01 julio 2016

JOURNAL OF VASCULAR SURGERY. Final results of the Endurant Stent Graft System in the United States regulatory trial

Michael J. Singh, MD, Ronald Fairman, MD, Paul Anain, MD, William D. Jordan, MD, Thomas Maldonaldo, MD, Russell Samson, MD, Michel S. Makaroun, MD for the Endurant U.S. Pivotal Trial Investigators

Objective: To report the 5-year outcomes from the Endurant Stent Graft System in the U.S. regulatory trial (bifurcated Endurant; Medtronic Santa Rosa, Calif).

01 julio 2016

JOURNAL OF VASCULAR SURGERY. Low-profile versus standard-profile multibranched thoracoabdominal aortic stent grafts

Bala Ramanan, MBBS, MS, Charlene C. Fernandez, BS, Julia D. Sobel, BS, Warren J. Gasper, MD, Shant M. Vartanian, MD, Linda M. Reilly, MD, Timothy A.M. Chuter, DM, Jade S. Hiramoto, MD, MAS

Objective: This study compared midterm results using low-profile stent grafts (LPSGs; 18F) and standard-profile stent grafts (SPSGs; 22F-24F) for endovascular pararenal and thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm (TAAA) repair.

01 julio 2016

JOURNAL OF VASCULAR SURGERY. The Gore Hybrid Vascular Graft in renovisceral debranching for complex aortic aneurysm repair

Francesco Setacci, MD, Felice Pecoraro, MD, Lyubov Chaykovska, MD, Nicola Mangialardi, MD, Masami Shingaki, MD, Frank J. Veith, MD, Zoran Rancic, PhD, MD, Mario Lachat, MD

Objective: This study reports our initial experience with the Gore Hybrid Vascular Graft (GHVG; W. L. Gore & Associates, Flagstaff, Ariz) for staged hybrid open renovisceral debranching and endovascular aneurysm repair in patients affected by thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms and pararenal abdominal aortic aneurysms (PAAAs).

01 julio 2016

JOURNAL OF VASCULAR SURGERY. Impact of age and urgency on survival after thoracic endovascular aortic repair

Paola De Rango, MD, PhD, Giacomo Isernia, MD, Gioele Simonte, MD, Enrico Cieri, MD, PhD, Alessandro Marucchini, MD, Luca Farchioni, MD, Fabio Verzini, MD, PhD, FEBVS, Massimo Lenti, MD, PhD

Objective: Elderly patients are often turned down from receiving treatment for descending thoracic aortic diseases (DTADs) because of the uncertain benefits, especially in acute settings. This study investigated the impact of old age and timing of thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) on outcomes of DTAD in patients older than 75 years of age.

01 agosto 2016

JOURNAL OF VASCULAR SURGERY. Morphologic findings and management strategy of spontaneous isolated dissection of the celiac artery

Jie Sun, MD, Dong-lin Li, MD, PhD, Zi-heng Wu, MD, Yang-yan He, MD, Qian-qian Zhu, MD, Hong-kun Zhang, MD, PhD

Objective: We report the morphologic findings and treatment of spontaneous isolated dissection of the celiac artery (SIDCA).

01 agosto 2016

JOURNAL OF VASCULAR SURGERY. Percutaneous common femoral artery interventions using angioplasty, atherectomy, and stenting

Manish Mehta, MD, MPH, Yi Zhou, MD, Philip S.K. Paty, MD, Medhi Teymouri, BS, Kamran Jafree, MD, Humayun Bakhtawar, MD, Jeffrey Hnath, MD, Paul Feustel, PhD

Background: This study evaluated the feasibility, safety, and effectiveness of endovascular interventions for common femoral artery (CFA) occlusive disease.

01 agosto 2016

JOURNAL OF VASCULAR SURGERY. Renal function changes after fenestrated endovascular aneurysm repair

Kenneth Tran, BS, Andres Fajardo, MD, Brant W. Ullery, MD, Christopher Goltz, MD, Jason T. Lee, MD

Objective: Limited data exist regarding the effect of fenestrated endovascular aneurysm repair (fEVAR) on renal function. We performed a comprehensive analysis of acute and chronic renal function changes in patients after fEVAR.

01 agosto 2016

JOURNAL OF VASCULAR SURGERY. Implantation sequence modification averts distal stent graft-induced new entry after endovascular repair of Stanford type B aortic dissection

I-Ming Chen, MD, Chun-Yang Huang, MD, Shih-Hsien Weng, MD, Ping-Yi Lin, MD, Po-Lin Chen, MD, Wei-Yuan Chen, MD, Chun-Che Shih, MD, PhD

Objective: This study investigated predisposing factors of distal stent graft-induced new entry (SINE).

01 agosto 2016

JOURNAL OF VASCULAR SURGERY. The impact of endovascular aneurysm repair on mortality for elective abdominal aortic aneurysm repair in England and the United States

Alan Karthikesalingam, PhD, Peter J. Holt, PhD, Alberto Vidal-Diez, BSc, Sandeep S. Bahia, BSc, MBBS, Benjamin O. Patterson, PhD, Robert J. Hinchliffe, MD, Matthew M. Thompson, MD

Background: Procedural mortality is of paramount importance for patients undergoing elective abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) repair. Previous comparative studies have demonstrated international differences in the care of ruptured AAA. This study compared the use of endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) and in-hospital mortality for elective AAA repair in England and the United States.

01 agosto 2016

JOURNAL OF VASCULAR SURGERY. Results from the Multicenter Study on Aortoenteric Fistulization After Stent Grafting of the Abdominal Aorta (MAEFISTO)

Andrea Kahlberg, MD, Enrico Rinaldi, MD, Gabriele Piffaretti, MD, PhD, Francesco Speziale, MD, Santi Trimarchi, MD, PhD, Stefano Bonardelli, MD, Germano Melissano, MD, Roberto Chiesa, MD on behalf of the MAEFISTO collaborators

Objective: This study investigated the frequency, clinical features, therapeutic options, and results of aortoenteric fistulas (AEFs) developing after endovascular abdominal aortic repair (EVAR).

01 agosto 2016

JOURNAL OF VASCULAR SURGERY. Migration of the Nellix endoprosthesis

Andrew England, PhD, Francesco Torella, MD, FRCS, Robert K. Fisher, MD, FRCS, Richard G. McWilliams, FRCR, EBIR

Background: This study reports the incidence and sequelae of migration of the Nellix (Endologix Inc, Irvine, Calif) endoprosthesis after endovascular aneurysm sealing.

01 agosto 2016

JOURNAL OF VASCULAR SURGERY. Open abdominal aortic aneurysm repair is still necessary in an era of advanced endovascular repair

Sophia Khan, MD, Joseph V. Lombardi, MD, Jeffrey P. Carpenter, MD, Jose Trani, MD, James B. Alexander, MD, Francis J. Caputo

Objective: Recent advances in endovascular aneurysm repair have overcome substantial anatomic barriers associated with short and challenging necks. With greater range to treat more difficult anatomy from an endovascular approach, one would assume the need of open surgical repair (OSR) would be diminished. The purpose of our study was to determine the need for OSR for abdominal aortic aneurysms, in a tertiary academic setting, with a moderate volume (10-15 cases/year) of fenestrated endografting being performed.

01 agosto 2016

JOURNAL OF VASCULAR SURGERY. Outcomes after endovascular aneurysm repair conversion and primary aortic repair for urgent and emergency indications in the Society for Vascular Surgery Vascular Quality Initiative

Salvatore T. Scali, MD, Sara J. Runge, MD, Robert J. Feezor, MD, Kristina A. Giles, MD, Javairiah Fatima, MD, Scott A. Berceli, MD, PhD, Thomas S. Huber, MD, PhD, Adam W. Beck, MD

Objective: Open conversion after endovascular aortic aneurysm repair (EVAR-c) is performed nonelectively in up to 60% of cases. EVAR-c has been reported to have significantly greater risk of postoperative morbidity and mortality than primary aortic repair, but few data exist on outcomes for symptomatic or ruptured presentations. This study determined outcomes and identified predictors of postoperative major adverse cardiac events (MACEs) and mortality for patients undergoing nonelective EVAR-c compared with nonelective primary aortic repair (PAR) in the Vascular Quality Initiative (VQI).

01 agosto 2016

JOURNAL OF VASCULAR SURGERY. Gender and perioperative outcomes after fenestrated endovascular repair using custom-made and off-the-shelf devices

David E. Timaran, MD, Martyn Knowles, MD, Marilisa Soto-Gonzalez, MD, J. Gregory Modrall, MD, Shirling Tsai, MD, Melissa Kirkwood, MD, John Rectenwald, MD, Carlos H. Timaran, MD

Background: The role of gender on perioperative outcomes after fenestrated endovascular aortic aneurysm repair (FEVAR) has not been established. The aim of this study is to determine the effect of gender on perioperative outcomes after FEVAR for complex abdominal aortic aneurysms using premanufactured devices.

01 junio 2016

JOURNAL OF VASCULAR SURGERY. Results of a randomized clinical trial of external beam radiation to prevent restenosis after superficial femoral artery stenting

Eric Therasse, MD, David Donath, MD, Stéphane Elkouri, MD, Jacques Lespérance, MD, Marie-France Giroux, MD, Vincent L. Oliva, MD, Marie-Claude Guertin, PhD, Louis Bouchard, MD, Pierre Perreault, MD, Patrick Gilbert, MD, Gilles Soulez, MD

Objective: The objective of this study was to evaluate the safety and efficacy of external beam radiation (EBR) in preventing restenosis after superficial femoral artery (SFA) stenting in comparison with a control group treated with SFA stenting only.