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Title |
Journal |
Year |
PubWeight™‹?› |
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1
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Derivation and validation of a practical risk score for prediction of mortality after open repair of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms in a US regional cohort and comparison to existing scoring systems.
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J Vasc Surg
|
2012
|
2.78
|
|
2
|
The effect of postoperative myocardial ischemia on long-term survival after vascular surgery.
|
J Vasc Surg
|
2013
|
2.72
|
|
3
|
Peripheral arterial interventions: trends in market share and outcomes by specialty, 1998-2005.
|
J Vasc Surg
|
2009
|
2.20
|
|
4
|
Optimal selection of asymptomatic patients for carotid endarterectomy based on predicted 5-year survival.
|
J Vasc Surg
|
2013
|
2.16
|
|
5
|
Factors associated with death 1 year after lower extremity bypass in Northern New England.
|
J Vasc Surg
|
2009
|
1.86
|
|
6
|
Carotid artery stenting has increased rates of postprocedure stroke, death, and resource utilization than does carotid endarterectomy in the United States, 2005.
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J Vasc Surg
|
2008
|
1.78
|
|
7
|
Outcomes and practice patterns in patients undergoing lower extremity bypass.
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J Vasc Surg
|
2012
|
1.53
|
|
8
|
An analysis of carotid artery stenting procedures performed in New York and Florida (2005-2006): procedure indication, stroke rate, and mortality rate are equivalent for vascular surgeons and non-vascular surgeons.
|
J Vasc Surg
|
2009
|
1.44
|
|
9
|
The Vascular Study Group of New England Cardiac Risk Index (VSG-CRI) predicts cardiac complications more accurately than the Revised Cardiac Risk Index in vascular surgery patients.
|
J Vasc Surg
|
2010
|
1.34
|
|
10
|
Early remodeling of lower extremity vein grafts: inflammation influences biomechanical adaptation.
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J Vasc Surg
|
2008
|
1.21
|
|
11
|
Validation of the Society for Vascular Surgery's objective performance goals for critical limb ischemia in everyday vascular surgery practice.
|
J Vasc Surg
|
2011
|
1.16
|
|
12
|
National trends in utilization and postprocedure outcomes for carotid artery revascularization 2005 to 2007.
|
J Vasc Surg
|
2010
|
1.15
|
|
13
|
Prior failed ipsilateral percutaneous endovascular intervention in patients with critical limb ischemia predicts poor outcome after lower extremity bypass.
|
J Vasc Surg
|
2011
|
1.13
|
|
14
|
Endovascular treatment of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms in the United States (2001-2006): a significant survival benefit over open repair is independently associated with increased institutional volume.
|
J Vasc Surg
|
2009
|
1.12
|
|
15
|
Factors associated with amputation or graft occlusion one year after lower extremity bypass in northern New England.
|
Ann Vasc Surg
|
2009
|
1.09
|
|
16
|
Failure to achieve clinical improvement despite graft patency in patients undergoing infrainguinal lower extremity bypass for critical limb ischemia.
|
J Vasc Surg
|
2010
|
1.08
|
|
17
|
Protamine reduces bleeding complications associated with carotid endarterectomy without increasing the risk of stroke.
|
J Vasc Surg
|
2010
|
1.04
|
|
18
|
Surgeon case volume, not institution case volume, is the primary determinant of in-hospital mortality after elective open abdominal aortic aneurysm repair.
|
J Vasc Surg
|
2010
|
1.03
|
|
19
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Refinement of survival prediction in patients undergoing lower extremity bypass surgery: stratification by chronic kidney disease classification.
|
J Vasc Surg
|
2007
|
1.03
|
|
20
|
Outcomes of symptomatic abdominal aortic aneurysm repair.
|
J Vasc Surg
|
2010
|
1.02
|
|
21
|
Outcomes of upper arm arteriovenous fistulas for maintenance hemodialysis access.
|
Arch Surg
|
2004
|
1.01
|
|
22
|
Comparison of carotid endarterectomy and stenting in real world practice using a regional quality improvement registry.
|
J Vasc Surg
|
2012
|
0.98
|
|
23
|
Predicting functional status following amputation after lower extremity bypass.
|
Ann Vasc Surg
|
2012
|
0.95
|
|
24
|
Endothelial function predicts positive arterial-venous fistula remodeling in subjects with stage IV and V chronic kidney disease.
|
J Vasc Access
|
2011
|
0.94
|
|
25
|
Variation in smoking cessation after vascular operations.
|
J Vasc Surg
|
2013
|
0.92
|
|
26
|
Clopidogrel is not associated with major bleeding complications during peripheral arterial surgery.
|
J Vasc Surg
|
2011
|
0.92
|
|
27
|
Upper arm arteriovenous fistula versus forearm looped arteriovenous graft for hemodialysis access: a comparative analysis.
|
Ann Vasc Surg
|
2005
|
0.91
|
|
28
|
2016 AHA/ACC Guideline on the Management of Patients With Lower Extremity Peripheral Artery Disease: Executive Summary: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Clinical Practice Guidelines.
|
J Am Coll Cardiol
|
2016
|
0.91
|
|
29
|
2016 AHA/ACC Guideline on the Management of Patients With Lower Extremity Peripheral Artery Disease: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Clinical Practice Guidelines.
|
J Am Coll Cardiol
|
2016
|
0.90
|
|
30
|
Growing impact of restenosis on the surgical treatment of peripheral arterial disease.
|
J Am Heart Assoc
|
2013
|
0.89
|
|
31
|
Critical limb ischemia.
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Curr Treat Options Cardiovasc Med
|
2010
|
0.88
|
|
32
|
The effect of postoperative stroke and myocardial infarction on long-term survival after carotid revascularization.
|
J Vasc Surg
|
2013
|
0.86
|
|
33
|
Comparison of graft patency, limb salvage, and antithrombotic therapy between prosthetic and autogenous below-knee bypass for critical limb ischemia.
|
Ann Vasc Surg
|
2013
|
0.84
|
|
34
|
Outcomes of lower extremity bypass performed for acute limb ischemia.
|
J Vasc Surg
|
2013
|
0.82
|
|
35
|
Designation as "unfit for open repair" is associated with poor outcomes after endovascular aortic aneurysm repair.
|
Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes
|
2013
|
0.81
|
|
36
|
A contemporary comparative analysis of immediate postoperative prosthesis placement following below-knee amputation.
|
Ann Vasc Surg
|
2013
|
0.79
|
|
37
|
Severity of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is associated with adverse outcomes in patients undergoing elective abdominal aortic aneurysm repair.
|
J Vasc Surg
|
2013
|
0.78
|
|
38
|
A Mycobacterium bovis mycotic abdominal aortic aneurysm resulting from bladder cancer treatment, resection, and reconstruction with a cryopreserved aortic graft.
|
Vasc Endovascular Surg
|
2012
|
0.77
|
|
39
|
Simulation-based training to teach open abdominal aortic aneurysm repair to surgical residents requires dedicated faculty instruction.
|
J Vasc Surg
|
2013
|
0.77
|
|
40
|
Intra-access blood flow in patients with newly created upper-arm arteriovenous native fistulae for hemodialysis access.
|
Am J Kidney Dis
|
2004
|
0.76
|
|
41
|
Distal anastomotic vein adjunct usage in infrainguinal prosthetic bypasses.
|
J Vasc Surg
|
2013
|
0.75
|
|
42
|
Prior contralateral amputation predicts worse outcomes for lower extremity bypasses performed in the intact limb.
|
J Vasc Surg
|
2012
|
0.75
|
|
43
|
A randomized comparison of a 3-week and 6-week vascular surgery simulation course on junior surgical residents' performance of an end-to-side anastomosis.
|
J Vasc Surg
|
2012
|
0.75
|
|
44
|
Management of a patient with Turner syndrome presenting with an isolated left subclavian artery aneurysm.
|
Vasc Endovascular Surg
|
2013
|
0.75
|