abstract：OBJECTIVE:Aortic reconstruction for complex thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms (TAAAs) can be challenging, especially in patients with connective tissue disorders (CTDs) in whom tissue fragility is a major concern. Branched graft reconstruction is a more complex operation compared with inclusion patch repair of the aort...

journal_title：Journal of vascular surgery

authors： Hicks CW,Lue J,Glebova NO,Ehlert BA,Black JH 3rd

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Randomized trials have shown an initial survival benefit of endovascular over conventional open abdominal aortic aneurysm repair but no long-term difference up to 6 years after repair. Longer follow-up may be required to demonstrate the cumulative negative impact on survival of higher reintervention rates ass...

journal_title：Journal of vascular surgery

authors： van Schaik TG,Yeung KK,Verhagen HJ,de Bruin JL,van Sambeek MRHM,Balm R,Zeebregts CJ,van Herwaarden JA,Blankensteijn JD,DREAM trial participants.

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Contralateral stroke is an infrequent cause of perioperative stroke after carotid endarterectomy (CEA). Whereas the risks of ipsilateral stroke complicating CEA have been discriminated, factors that lead to contralateral stroke are poorly defined. The purpose of this study was to identify the risk of perioper...

journal_title：Journal of vascular surgery

authors： Clouse WD,Ergul EA,Patel VI,Lancaster RT,LaMuraglia GM,Cambria RP,Conrad MF

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Asymptomatic internal carotid artery occlusion (CO) presents a clinical dilemma, and presently, the natural history, stroke risk, and optimal management remain ill defined. This study compared outcomes, including neurovascular events (NVEs) and health care costs, between patients with CO and patients with asy...

journal_title：Journal of vascular surgery

authors： Janko M,Moore R,Kim AH,Shevitz AJ,Morrow KL,Johnson DJ,Kashyap VS

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hyperspectral imaging technology is a novel method of using transcutaneous measurement of oxyhemoglobin (HT-Oxy) and deoxyhemoglobin (HT-Deoxy) concentrations to create a two-dimensional, color-coded "oxygen map." The aims of this study were to compare the use of a hyperspectral imaging device with the trans...

journal_title：Journal of vascular surgery

authors： Chiang N,Jain JK,Sleigh J,Vasudevan T

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Peripheral arterial disease poses a significant burden in the hemodialysis (HD)-dependent population. Race is a known modifier of outcomes after surgical treatment of peripheral arterial disease. A comprehensive evaluation of the effect of race on infrainguinal bypass surgery (IBS) outcomes in HD patients is...

journal_title：Journal of vascular surgery

authors： Arhuidese I,Wang S,Locham S,Faateh M,Nejim B,Malas M

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study was to retrospectively assess the incidence, etiology, and management of type III endoleaks in a large cohort of patients treated with endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) in two European university centers. METHODS:From 1995 until 2014, 965 EVAR procedures were performed with use ...

journal_title：Journal of vascular surgery

authors： Maleux G,Poorteman L,Laenen A,Saint-Lèbes B,Houthoofd S,Fourneau I,Rousseau H

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to evaluate midterm clinical and morphologic outcomes after endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) with large (≥28 mm) infrarenal neck. METHODS:From 2009 to 2012, we prospectively collected and retrospectively analyzed clinical, morphologic, and intra...

journal_title：Journal of vascular surgery

authors： Gargiulo M,Gallitto E,Wattez H,Verzini F,Bianchini Massoni C,Loschi D,Freyrie A,Haulon S

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Immediate type I and type III endoleaks after endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) could be persistent or temporary. Reintervention is necessary for persistent ones. Color-coded quantitative digital subtraction angiography (CQDSA) could provide a quantitative evaluation of the endoleak hemodynamics. We aimed t...

journal_title：Journal of vascular surgery

authors： Zhou M,Su Z,Shi Z,Fu W,Meng X,Wang Y,Guo B,Huang K

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Preprocedural computed tomography angiography (CTA) assists in evaluating vascular morphology and disease distribution and in treatment planning for patients with lower extremity peripheral artery disease (PAD). The aim of the study was to determine the predictive value of radiographic findings on CTA and tec...

journal_title：Journal of vascular surgery

authors： Itoga NK,Kim T,Sailer AM,Fleischmann D,Mell MW

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Promising results of thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) in patients with complicated type B aortic dissection (TBAD) have been well documented. However, whereas early results have led many to hypothesize a benefit of TEVAR in uncomplicated patients, the natural history of TEVAR after the treatment o...

journal_title：Journal of vascular surgery

authors： Famularo M,Meyermann K,Lombardi JV

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Neurogenic thoracic outlet syndrome (NTOS) is caused by dynamic compression of the brachial plexus at the level of the supraclavicular scalene triangle or the subcoracoid (pectoralis minor) space, or both. The purpose of this study was to characterize relationships between 14 clinical diagnostic criteria (CDC...

journal_title：Journal of vascular surgery

authors： Balderman J,Holzem K,Field BJ,Bottros MM,Abuirqeba AA,Vemuri C,Thompson RW

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:In the last decade, there has been a dramatic increase in the number of women entering vascular surgery. Our goal was to evaluate the differences in career paths based on gender and to determine some of the factors that influence career decisions among young vascular surgeons. METHODS:A 17-item web-based sur...

journal_title：Journal of vascular surgery

authors： Kwong M,Carson JG,Freischlag JA,Hedayati N

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fenestrated endovascular aneurysm repair (FEVAR) is an alternative to open repair of complex aortic aneurysms. Despite promising short-term results, the technical complexities of this procedure remain a considerable challenge. The risk of technical failure with loss of visceral or renal arteries is ubiquitous even in ...

journal_title：Journal of vascular surgery

authors： Timaran CH,Stanley GA,Baig MS,Timaran DE,Modrall JG,Knowles M

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Visceral artery aneurysms (VAAs) are rare but often repaired because of dire consequences of rupture. This is a population-based evaluation of chronologic trends in management, risk factors, and outcomes of endovascular and open therapy. METHODS:The 2003 to 2013 Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AH...

journal_title：Journal of vascular surgery

authors： Chin JA,Heib A,Ochoa Chaar CI,Cardella JA,Orion KC,Sarac TP

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Distal embolization (DE) during peripheral arterial endovascular interventions is a well-known complication that is poorly studied. The goal of this study was to determine the incidence, risk factors, and effect of DE on the outcomes of lower extremity endovascular interventions (LEIs). METHODS:All LEIs betw...

journal_title：Journal of vascular surgery

authors： Ochoa Chaar CI,Shebl F,Sumpio B,Dardik A,Indes J,Sarac T

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Concern over perioperative and long-term durability of lower extremity revascularizations among active smokers is a frequent deterrent for vascular surgeons to perform elective lower extremity revascularization. In this study, we examined perioperative outcomes of lower extremity endovascular (LEE) revascular...

journal_title：Journal of vascular surgery

authors： Chen SL,Whealon MD,Kabutey NK,Kuo IJ,Sgroi MD,Fujitani RM

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study proposes to establish a simulation-based technique for evaluating shear accumulation in stent grafts and to use the technique to assess the performance of a novel branched stent graft system. METHODS:Computational fluid dynamics models, with transient boundary conditions, particle injection, and r...

journal_title：Journal of vascular surgery

authors： Suess T,Anderson J,Sherman A,Remund T,Pohlson K,Mani G,Gent S,Kelly P

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The Society for Vascular Surgery Wound, Ischemia, and foot Infection (WIfI) threatened limb classification has been shown to correlate well with risk of major amputation and time to wound healing in heterogeneous diabetic and nondiabetic populations. Major amputation continues to plague the most severe stage ...

journal_title：Journal of vascular surgery

authors： Mathioudakis N,Hicks CW,Canner JK,Sherman RL,Hines KF,Lum YW,Perler BA,Abularrage CJ

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The fenestrated Anaconda endograft (Vascutek/Terumo, Inchinnan, UK) is intended for the treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysms with an insufficient infrarenal landing zone. The endografts are custom-made with use of high-resolution, 1-mm-slice computed tomography angiography images. For every case, a nonster...

journal_title：Journal of vascular surgery

authors： Taher F,Falkensammer J,McCarte J,Strassegger J,Uhlmann M,Schuch P,Assadian A

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Critical limb ischemia (CLI) continues to place a significant encumbrance on patients and the health care system as it progresses to limb loss and long-term disability. Traditional methods of revascularization offer a significant benefit; however, for one-third of CLI patients, these surgical options are not ...

journal_title：Journal of vascular surgery

authors： Wang SK,Green LA,Motaganahalli RL,Wilson MG,Fajardo A,Murphy MP

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:In-stent restenosis is a recognized complication of carotid angioplasty and stenting (CAS), and it is associated with an increased risk of stroke. Few case series have reported outcomes separately following carotid endarterectomy (CEA) and CAS for the treatment of in-stent restenosis. In this study, we perfor...

journal_title：Journal of vascular surgery

authors： Arhuidese IJ,Nejim B,Chavali S,Locham S,Obeid T,Hicks CW,Malas MB

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:During endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR), severely tortuous aortoiliac anatomy can alter the deployment and conformability of the endograft. The accuracy of treatment length measurements is commonly recognized to be affected by severe tortuosity. However, the exact mechanism of the postintervention length d...

journal_title：Journal of vascular surgery

authors： Lee K,Hossain S,Sabalbal M,Dubois L,Duncan A,DeRose G,Power AH

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Arterial thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS) is a rare condition characterized by subclavian artery pathology associated with a bony abnormality. This study assessed contemporary clinical management of arterial TOS at a high-volume referral center. METHODS:A prospectively maintained database was used to conduct a...

journal_title：Journal of vascular surgery

authors： Vemuri C,McLaughlin LN,Abuirqeba AA,Thompson RW

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Although extensive collateral arterial circulation will prevent ischemia in most patients with stenosis of a single mesenteric artery, mesenteric ischemia may occur in these patients, for example, in patients with celiac artery compression syndrome (CACS). Variation in the extent of collateral circulation may...

journal_title：Journal of vascular surgery

authors： van Petersen AS,Kolkman JJ,Gerrits DG,van der Palen J,Zeebregts CJ,Geelkerken RH,Dutch Mesenteric Ischemia Study Group.

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study explored the long-term outcomes of arteriovenous fistulas treated with vonapanitase (recombinant human elastase) at the time of surgical creation. METHODS:This was a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of 151 patients undergoing radiocephalic or brachiocephalic arteriovenous fistula...

journal_title：Journal of vascular surgery

authors： Peden EK,O'Connor TP,Browne BJ,Dixon BS,Schanzer AS,Jensik SC,Sam AD 2nd,Burke SK

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is a salvage therapy in patients with severe cardiopulmonary failure. Owing to the large size of the cannulas inserted via the femoral vessels (≤24-F) required for adequate oxygenation, this procedure could result in significant limb ischemic complicatio...

journal_title：Journal of vascular surgery

authors： Lamb KM,DiMuzio PJ,Johnson A,Batista P,Moudgill N,McCullough M,Eisenberg JA,Hirose H,Cavarocchi NC

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The Kidney Disease Outcome Quality Initiative and Fistula First Breakthrough Initiative call for the indiscriminate creation of arteriovenous fistulas (AVFs) over arteriovenous grafts (AVGs) without providing patient-specific criteria for vascular access selection. Although the U.S. AVF rate has increased dra...

journal_title：Journal of vascular surgery

authors： Woo K,Ulloa J,Allon M,Carsten CG 3rd,Chemla ES,Henry ML,Huber TS,Lawson JH,Lok CE,Peden EK,Scher L,Sidawy A,Maggard-Gibbons M,Cull D

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Surgical skills and simulation courses are emerging to meet the demand for vascular simulation training for vascular surgical skills, but their educational effect has not yet been described. We sought to determine the effect of an intensive vascular surgical skills and simulation course on the procedural kno...

journal_title：Journal of vascular surgery

authors： Robinson WP,Doucet DR,Simons JP,Wyman A,Aiello FA,Arous E,Schanzer A,Messina LM

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Arteriovenous grafts remain reliable substitutes for permanent hemodialysis access in patients without a suitable autogenous conduit. Advances in conduit design and endovascular management of access-related complications question the preference for synthetic conduits over biologic grafts in contemporary pract...

journal_title：Journal of vascular surgery

authors： Arhuidese I,Reifsnyder T,Islam T,Karim O,Nejim B,Obeid T,Qazi U,Malas M

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Carotid intervention is safe and effective in stroke prevention in appropriately selected patients. Despite minimal neurologic complications, procedure-related subclinical microemboli are common and their cognitive effects are largely unknown. In this prospective longitudinal study, we sought to determine lon...

journal_title：Journal of vascular surgery

authors： Zhou W,Baughman BD,Soman S,Wintermark M,Lazzeroni LC,Hitchner E,Bhat J,Rosen A

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We have shown that vascular surgeon- hospitalist co management resulted in improved in-hospital mortality rates. We now aim to assess the impact of the hospitalist co management service (HCS) on healthcare cost. METHODS:A total of 1558 patients were divided into three cohorts and compared: 516 in 2012, 525 i...

journal_title：Journal of vascular surgery

authors： Tadros RO,Tardiff ML,Faries PL,Stoner M,Png CY,Kaplan D,Vouyouka AG,Marin ML

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:One limitation of the use of robotic catheters is the lack of real-time three-dimensional (3D) localization and position updating: they are still navigated based on two-dimensional (2D) X-ray fluoroscopic projection images. Our goal was to evaluate whether incorporating an electromagnetic (EM) sensor on a rob...

journal_title：Journal of vascular surgery

authors： Schwein A,Kramer B,Chinnadurai P,Walker S,O'Malley M,Lumsden A,Bismuth J

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study was to compare findings at presentation and surgical outcomes in patients in whom abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) ruptured after endovascular repair and in patients in whom AAAs ruptured before any treatment during a defined period at a single center. METHODS:This is a retrospecti...

journal_title：Journal of vascular surgery

authors： Rajendran S,May J

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study was to describe the outcomes of patients with acute aortic syndrome (AAS) during and after transfer to a regional aortic center by a rapid transport system. METHODS:Review of patients with AAS who were transferred by a rapid transport system to a regional aortic center was perform...

journal_title：Journal of vascular surgery

authors： Manzur M,Han SM,Dunn J,Elsayed RS,Fleischman F,Casagrande Y,Weaver FA

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study was to investigate the roles of the kallikrein-kinin system and matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) in the development of arterial restenosis attributable to intimal hyperplasia in the femoropopliteal arteries. METHODS:This report describes a single-center prospective study of 27 patie...

journal_title：Journal of vascular surgery

authors： Rocha LA,Piccinato CE,Ribiero MS,Becari C,Joviliano RD,Joviliano EE

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Despite vast improvement in the field of vascular surgery, elective abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) repair still leads to perioperative death. Patients with asymptomatic AAAs, therefore, would benefit from an individual risk assessment to help with decisions regarding operative intervention. The purpose of th...

journal_title：Journal of vascular surgery

authors： Eslami MH,Rybin DV,Doros G,Farber A

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study investigated the diameter of internal iliac artery (IIA) aneurysms (IIAAs) at the time of rupture to evaluate whether the current threshold diameter for elective repair of 3 cm is reasonable. The prevalence of concomitant aneurysms and results of surgical treatment were also investigated. METHODS:...

journal_title：Journal of vascular surgery

authors： Laine MT,Björck M,Beiles CB,Szeberin Z,Thomson I,Altreuther M,Debus ES,Mani K,Menyhei G,Venermo M

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Vein graft adaptation is characterized by loss of expression of the tyrosine kinase receptor Eph-B4, the embryonic determinant of venous identity, without increased expression of its ligand ephrin-B2, the embryonic determinant of arterial identity. Endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) is an important medi...

journal_title：Journal of vascular surgery

authors： Wang M,Collins MJ,Foster TR,Bai H,Hashimoto T,Santana JM,Shu C,Dardik A

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Multiple vascular inflow reconstruction options exist for claudication, including aortofemoral bypass (AFB) and alternative inflow procedures (AIPs) such as femoral reconstruction with iliac stents, and femoral-femoral, iliofemoral, and axillofemoral bypass. Contemporary multi-institution comparison of these ...

journal_title：Journal of vascular surgery

authors： McPhee JT,Madenci A,Raffetto J,Martin M,Gupta N

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00