Mortality variability after endovascular versus open abdominal aortic aneurysm repair in a large tertiary vascular center using a Medicare-derived risk prediction model
Hicks C, Black J, Arhuidese I, Asanova L, Qazi U, Perler B, Freischlag J, Malas M. Mortality variability after endovascular versus open abdominal aortic aneurysm repair in a large tertiary vascular center using a Medicare-derived risk prediction model. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2014, 61: 291-297. PMID: 25154686, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2014.04.078.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAortic Aneurysm, AbdominalChi-Square DistributionDecision Support TechniquesEndovascular ProceduresFemaleHumansLogistic ModelsMaleMedicareMultivariate AnalysisOdds RatioPatient SelectionRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsTertiary Care CentersTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesVascular Surgical ProceduresConceptsEndovascular AAA repairTertiary vascular centerOpen AAA repairAAA repairRisk prediction modelOpen repairTertiary centerVascular centersOpen abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) repairOpen abdominal aortic aneurysm repairAbdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) repairAbdominal aortic aneurysm repairPreoperative renal diseasePreoperative risk statusEvaluate 30-day mortalityAortic aneurysm repairHigh-risk patientsMortality risk prediction modelHigh-risk groupMultivariate logistic regressionAortic centersOperative mortalityInfrarenal AAAAneurysm repairLower-volume hospitalsRisk of Disease Progression in Patients with Moderate Asymptomatic Carotid Artery Stenosis: Implications of Tobacco Use and Dual Antiplatelet Therapy
Hicks C, Talbott K, Canner J, Qazi U, Arhuidese I, Glebova N, Freischlag J, Perler B, Malas M. Risk of Disease Progression in Patients with Moderate Asymptomatic Carotid Artery Stenosis: Implications of Tobacco Use and Dual Antiplatelet Therapy. Annals Of Vascular Surgery 2014, 29: 1-8. PMID: 24530720, DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2014.02.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAngioplastyAsymptomatic DiseasesBaltimoreCarotid StenosisChi-Square DistributionDisease ProgressionDrug Therapy, CombinationEndarterectomy, CarotidFemaleHumansIncidenceIschemic Attack, TransientLinear ModelsMaleMultivariate AnalysisPlatelet Aggregation InhibitorsPredictive Value of TestsProportional Hazards ModelsRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsSeverity of Illness IndexSmokingStentsStrokeTertiary Care CentersTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUltrasonography, Doppler, DuplexConceptsProgression to severe stenosisAsymptomatic carotid artery stenosisDual antiplatelet therapyCarotid artery stenosisDisease progressionRisk factorsSevere stenosisIncidence of symptomsAntiplatelet therapyArtery stenosisPatient populationMean follow-up timeRisk of disease progressionSevere diseaseCox proportional hazards regression modelsRisk of progressionProportional hazards regression modelsFollow-up timeCarotid artery duplexAll-cause mortalityHazards regression modelsImproved medical therapyTransient ischemic attackTobacco useAsymptomatic carotid disease