April 2023

The Natural History of Carotid Artery Occlusions Diagnosed on Duplex Ultrasound

• Giancarlo Speranza,
• Keerthi Harish,
• Caron Rockman,
• ...
• Heepeel Chang,
• Karan Garg,
• Thomas S. Maldonado

A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis to Assess the Impact of Pre-existing Comorbidities on the 30-Day Readmission after Lower Extremity Bypass Surgery for Peripheral Artery Occlusive Disease

• Ahsan Zil-E-Ali,
• Muzzammil Ahmadzada,
• Olivia Calisi,
• Ryan M. Holcomb,
• Akshilkumar Patel,
• Faisal Aziz

Impact of Statins on Survival and Limb Salvage in Patients Undergoing Peripheral Endovascular Intervention for Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia

• Matthew Chang,
• Monica O'Brien-Irr,
• Brittany Montross,
• ...
• Maciej Dryjski,
• Mariel Rivero,
• Sikandar Z. Khan

Mortality and Delays of Management of Acute Mesenteric Ischemia: The Need of a Dedicated Program

• Louis Magnus,
• Anne Lejay,
• Guillaume Philouze,
• ...
• Olivier Collange,
• Fabien Thaveau,
• Yannick Georg

Risk Factors Associated with Spinal Cord Ischemia During Aortic Aneurysm Repair

• Faraz Behzadi,
• Joshua E. Simon,
• Tara J. Zielke,
• ...
• Renzo A. Costa,
• Carlos F. Bechara,
• Vikram C. Prabhu

Celiac Artery Coverage During TEVAR for Dissection and Acute Aortic Injury is Not Associated with Worse Outcomes

• Adam Tanious,
• Sujin Lee,
• Laura T. Boitano,
• ...
• Christopher Latz,
• Benjamin Colvard,
• Anahita Dua

Paradigm Shift in Vascular Surgery Training: Independent versus Integrated Match Outcomes

• Jason Silvestre,
• Zaid Nawaz,
• Vincent L. Rowe,
• Kakra Hughes

A Vascular Roundtable Discussion on the Autonomy and Ownership of Delivering Modern Vascular Care

• Manish Mehta,
• Mehdi Teymouri,
• Philip Paty,

• Sanjay Samy,

• Alan Matsumoto,

• Margaret C. Tracci,

• John Rundback,

• Murray Shames,

• Danielle Smith

Cilostazol as a Treatment for COVID Toes: A Case Report

• Patton McClelland,
• Bruce H. Gray

Outcomes of Surgical Revascularization for Acute Limb Ischemia in COVID-19 Patients Comparing to Noninfected Cohort: A Single-Center Observational Prospective Study

• Alexandru Predenciuc,
• Dumitru Casian,
• Vasile Culiuc

Pre-Emptive Embolization of the Aneurysm Sac or Aortic Side Branches in Endovascular Aneurysm Repair: Meta-Analysis and Trial Sequential Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

• Nikolaos Kontopodis,
• Nikolaos Galanakis,
• Michalis Kiparakis,
• ...
• Ioannis Kakisis,
• George Geroulakos,
• George A. Antoniou

Predictive Value of Laboratory Indicators for Endoleak During Short-Term Follow-Up After EVAR

• Tianchen Xie,
• Min Zhou,
• Yonggang Wang,
• ...
• Xu Li,
• Zhenyu Zhou,
• Zhenyu Shi

Midterm Results of a Surgeon-Modified Device to Preserve the Flow of the Internal Iliac Artery During Endovascular Repair of Aneurysm: Single-Center Experiences

• Chaonan Wang,
• Yan Zhou,
• Jiang Shao,
• ...
• Xiaolong Liu,
• Jinghui Yuan,
• Bao Liu

Dying to Get There: Patients Who Reside at Increased Distance from Tertiary Center Experience Increased Mortality Following Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Rupture

• Samuel Jessula,
• Claudia L. Cote,
• Matthew Cooper,
• ...
• Patrick Casey,
• Matthew Smith,
• Christine Herman

Clinical Characteristics and Risk Factors of Noninfectious Fever after Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair of Acute Type B Aortic Dissection

• Xinyang Li,
• Song Wu,
• Yinde Huang,
• Yu Lun,
• Jian Zhang

Free Jejunal Graft Interposition with Vascular Reconstruction in Patients Undergoing Pharyngo Laryngo Esophagectomy

• Takashi Yoshinaga,
• Ken Okamoto,
• Jun Takaki,
• ...
• Tatsuya Horibe,
• Hideaki Hidaka,
• Toshihiro Fukui

Feasibility and Accuracy of Measuring Carotid Plaque Volume (Burden) With Contrast-Enhanced Tomographic 3D Ultrasound and Ultrasound Image Fusion

• S.K. Rogers,
• A. Phair,
• J. Carriera,
• J. Ghosh,
• F.L. Bowling,
• C. McCollum

Incidence and Significance of Deep Venous Reflux in Patients Treated with Saphenous Vein Ablation

• Keyuree Satam,
• Afsha Aurshina,
• Haoran Zhuo,
• ...
• Britt Tonnessen,
• Raul J. Guzman,
• Cassius Iyad Ochoa Chaar

Venous Thromboembolism After Interventions on the Ovarian Veins in Patients With Pelvic Venous Disorder

• Sergey G. Gavrilov,
• Nadezhda Yu. Mishakina,
• Anastasiya S. Grishenkova

Use of the 11-Item Modified Frailty Index to Determine Accurate Prognosis and Revascularization Strategy in Patients Undergoing Vascular Bypass Surgery for Intermittent Claudication

• Takuya Matsumoto,
• Shou Yamashita,
• Ryosuke Yoshiga,
• Atsushi Guntani,
• Masaru Ishida,
• Shinsuke Mii

Cognitive Impairment is Common in a Veterans Affairs Population with Peripheral Arterial Disease

• Eric J.T. Smith,
• Warren J. Gasper,
• Peter A. Schneider,
• ...
• Ken E. Covinsky,
• Michael S. Conte,
• James C. Iannuzzi

Percutaneous, Antegrade Access of the Superficial Femoral Artery can be Safely Used in Procedures for the Treatment of Lower Extremity Limb Ischemia

• Ryan Gedney,
• Camila F. Villacreses,
• Mathew D. Wooster,
• Elizabeth A. Genovese

Results of Excimer Laser Ablation Combined with Drug-Coated Balloon for Atherosclerotic Obliterans of Lower Extremity and Risk Factors for Loss of Primary Patency

• Xiaolang Jiang,
• Xiaoyan Li,
• Bin Chen,
• ...
• Shuai Ju,
• Weiguo Fu,
• Zhihui Dong

Accuracy and Reliability of Peripheral Artery Calcium Scoring Systems Using an Intravascular Ultrasound Reference Standard

• Richard B. Allan,
• Nadia C. Wise,
• Yew Toh Wong,
• Christopher L. Delaney

Utility of Removable Rigid Dressings in Decreasing Discharge Narcotic Use and Improving Ambulation Following Below-Knee Amputation

• Amrita Sarkar,
• Robin Fencel,
• Eleanor Dunlap,
• Suzanna Fitzpatrick,
• Khanjan Nagarsheth

A Systematic Review of Clopidogrel Resistance in Vascular Surgery: Current Perspectives and Future Directions

• Young Kim,
• E. Hope Weissler,
• Neena Pack,
• Christopher A. Latz

A Systematic Review of Contemporary Outcomes from Aortic Arch In Situ Laser Fenestration During Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair

• Shahed Tish,
• Jo-Ana Chase,
• Caryn Scoville,
• Todd R. Vogel,
• Steven Cheung,
• Jonathan Bath

Infective Native Extracranial Carotid Artery Aneurysms: A Systematic Review

• Melissa Hanger,
• Daryll M. Baker

Current Perspective and Strategy on Management of Spontaneous Jugular Venous Ectasia: A Systematic Review

• Siwen Wang,
• Tianzhen Jing,
• Ruijia Feng,
• ...
• Zuojun Hu,
• Shenming Wang,
• Guangqi Chang

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