternbergh W, Carter G, Yoselevitz M, Money S. Mid-term results of patients undergoing endovascular aortic aneurysm repair. The American Journal Of Surgery 2002, 184: 561-566. PMID: 12488168, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9610(02)01053-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndovascular aneurysm repairSecondary proceduresAneurysm repairEndovascular aortic aneurysm repairMid-term outcomesAortic aneurysm repairMid-term resultsAneuRx endograftPersistent endoleakOpen conversionVascular insufficiencyPersistent leakSecondary interventionsAneurysm sizePatientsLate groupEarly groupSuccess rateType IEar deviceRepairEndoleakComplicationsEndograftGroupSecondary procedures after endovascular aortic aneurysm repair
Conners M, Sternberg W, Carter G, Tonnessen B, Yoselevitz M, Money S. Secondary procedures after endovascular aortic aneurysm repair. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2002, 36: 992-996. PMID: 12422089, DOI: 10.1067/mva.2002.127966.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndovascular aortic aneurysm repairAortic aneurysm repairSecondary proceduresLimb occlusionAneurysm repairEarly limb occlusionTreatment of endoleaksType II endoleakBasis of indicationsLimb ischemiaEndograft migrationSingle institutionAneurysm expansionPeripheral proceduresLaparoscopic interventionAneurysm ruptureEndoleakEndoluminal interventionsPatientsDifferent endograftsLimb failureStenosisMean timeDevice malfunctionOcclusion
2001
Influence of NASCET/ACAS trial eligibility on outcome after carotid endarterectomy
Lepore M, Sternbergh W, Salartash K, Tonnessen B, Money S. Influence of NASCET/ACAS trial eligibility on outcome after carotid endarterectomy. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2001, 34: 581-586. PMID: 11668308, DOI: 10.1067/mva.2001.118079.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overAngioplastyCarotid StenosisComorbidityEndarterectomy, CarotidFemaleHumansLength of StayLouisianaMaleMorbidityPatient SelectionRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicRecurrenceRegistriesRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsSeverity of Illness IndexStentsStrokeTreatment OutcomeUltrasonographyConceptsNorth American Symptomatic Carotid Endarterectomy TrialStroke/death rateAsymptomatic Carotid Atherosclerosis StudyTrial-ineligible patientsCarotid endarterectomyHigh riskDeath rateHigh neurologic morbidityTrial-eligible patientsTertiary referral institutionCarotid Endarterectomy TrialFisher's exact testTrial ineligibilityNeurologic morbidityTrial eligibilityCarotid angioplastyMajor strokeRecurrent stenosisRetrospective reviewCarotid stentingReferral institutionAtherosclerosis StudyIntervention trialsIpsilateral symptomsPatient cohort