Vascular MedicinePub Date : 2024-02-01Epub Date: 2023-11-08DOI: 10.1177/1358863X231203178
Akshaya Gadre, Emmanuel Daon, Adam S Alli, Kamal Gupta
{"title":"Images in Vascular Medicine: Migration of multiple venous stents into the heart.","authors":"Akshaya Gadre, Emmanuel Daon, Adam S Alli, Kamal Gupta","doi":"10.1177/1358863X231203178","DOIUrl":"10.1177/1358863X231203178","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":23604,"journal":{"name":"Vascular Medicine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71522664","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Vascular MedicinePub Date : 2024-02-01Epub Date: 2024-01-04DOI: 10.1177/1358863X231210000
Syed Bukhari, Ammar Saati, Geoffrey Ouma, John R Bartholomew
{"title":"Images in Vascular Medicine: Mondor's disease due to high-output arteriovenous fistula.","authors":"Syed Bukhari, Ammar Saati, Geoffrey Ouma, John R Bartholomew","doi":"10.1177/1358863X231210000","DOIUrl":"10.1177/1358863X231210000","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":23604,"journal":{"name":"Vascular Medicine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139088757","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Vascular MedicinePub Date : 2024-02-01Epub Date: 2023-10-16DOI: 10.1177/1358863X231202769
Aaron W Aday, Paula Mc Donahue, Maria Garza, Vanessa N Crain, Niral J Patel, John A Beasley, Karen L Herbst, Joshua A Beckman, Shannon L Taylor, Michael Pridmore, Sheau-Chiann Chen, Manus J Donahue, Rachelle Crescenzi
{"title":"National survey of patient symptoms and therapies among 707 women with a lipedema phenotype in the United States.","authors":"Aaron W Aday, Paula Mc Donahue, Maria Garza, Vanessa N Crain, Niral J Patel, John A Beasley, Karen L Herbst, Joshua A Beckman, Shannon L Taylor, Michael Pridmore, Sheau-Chiann Chen, Manus J Donahue, Rachelle Crescenzi","doi":"10.1177/1358863X231202769","DOIUrl":"10.1177/1358863X231202769","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>National survey data exploring the patient experience with lipedema are lacking.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We conducted national surveys from 2016 to 2022 of women with lipedema as well as female controls. Surveys collected information on symptomatology, pain, and therapies. We performed logistic regression comparing symptoms among those with lipedema versus controls adjusting for age and BMI.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 707 women with lipedema and 216 controls completed the surveys. Those with lipedema had a mean age of 48.6 years and mean BMI of 40.9 kg/m<sup>2</sup>. Lipedema symptom onset occurred frequently at puberty (48.0%) or pregnancy (41.2%). Compared to controls, women with lipedema were more likely to report leg swelling in heat (odds ratio [OR], 66.82; 95% CI, 33.04-135.12; <i>p</i> < 0.0001), easy bruising (OR, 26.23; 95% CI, 15.58-44.17; <i>p</i> < 0.0001), altered gait (OR, 15.54; 95% CI, 7.58-31.96; <i>p</i> < 0.0001), flu-like symptoms (OR, 12.99; 95% CI, 4.27-39.49; <i>p</i> < 0.0001), joint hypermobility (OR, 12.88; 95% CI, 6.68-24.81; <i>p</i> < 0.0001), cool skin (OR, 12.21; 95% CI, 5.20-28.69; <i>p</i> < 0.0001), varicose veins (OR, 11.29; 95% CI, 6.71-18.99; <i>p</i> < 0.0001), and fatigue (OR, 9.59; 95% CI, 6.10-15.09; <i>p</i> < 0.0001). Additionally, 70.3% had upper arm involvement, 21.2% reported foot swelling, and 16.6% reported foot pain. Most (52.2%) reported no symptom improvement with diet or exercise. Common therapies used included compression therapy (45.0%), gastric bypass (15.7%), and lower-extremity liposuction (14.0%).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>In a large, national, symptom survey, women with lipedema reported excess pain, swelling, and fat in the legs along with numerous symptoms beyond those classically described. Symptom responses to common therapies remain understudied.</p>","PeriodicalId":23604,"journal":{"name":"Vascular Medicine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10858625/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41239082","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Vascular MedicinePub Date : 2024-02-01DOI: 10.1177/1358863X231225465
Anne Sorrell, Caroline D Martin, Michelle Ruiz, Michael J Bates, Benjamin Degner, Gretchen MacCarrick, Samuel F Sears
{"title":"Vascular Disease Patient Information Page: Coping with a serious vascular disease diagnosis.","authors":"Anne Sorrell, Caroline D Martin, Michelle Ruiz, Michael J Bates, Benjamin Degner, Gretchen MacCarrick, Samuel F Sears","doi":"10.1177/1358863X231225465","DOIUrl":"10.1177/1358863X231225465","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":23604,"journal":{"name":"Vascular Medicine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139708054","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Vascular MedicinePub Date : 2024-02-01Epub Date: 2023-08-14DOI: 10.1177/1358863X231191900
Steven M Dean
{"title":"Images in Vascular Medicine: A strange case of painful lower-extremity lymphedema, skin thickening, and clubbing related to adenocarcinoma of the lung.","authors":"Steven M Dean","doi":"10.1177/1358863X231191900","DOIUrl":"10.1177/1358863X231191900","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":23604,"journal":{"name":"Vascular Medicine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9990917","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Vascular MedicinePub Date : 2024-02-01Epub Date: 2024-01-08DOI: 10.1177/1358863X231223318
{"title":"Corrigendum to \"Examining health care access disparities in Hispanic populations with peripheral artery disease and diabetes\".","authors":"","doi":"10.1177/1358863X231223318","DOIUrl":"10.1177/1358863X231223318","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":23604,"journal":{"name":"Vascular Medicine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139378254","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Vascular MedicinePub Date : 2024-02-01Epub Date: 2023-12-22DOI: 10.1177/1358863X231215781
Tiffany R Bellomo, Guillaume Goudot, Brandon Gaston, Srihari Lella, Samuel Jessula, Natalie Sumetsky, Jenna Beardsley, Shiv Patel, Chanel Fischetti, Nikolaos Zacharias, Anahita Dua
{"title":"Popliteal artery aneurysm ultrasound criteria for reporting characteristics.","authors":"Tiffany R Bellomo, Guillaume Goudot, Brandon Gaston, Srihari Lella, Samuel Jessula, Natalie Sumetsky, Jenna Beardsley, Shiv Patel, Chanel Fischetti, Nikolaos Zacharias, Anahita Dua","doi":"10.1177/1358863X231215781","DOIUrl":"10.1177/1358863X231215781","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Duplex ultrasound (DUS) is the modality of choice for surveillance of popliteal artery aneurysms (PAAs). However, noninvasive vascular laboratories have no standard guidelines for reporting results. This study assessed reports of PAA DUS for inclusion of information pertinent to operative decision-making and timing of surveillance.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This study was a retrospective review of a multi-institutional repository that was queried for all patients with a PAA from 2008 to 2022 and confirmed via manual chart review. DUS reports were abstracted and images were individually annotated for features of interest including dimensions, flow abnormalities, and percent thrombus burden.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 166 PAAs in 130 patients had at least one DUS available for viewing. Postoperative surveillance of PAAs was performed at several intervals: the first at 30 months (IQR 3.7-113, <i>n</i> = 44), the second at 64 months (IQR 20-172, <i>n</i> = 31), and the third at 152 months (IQR 46-217, <i>n</i> = 16) after the operation. The largest diameter of operative PAAs (median 27.5 mm, IQR 21.8-38.0) was significantly greater than nonoperative PAAs (median 20.9 mm, IQR 16.7-27.3); <i>p</i> < 0.01. Fewer than 33 (21%) reports commented on patency of distal runoff. We calculated an average percent thrombus of 60% (IQR 19-81) in nonoperative PAAs, which is significantly smaller than 75% (IQR 58-89) in operative PAAs; <i>p</i> < 0.01.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>In this multi-institutional retrospective study, PAAs are often not followed at intervals recommended by the Society for Vascular Surgery guidelines and do not include all measurements necessary for clinical decision-making in the multi-institutional repository studied. There should be standardization of PAA DUS protocols performed by all noninvasive vascular laboratories to ensure completeness of PAA DUS images and inclusion of characteristics pertinent to clinical decision-making in radiology reports.</p>","PeriodicalId":23604,"journal":{"name":"Vascular Medicine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138831721","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Vascular MedicinePub Date : 2024-02-01Epub Date: 2023-11-10DOI: 10.1177/1358863X231206778
Swathi Prakash, Adriana C Mares, Mateo Porres-Aguilar, Debabrata Mukherjee, Geoffrey D Barnes
{"title":"Factor XI/XIa inhibitors for the prevention and treatment of venous and arterial thromboembolism: A narrative review.","authors":"Swathi Prakash, Adriana C Mares, Mateo Porres-Aguilar, Debabrata Mukherjee, Geoffrey D Barnes","doi":"10.1177/1358863X231206778","DOIUrl":"10.1177/1358863X231206778","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>During the past decade, direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) have advanced and simplified the prevention and treatment of venous thromboembolism (VTE). However, there remains a high incidence of bleeds, which calls for agents that have a reduced risk of bleeding. Factor XI (FXI) deficiency is associated with lower rates of venous thrombosis and stroke compared to the general population with a lower risk of bleeding. In conjunction with this, phase 2 studies have demonstrated safety and the potential for reduced thrombotic events with FXI inhibitors as compared to currently available medications. The aim of this review is to summarize key data on the clinical pharmacology of FXI, the latest developments in clinical trials of FXI inhibitors, and to describe the efficacy and safety profiles of FXI inhibitors for the prevention of venous and arterial thromboembolism.</p>","PeriodicalId":23604,"journal":{"name":"Vascular Medicine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"72015551","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Vascular MedicinePub Date : 2024-02-01Epub Date: 2023-09-22DOI: 10.1177/1358863X231196139
Corey A Kalbaugh, Brian Witrick, Kerry A Howard, Laksika Banu Sivaraj, Katharine L McGinigle, William P Robinson, Samuel Cykert, Caitlin W Hicks, Catherine R Lesko
{"title":"Investigating the impact of suboptimal prescription of preoperative antiplatelets and statins on race and ethnicity-related disparities in major limb amputation.","authors":"Corey A Kalbaugh, Brian Witrick, Kerry A Howard, Laksika Banu Sivaraj, Katharine L McGinigle, William P Robinson, Samuel Cykert, Caitlin W Hicks, Catherine R Lesko","doi":"10.1177/1358863X231196139","DOIUrl":"10.1177/1358863X231196139","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Non-Hispanic Black and Hispanic patients with symptomatic PAD may receive different treatments than White patients with symptomatic PAD. The delivery of guideline-directed medical treatment may be a modifiable upstream driver of race and ethnicity-related disparities in outcomes such as limb amputation. The purpose of our study was to investigate the prescription of preoperative antiplatelets and statins in producing disparities in the risk of amputation following revascularization for symptomatic peripheral artery disease (PAD).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We used data from the Vascular Quality Initiative, a vascular procedure-based registry in the United States (2011-2018). We estimated the probability of preoperative antiplatelet and statin prescriptions and 1-year incidence of amputation. We then estimated the amputation risk difference between race/ethnicity groups that could be eliminated under a hypothetical intervention.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Across 100,579 revascularizations, the 1-year amputation risk was 2.5% (2.4%, 2.6%) in White patients, 5.3% (4.9%, 5.6%) in Black patients, and 5.3% (4.7%, 5.9%) in Hispanic patients. Black (57.5%) and Hispanic patients (58.7%) were only slightly less likely than White patients (60.9%) to receive antiplatelet and statin therapy. However, the effect of antiplatelets and statins was greater in Black and Hispanic patients such that, had all patients received these medications, the estimated risk difference comparing Black to White patients would have reduced by 8.9% (-2.9%, 21.9%) and the risk difference comparing Hispanic to White patients would have been reduced by 17.6% (-0.7%, 38.6%).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Even though guideline-directed care appeared evenly distributed by race/ethnicity, increasing access to such care may decrease health care disparities in major limb amputation.</p>","PeriodicalId":23604,"journal":{"name":"Vascular Medicine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10922837/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41167343","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}