abstract：:Lower limb arteriovenous (AV) access creation can be attempted in patients where upper limb options are exhausted. Utilization of the great saphenous vein as a conduit for AV access has been limited due to its small diameter and resistance to dilatation. Lower limb AV fistulas today are mostly either prosthetic grafts...

journal_title：Journal of vascular surgery

authors： Alomran F,Boura B,Mallios A,De Blic R,Costanzo A,Combes M

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Complications of medicine are like the sand traps in golf courses. They are regrettable, cannot be completely avoided even by the best, and the real skill lies in solving the problems they present. Dr Al Mighty told a resident to ignore a barely elevated temperature in a postoperative patient. "It is nothing worthy of...

journal_title：Journal of vascular surgery

authors： Jones JW,McCullough LB

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to identify whether revascularization by percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) for patients with intermittent claudication improved measures of functional performance including balance. METHODS:A prospective observational study was performed at a single tertiary vascular cente...

journal_title：Journal of vascular surgery

authors： Gohil RA,Mockford KA,Mazari FA,Khan JA,Van Vanicek N,Chetter IC,Coughlin PA

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The optimal role for bare metal stents (BMS) or stent grafts (SG) in femoropopliteal occlusive disease (FPOD) is as of yet undefined. Understanding the clinical consequences of failure can help guide initial treatment decisions. The goal of this study was to define the nature, frequency, and risk factors for ...

journal_title：Journal of vascular surgery

authors： Vartanian SM,Johnston PC,Walker JP,Runge SJ,Eichler CM,Reilly LM,Hiramoto JS,Conte MS

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Consistent long-term follow-up data of thoracic endovascular repair (TEVAR) for acute blunt thoracic aortic injury (BTAI) are largely absent at this time. The late outcomes of TEVAR for BTAI are the focus of this study to evaluate the durability of this type of repair. METHODS:The records of 46 consecutive c...

journal_title：Journal of vascular surgery

authors： Piffaretti G,Benedetto F,Menegolo M,Antonello M,Tarallo A,Grego F,Spinelli F,Castelli P

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An association has been reported between Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome and necrotizing vasculitis and aneurysmal arterial dilatation. We present here the first endovascular repair of descending thoracic aortic aneurysm in a 35-year-old male patient with the classical Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome phenotype. He had a successful ...

journal_title：Journal of vascular surgery

authors： Makar RR,Gordins P,Spickett G,Williams R,Lambert D

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study was conducted to determine the outcomes and predictive factors for success during percutaneous endovascular aneurysm repair (PEVAR) using vascular closure devices (VCDs). METHODS:The clinical data of patients who underwent PEVAR between 2005 and 2012 were retrospectively reviewed. Patient demograp...

journal_title：Journal of vascular surgery

authors： Manunga JM,Gloviczki P,Oderich GS,Kalra M,Duncan AA,Fleming MD,Bower TC

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We investigated the outcomes of hybrid repair of thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms and performed meta-analyses and meta-regressions to assess whether the number of stages during hybrid repair is associated with mortality. METHODS:Review methods were according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic R...

journal_title：Journal of vascular surgery

authors： Canaud L,Karthikesalingam A,Jackson D,Cresswell L,Cliff M,Markar SS,Maytham G,Black S,Thompson M

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare outcomes of mesenteric angioplasty and stenting using iCAST covered stents (CS; Atrium, Hudson, NH) or bare metal stents (BMS) in patients with chronic mesenteric ischemia (CMI). METHODS:We reviewed the clinical data of 225 patients (65 male and 160 female; mean age, 72 ± 12 years) treated for CMI...

journal_title：Journal of vascular surgery

authors： Oderich GS,Erdoes LS,Lesar C,Mendes BC,Gloviczki P,Cha S,Duncan AA,Bower TC

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endovascular repair is a valid alternative for patients with abdominal aortic aneurysms. However, in patients with concomitant aortocaval fistulas, type II endoleaks may result in a persistent communication between the aneurysm sac and the inferior vena cava. In these patients, prompt closure of the persistent fistula...

journal_title：Journal of vascular surgery

authors： van de Luijtgaarden KM,Bastos Gonçalves F,Rouwet EV,Hendriks JM,Ten Raa S,Verhagen HJ

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Walking Impairment Questionnaire (WIQ) is used to estimate walking impairment in patients with peripheral artery disease; however, it faces frequent errors when self-completed and is complex to score. We aimed to validate an alternative, easily scored four-item tool, the Walking Estimated-Limitation Calc...

journal_title：Journal of vascular surgery

authors： Ouedraogo N,Chanut M,Aubourg M,Le Hello C,Hidden V,Audat G,Harbonnier M,Abraham P

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Open infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm (oAAA) repair is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Although there has been a shift toward endovascular repair, many patients continue to undergo an open repair due to anatomic considerations. Tools currently existing for estimation of periprocedural...

journal_title：Journal of vascular surgery

authors： Ramanan B,Gupta PK,Sundaram A,Gupta H,Johanning JM,Lynch TG,MacTaggart JN,Pipinos II

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:All humans have natural, protective antibodies directed against phosphorylcholine (PC) epitopes, a common inflammatory danger signal appearing at sites of cell injury, oxidative stress, and on bacterial capsules. In large human cohorts, low levels of anti-PC IgM were associated with a significantly increased...

journal_title：Journal of vascular surgery

authors： Sobel M,Moreno KI,Yagi M,Kohler TR,Tang GL,Clowes AW,Zhou XH,Eugenio E

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During your preoperative visit, a very wealthy patient, Gill Bates, who donated a wing to the large teaching hospital in which you practice, has an unusual request: He does not want any residents involved with his care. He is scheduled for an open infrarenal aneurysmectomy. He explains that his decision is based on th...

journal_title：Journal of vascular surgery

authors： Jones JW,McCullough LB

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Spinal cord ischemia (SCI) is a potentially devastating complication of thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) that can result in varying degrees of short-term and permanent disability. This study was undertaken to describe the clinical outcomes, long-term functional impact, and influence on survival of ...

journal_title：Journal of vascular surgery

authors： DeSart K,Scali ST,Feezor RJ,Hong M,Hess PJ Jr,Beaver TM,Huber TS,Beck AW

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To characterize radiation exposure to patients and operating room personnel during fluoroscopic procedures. METHODS:Patient dose information was collected from the imaging equipment. Real-time dosimetry was used to measure doses to the operators, scrub nurse, radiologic technologist (RT), and anesthesiologis...

journal_title：Journal of vascular surgery

authors： Mohapatra A,Greenberg RK,Mastracci TM,Eagleton MJ,Thornsberry B

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Type B aortic dissections continue to be one of the most challenging clinical scenarios confronting vascular surgeons. In the era of open surgery, the therapeutic options were limited to medical management of hypertension and large open thoracoabdominal operations. In the current endovascular era, the operative strate...

journal_title：Journal of vascular surgery

authors： Brunkwall J,Lübke T,Power AH,Forbes TL

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The use of cross-sectional area (CSA) measurements obtained from computed tomographic angiography (CTA) for the calculation of carotid artery stenosis has been suggested but not yet validated in a large population. The objective of this study was to determine whether CTA-derived CSA measurements were able to ...

journal_title：Journal of vascular surgery

authors： Carnicelli AP,Stone JJ,Doyle A,Chowdhry AK,Mix D,Ellis J,Gillespie DL,Chandra A

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To explore the therapeutic potential of endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) transfected with vascular endothelial growth factor A (VEGFA) and heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) on rat hindlimb ischemia model. METHODS:Eukaryotic expression vectors encoding VEGFA or HO-1 were constructed and introduced into EPCs isolated...

journal_title：Journal of vascular surgery

authors： Long J,Wang S,Zhang Y,Liu X,Zhang H,Wang S

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether a physician-modified endovascular graft (PMEG) is a safe and effective method for treating patients with juxtarenal aortic aneurysms who are deemed unsuitable for open repair. METHODS:A nonrandomized, prospective, consecutively enrolling investigational device exemption clinical trial wa...

journal_title：Journal of vascular surgery

authors： Starnes BW,Tatum B

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Favorable outcomes of thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) compared with open repair for descending thoracic aortic aneurysms (DTAs) have led to increasing TEVAR use. We evaluated the effect of case volume and hospital teaching status on clinical outcomes of intact DTA repair. METHODS:The Medicare Pro...

journal_title：Journal of vascular surgery

authors： Patel VI,Mukhopadhyay S,Ergul E,Aranson N,Conrad MF,Lamuraglia GM,Kwolek CJ,Cambria RP

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study investigated late outcomes (mortality, reoperations) and their associated predictors after operations for acute type A aortic dissection. The role catheter-based and hybrid interventions is discussed. METHODS:All hospital survivors operated on for acute type A aortic dissection from 1990 through 2...

journal_title：Journal of vascular surgery

authors： Olsson C,Hillebrant CG,Liska J,Lockowandt U,Eriksson P,Franco-Cereceda A

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report two patients with a carotid body paraganglioma that extended to the skull base, a position that is surgically inaccessible by means of a traditional lateral cervical approach. In both patients we were able to remove the lesion by performing a double mandibular osteotomy. Both patients underwent preoperative ...

journal_title：Journal of vascular surgery

authors： Prouse G,Mazzaccaro D,Settembrini F,Carmo M,Biglioli F,Settembrini PG

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Lipid-modifying drug therapy (LMDT) is recommended in all patients having coronary or noncoronary atherosclerotic disease. However, the effect of LMDT after abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) repair, especially in the absence of other atherosclerotic manifestations, is unclear. We examined the distribution of p...

journal_title：Journal of vascular surgery

authors： Parmar GM,Lowman B,Combs BR,Taylor SM,Patterson MA,Passman MA,Jordan WD Jr

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Failure of prior endovascular (EV) interventions for chronic limb ischemia has been reported to negatively affect patency and limb salvage after subsequent revascularization procedures. The goal of our study was to compare the clinical presentation of patients who failed infrainguinal EV and open revasculariz...

journal_title：Journal of vascular surgery

authors： Dosluoglu HH,Lall P,Blochle R,Harris LM,Dryjski ML

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study assessed preliminary results of the Ventana Fenestrated System (Endologix, Irvine, Calif) as an off-the-shelf integrated device for juxtarenal aortic aneurysm (JAA) or pararenal aortic aneurysm (PAA) endovascular repair. METHODS:From November 2010 to April 2012, seven centers enrolled 31 patients ...

journal_title：Journal of vascular surgery

authors： Quiñones-Baldrich WJ,Holden A,Mertens R,Thompson MM,Sawchuk AP,Becquemin JP,Eagleton M,Clair DG

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) have established guidelines that outline patients who are considered "high risk" for complications after carotid endarterectomy (CEA) for which carotid artery stenting (CAS) may provide benefit. The validity of these high-risk criteria are yet unproven. In...

journal_title：Journal of vascular surgery

authors： Yoshida S,Bensley RP,Glaser JD,Nabzdyk CS,Hamdan AD,Wyers MC,Chaikof EL,Schermerhorn ML

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) can be diagnosed noninvasively by segmental blood pressure measurement and calculating an ankle-brachial index (ABI) or toe-brachial index (TBI). The ABI is known to be unreliable in patients with vascular stiffness and fails to detect the early phase of arteriosclerotic dev...

journal_title：Journal of vascular surgery

authors： Høyer C,Sandermann J,Petersen LJ

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The objective of this study is to provide an up-to-date meta-analysis on the short- and long-term mortality rates of elective repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) via the open and endovascular approaches. METHODS:MEDLINE, EMBASE, and Cochrane Central Register of Controlled trials, conference proceedi...

journal_title：Journal of vascular surgery

authors： Qadura M,Pervaiz F,Harlock JA,Al-Azzoni A,Farrokhyar F,Kahnamoui K,Szalay DA,Rapanos T

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Infrapopliteal angioplasty (percutaneous transluminal angioplasty [PTA]) is routinely used to treat critical limb ischemia (CLI) despite limited data on long-term outcomes. METHODS:We reviewed all patients undergoing infrapopliteal PTA for CLI from 2004 to 2012 stratified by TransAtlantic Inter-Society Conse...

journal_title：Journal of vascular surgery

authors： Lo RC,Darling J,Bensley RP,Giles KA,Dahlberg SE,Hamdan AD,Wyers M,Schermerhorn ML

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The primary purpose of the current study was to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of selective coverage of the left subclavian artery (LSCA) without revascularization during thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) in patients with bilateral patent vertebrobasilar junctions. The secondary purpose was t...

journal_title：Journal of vascular surgery

authors： Lee M,Lee DY,Kim MD,Won JY,Yune YN,Lee TY,Choi D,Ko YG

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We assessed the incidence and outcomes of graft-related secondary interventions (ie, open conversion or proximal or distal extensions) after elective thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) for aneurysmal disease. METHODS:An institutional review of TEVAR for descending thoracic aortic aneurysms (DTAAs), ...

journal_title：Journal of vascular surgery

authors： Lee CJ,Rodriguez HE,Kibbe MR,Malaisrie SC,Eskandari MK

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mesenteric prosthetic graft infection is a rare and challenging clinical scenario. A patient is described who developed recurrent abdominal pain after occlusion of an iliomesenteric prosthetic bypass. Endovascular recanalization of the native superior mesenteric artery, which had been occluded for more than 10 years, ...

journal_title：Journal of vascular surgery

authors： Johnston PC,Guercio AF,Johnson SP,Hollis HW Jr,Pratt CF,Rehring TF

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The primary aim of this study was to assess if self-reported measures of walking limitation correlate better with a community-based assessment of maximum walking distance (MWD) than they do with laboratory-based tests in patients with intermittent claudication. A secondary aim was to examine the effect of pri...

journal_title：Journal of vascular surgery

authors： Tew G,Copeland R,Le Faucheur A,Gernigon M,Nawaz S,Abraham P

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Open bypass is the gold standard for treatment of mesenteric ischemia. With the refinement of endovascular therapy, visceral stenting is an attractive minimally invasive alternative, but the data are limited and which vessel responds best to stenting has not been addressed. This study compares the outcomes o...

journal_title：Journal of vascular surgery

authors： Ahanchi SS,Stout CL,Dahl TJ,Carty RL,Messerschmidt CA,Panneton JM

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Until fairly recently, experience with advanced endovascular technologies, including fenestrated endovascular repair (FEVAR), has been limited to a relatively small number of practitioners worldwide. Excellent outcomes have been achieved by these accomplished surgeons who, at least initially, have primarily used custo...

journal_title：Journal of vascular surgery

authors： Haulon S,Barillà D,Tyrrell M,Tsilimparis N,Ricotta JJ 2nd

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Prosthetic graft infection is a major complication of peripheral vascular surgery. We investigated the experience of a single institution over 10 years with bypass grafts involving the femoral artery to determine the incidence and risk factors for prosthetic graft infection. METHODS:A retrospective cohort s...

journal_title：Journal of vascular surgery

authors： Siracuse JJ,Nandivada P,Giles KA,Hamdan AD,Wyers MC,Chaikof EL,Pomposelli FB,Schermerhorn ML

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Peripheral artery disease is growing in global prevalence and is estimated to afflict between 8 and 12 million Americans. Its most severe form, critical limb ischemia (CLI), is associated with high rates of limb loss, morbidity, and mortality. Revascularization is the cornerstone of limb preservation in CLI, and has t...

journal_title：Journal of vascular surgery

authors： Conte MS

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:In 2007, Medicare guidelines were established to identify persons at risk for the presence of an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA). The purpose of this study is to evaluate the 5-year outcomes of an AAA screening program in a regional Veterans Affairs (VA) health care system. METHODS:Data were extracted from a...

journal_title：Journal of vascular surgery

authors： Chun KC,Teng KY,Van Spyk EN,Carson JG,Lee ES

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Suture-mediated closure devices are increasingly used for closure of large arteriotomies, such as those required for endovascular aortic repair. One of the commonly encountered situations is persistent arteriotomy oozing after successful closure requiring manual compression. The purpose of this report is to describe a...

journal_title：Journal of vascular surgery

authors： Pua U

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00