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Early and long-term results of open repair of inflammatory abdominal aortic aneurysms: Comparison with a propensity scor...

Published in Journal of vascular surgery

The aim of our study was to compare early and long-term results of open repair of patients with inflammatory abdominal aortic aneurysm (IAAA) with matched cohort of patients with abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA). This retrospective single-center cohort study used prospectively collected data from an institutional registry from 1786 patients between ...

Investigating uncommon vascular diseases using the Vascular Low Frequency Disease Consortium.

Published in Journal of vascular surgery

Standardized databases such as the Vascular Quality Initiative and National Surgical Quality Improvement Project assess the quality of care related to common vascular surgery procedures, but are not designed for uncommon vascular diseases. We describe a method of assessing uncommon vascular diseases using a multi-institutional collaboration, the Va...

The dilemma of using the Mangled Extremity Severity Score to identify predictors of poor outcomes in extremity vascular ...

Published in Journal of vascular surgery

Outcomes of bridging stent grafts in fenestrated and branched endovascular aortic repair.

Published in Journal of vascular surgery

Until today, no dedicated bridging stent graft (BSG) has been available for use in fenestrated and branched endovascular aneurysm repair (F/BEVAR). The purpose of this study was to evaluate the clinical performance of the well-known Advanta/iCast V12 (Getinge Maquet, Rastatt, Germany) and the new Viabahn VBX (W. L. Gore & Associates, Flagstaff, Ari...

Incidence, predictors, and outcomes of spinal cord ischemia in elective complex endovascular aortic repair: An analysis ...

Published in Journal of vascular surgery

This study aimed to determine predictors and outcomes associated with spinal cord ischemia (SCI) after elective fenestrated or branched endovascular aneurysm repair (F/BEVAR) of thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm (TAAA), abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA), or aortic dissection. Health insurance claims data of Germany's third largest insurance provider, ...

Surgical repair of radiation-induced carotid stenosis.

Published in Journal of vascular surgery

Carotid endarterectomy and carotid artery stenting are both valid therapeutic options for the treatment of radiation-induced carotid stenosis (RICS). The second has the advantage of being less invasive, although it seems to result in more restenosis than the first. Meanwhile, progress in radiation therapy and head and neck surgery has significantly...

The impact of age on in-hospital outcomes after transcarotid artery revascularization, transfemoral carotid artery stent...

Published in Journal of vascular surgery

Previous data showed superior outcomes of carotid endarterectomy (CEA) compared with transfemoral carotid artery stenting (TFCAS) in elderly patients because of an increased stroke risk in TFCAS-treated patients. Transcarotid artery revascularization (TCAR) with flow reversal was developed to mitigate the maneuvers at highest risk for causing strok...

Results of fenestrated and branched endovascular aortic aneurysm repair after failed infrarenal endovascular aortic aneu...

Published in Journal of vascular surgery

Failure of infrarenal endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) due to loss of proximal seal is increasingly common. Open surgical conversion can be challenging and has been associated with significant morbidity and mortality. The aim of this study was to evaluate the use of fenestrated-branched EVAR (F/BEVAR) for the treatment of patients with prior EVA...

The effect of rurality on the risk of primary amputation is amplified by race.

Published in Journal of vascular surgery

Primary amputation (ie, without attempted revascularization) is a devastating complication of peripheral artery disease. Racial disparities in primary amputation have been described; however, rural disparities have not been well investigated. The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of rurality on risk of primary amputation and to explor...

Vascular Quality Initiative assessment of compliance with Society for Vascular Surgery clinical practice guidelines on t...

Published in Journal of vascular surgery

Professional societies publish clinical practice guidelines to provide evidence-based recommendations to improve care and to reduce practice variation. However, the degree of compliance with the guidelines and its impact on outcomes have not been well defined. This study used the Vascular Quality Initiative (VQI) abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) reg...