2024
Open and Endovascular Treatment of the Common Femoral Artery in a Tertiary Care Center
Wells N, Hundito A, Tuttle M, Alameddine D, Aboian E, Arhuidese I, Fischer U, Perez Lozada J, Guzman R, Ochoa Chaar C. Open and Endovascular Treatment of the Common Femoral Artery in a Tertiary Care Center. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2024 PMID: 39442735, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2024.10.027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLower extremity revascularizationTreated with open surgeryPeripheral arterial diseaseCFA endarterectomyEndovascular therapyOpen surgeryEndovascular treatmentEndovascular lower extremity revascularizationTreated with endovascular therapyCompared to open surgeryAssociated with higher perioperative complicationsLower extremity revascularization proceduresPost-operative bleedingFemoral arteryImprove patient selectionKaplan-Meier analysisTertiary care centerTertiary-care centerLong-term outcomesEndovascular treatment of peripheral arterial diseaseLonger hospital lengthMALE-free survivalMultivariate logistic regressionTreatment of peripheral arterial diseaseCommon femoral artery
2023
An ultrasound-based femoral artery calcification score
Maahs E, Schwartz A, Berezowitz A, Davis S, Guzman R. An ultrasound-based femoral artery calcification score. Journal Of Vascular Surgery Cases And Innovative Techniques 2023, 10: 101381. PMID: 38130366, PMCID: PMC10731664, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvscit.2023.101381.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPeripheral arterial diseaseCalcification scoreArterial diseaseLower extremitiesFemoral calcificationCalcium scoreDuplex ultrasoundFemoral arteryChronic limb threatening ischemiaArterial duplex ultrasoundFemoral artery calcificationLimb-specific outcomesAmputation-free survivalLimb threatening ischemiaLower extremity atherosclerosisStandard computed tomographyNew scoring systemArtery calcificationLimb outcomesRenal failureCT evaluationArterial calcificationInclusion criteriaComputed tomographyUS score