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  1. Article ; Online: Prospective, Multi-center, Single-Arm Study of the Auryon Laser System for Treatment of Below-the-Knee Arteries in Patients With Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia: 30-Day Results of the Auryon BTK.

    Shammas, Nicolas W / Yates, Timothy / Sastry, Ashwani / Ricotta, Joseph / Beasley, Robert / Swee, Warren / Torey, James T / Shammas, Gail A / Jones-Miller, Sue / Corbet, Michele

    The American journal of cardiology

    2024  Volume 219, Page(s) 1–8

    Abstract: The 355 nm Auryon laser (AngioDynamics, Inc., Latham, New York) has been shown to be effective and safe in treating various morphology lesions in the femoropopliteal arteries. There are limited data on the Auryon laser in treating below-the-knee (BTK) ... ...

    Abstract The 355 nm Auryon laser (AngioDynamics, Inc., Latham, New York) has been shown to be effective and safe in treating various morphology lesions in the femoropopliteal arteries. There are limited data on the Auryon laser in treating below-the-knee (BTK) arteries in patients with chronic limb-threatening ischemia. We present the 30-day efficacy and safety findings from the ongoing Auryon BTK study. Patients with chronic limb-threatening ischemia were prospectively enrolled in the Auryon BTK study between March 2022 and February 2023 in 4 US centers after obtaining written informed consent. The primary safety end point included major adverse limb events + postoperative death at 30 days, defined as a composite of all-cause death, major amputation, and target vessel revascularization. Demographic, procedural, angiographic, and outcome data were collected. A total of 60 patients (61 lesions) were treated. The mean age was 74.6 ± 10.3 years, with 65.0% men, 58.3% with diabetes, 43.3% Rutherford Becker (RB) IV, and 56.7% RB V. Of the 61 lesions, 59% had severe calcification, 31.1% were chronic total occlusions, and 90.2% were de novo disease. The baseline diameter stenosis was 80.2 ± 16.4%, after laser 57.4 ± 21.7%, and after final treatment 24.0 ± 23.1% (p <0.0050). The primary performance end point showed a procedure success rate of 37 of 68 (63.8%). Bailout stenting occurred in 1 of 61 lesions (1.6%). The RB category was 100% RB IV or higher at baseline versus 35.3% at 30 days. At 30 days, there was no target vessel revascularization and the patency was 88.9% (Peak Systolic Velocity Ratio (PSVR) ≤2.4). In conclusion, the Auryon laser is safe and relatively effective in treating BTK lesions with minimal complications.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Male ; Female ; Aged ; Prospective Studies ; Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia/surgery ; Treatment Outcome ; Laser Therapy/methods ; Peripheral Arterial Disease/surgery ; Aged, 80 and over ; Ischemia ; Middle Aged ; Popliteal Artery/surgery ; Femoral Artery ; Limb Salvage/methods
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-03-07
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Multicenter Study ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 80014-4
    ISSN 1879-1913 ; 0002-9149
    ISSN (online) 1879-1913
    ISSN 0002-9149
    DOI 10.1016/j.amjcard.2024.03.008
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  2. Article ; Online: Endovascular management of thoracic dissections.

    Swee, Warren / Dake, Michael D

    Circulation

    2008  Volume 117, Issue 11, Page(s) 1460–1473

    MeSH term(s) Aneurysm, Dissecting/classification ; Aneurysm, Dissecting/complications ; Aneurysm, Dissecting/surgery ; Angioplasty/methods ; Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic/classification ; Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic/complications ; Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic/surgery ; Aortic Rupture/etiology ; Aortic Rupture/prevention & control ; Follow-Up Studies ; Humans ; Ischemia/etiology ; Ischemia/prevention & control ; Meta-Analysis as Topic ; Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures/methods ; Multicenter Studies as Topic/statistics & numerical data ; Paraplegia/etiology ; Paraplegia/prevention & control ; Postoperative Complications/etiology ; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic/statistics & numerical data ; Registries ; Spinal Cord/blood supply ; Stents ; Treatment Outcome ; Tunica Intima/pathology ; Tunica Intima/surgery
    Language English
    Publishing date 2008-03-18
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 80099-5
    ISSN 1524-4539 ; 0009-7322 ; 0069-4193 ; 0065-8499
    ISSN (online) 1524-4539
    ISSN 0009-7322 ; 0069-4193 ; 0065-8499
    DOI 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.107.690966
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  3. Article ; Online: Short-term rebleeding rates for isolated gastric varices managed by transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt versus balloon-occluded retrograde transvenous obliteration.

    Sabri, Saher S / Abi-Jaoudeh, Nadine / Swee, Warren / Saad, Wael E / Turba, Ulku C / Caldwell, Stephen H / Angle, John F / Matsumoto, Alan H

    Journal of vascular and interventional radiology : JVIR

    2014  Volume 25, Issue 3, Page(s) 355–361

    Abstract: Purpose: To assess the short-term rebleeding rate associated with the use of a transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) compared with balloon-occluded retrograde transvenous obliteration (BRTO) for management of gastric varices (GV).: ... ...

    Abstract Purpose: To assess the short-term rebleeding rate associated with the use of a transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) compared with balloon-occluded retrograde transvenous obliteration (BRTO) for management of gastric varices (GV).
    Materials and methods: A single-center retrospective comparison of 50 patients with bleeding from GV treated with a TIPS or BRTO was performed. Of 50 patients, 27 (17 men and 10 women; median age, 55 y; range, 31-79 y) received a TIPS with covered stents, and 23 (12 men and 11 women; median age, 52 y; range, 23-83 y) underwent a BRTO procedure with a foam sclerosant. All study subjects had clinical and endoscopic evidence of isolated bleeding GV and were hemodynamically stable at the time of the procedure. Clinical and endoscopic follow-up was performed. Kaplan-Meier analysis was used to evaluate rebleeding rates from the GV.
    Results: The technical success rate was 100% in the TIPS group and 91% in the BRTO group (P = .21). Major complications occurred in 4% of the patients receiving TIPS and 9% of patients the undergoing BRTO (P = .344). Encephalopathy was reported in 4 of 27 (15%) patients in the TIPS group and in none of the patients in the BRTO group (0%; P = .12). At 12 months, the incidence of rebleeding from a GV source was 11% in the TIPS group and 0% in the BRTO group (P = .25).
    Conclusions: BRTO appears to be equivalent to TIPS in the short-term for management of bleeding GV. Further comparative studies are warranted to determine optimal management strategies in individual patients.
    MeSH term(s) Adult ; Aged ; Aged, 80 and over ; Balloon Occlusion/methods ; Esophageal and Gastric Varices/complications ; Esophageal and Gastric Varices/diagnostic imaging ; Esophageal and Gastric Varices/surgery ; Female ; Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage/diagnostic imaging ; Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage/etiology ; Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage/surgery ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Portal Vein/surgery ; Portasystemic Shunt, Transjugular Intrahepatic/methods ; Radiography ; Recurrence ; Retrospective Studies ; Treatment Outcome ; Young Adult
    Language English
    Publishing date 2014-03
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Comparative Study ; Controlled Clinical Trial ; Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1137756-2
    ISSN 1535-7732 ; 1051-0443
    ISSN (online) 1535-7732
    ISSN 1051-0443
    DOI 10.1016/j.jvir.2013.12.001
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  4. Article ; Online: Treatment of type II endoleak using Onyx with long-term imaging follow-up.

    Khaja, Minhaj S / Park, Auh Whan / Swee, Warren / Evans, Avery J / Fritz Angle, J / Turba, Ulku C / Sabri, Saher S / Matsumoto, Alan H

    Cardiovascular and interventional radiology

    2014  Volume 37, Issue 3, Page(s) 613–622

    Abstract: Purpose: The purpose of our study is to report our experience with the use of an ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymer (Onyx) in an off-label fashion for the treatment of type II endoleak after endovascular repair of the thoracic (TEVAR) and abdominal (EVAR) ...

    Abstract Purpose: The purpose of our study is to report our experience with the use of an ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymer (Onyx) in an off-label fashion for the treatment of type II endoleak after endovascular repair of the thoracic (TEVAR) and abdominal (EVAR) aorta.
    Methods: A retrospective review of patients with type I and/or II endoleak treated with Onyx was performed. Data regarding the technical, clinical, and imaging outcomes were collected. Technical success was defined as decreased or eliminated endoleak on the first imaging follow-up. Clinical success was defined as unchanged or decreased aneurysm sac size on subsequent follow-up.
    Results: Eighteen patients (15 male, 3 female) with a mean age of 79 years (range 69-92) met inclusion criteria (16 abdominal aortic aneurysm, 2 thoracic aortic aneurysm). Sixteen patients had type II endoleak, and 2 had complex type II endoleak with a type I component. The interval between endograft placement and treatment was a mean of 30 months. Direct sac treatment approach was used in 13 patients; transarterial approach was used in 3 patients. Seven patients required the use of coils, N-butyl cyanoacrylate glue, or Amplatzer vascular plugs. The average volume of Onyx used per treatment was 5.6 mL (range 2.5-13). Duration of imaging follow-up was 0.75-72.5 months (mean 32.8). Sixteen of 18 (88.9 %) patients had initial technical and clinical success. Two of 18 patients (11.1 %) were initial technical failures, and 1 remained a failure despite a second treatment and attempted surgical ligation. Eight of 18 (44.4 %) of patients eventually required a second intervention, 5 (27.8 %) of them due to delayed clinical failure. Complications included 1 psoas hematoma, 1 transient L2 nerve paresis, and 1 intraperitoneal Onyx leak; all of these were without clinical sequelae.
    Conclusion: Onyx with or without coil/glue/Amplatzer plug embolization is safe and useful in the treatment of type II endoleak after TEVAR and EVAR. However, long-term clinical and imaging follow-up is needed for early detection and management of recurrence of the primary endoleak or the development of new, secondary endoleaks or enlargement of the aneurysm sac.
    MeSH term(s) Aged ; Aged, 80 and over ; Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal/surgery ; Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic/surgery ; Cyanoacrylates/therapeutic use ; Dimethyl Sulfoxide/therapeutic use ; Embolization, Therapeutic/methods ; Endoleak/therapy ; Endovascular Procedures ; Female ; Humans ; Ligation ; Male ; Off-Label Use ; Polyvinyls/therapeutic use ; Retreatment ; Retrospective Studies ; Septal Occluder Device ; Treatment Outcome
    Chemical Substances Cyanoacrylates ; Onyx copolymer ; Polyvinyls ; Dimethyl Sulfoxide (YOW8V9698H)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2014-06
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 603082-8
    ISSN 1432-086X ; 0342-7196 ; 0174-1551
    ISSN (online) 1432-086X
    ISSN 0342-7196 ; 0174-1551
    DOI 10.1007/s00270-013-0706-z
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  5. Article ; Online: Bleeding gastric varices obliteration with balloon-occluded retrograde transvenous obliteration using sodium tetradecyl sulfate foam.

    Sabri, Saher S / Swee, Warren / Turba, Ulku C / Saad, Wael E A / Park, Auh W / Al-Osaimi, Abdullah M / Caldwell, Stephen H / Matsumoto, Alan H / Angle, John F

    Journal of vascular and interventional radiology : JVIR

    2011  Volume 22, Issue 3, Page(s) 309–16; quiz 316

    Abstract: Purpose: Balloon-occluded retrograde transvenous obliteration (BRTO) of bleeding gastric varices (GV) is well described in the literature. Using ethanolamine oleate as the sclerosing agent in BRTO, but it is not readily available in the United States in ...

    Abstract Purpose: Balloon-occluded retrograde transvenous obliteration (BRTO) of bleeding gastric varices (GV) is well described in the literature. Using ethanolamine oleate as the sclerosing agent in BRTO, but it is not readily available in the United States in the desired concentrations. The authors' aim is to describe their initial experience with BRTO using sodium tetradecyl sulfate (STS) foam as an alternative sclerosing agent.
    Materials and methods: The authors performed a retrospective review of their initial series in which STS foam was used to treat bleeding GV using BRTO. All study subjects had endoscopic evidence of gastric variceal bleeding. STS foam was made using a combination of agents with a 3:2:1 ratio of gas: 3% STS: Lipiodol (Ethiodol; Savage Laboratories, Melville, New York). Mean values and ranges were calculated for each variable, and clinical and imaging outcomes were assessed.
    Results: The authors performed BRTO in 22 cirrhotic patients (11 men and 11 women) with a mean age of 52 years (range, 23-83 years). Technical success was achieved in 20 of 22 (91%) patients. Complications occurred in three of 22 (14%) patients. The overall mean dose of STS used was 300 mg (range, 30-600 mg) with mean total volume of sclerosant mixture of 34.1 mL (range, 10-65 mL). Follow-up imaging was available for 18 of 20 (90%) technically successful procedures with a mean period of 89 days (range, 1-359 days). Complete obliteration of GV was achieved in 16 of 18 (89%) patients. There were no cases of recurrent variceal bleeding with a mean clinical follow-up period of 130 days (range, 1-510).
    Conclusions: BRTO utilizing STS foam appears effective in obliterating bleeding GVs with good short-term outcomes.
    MeSH term(s) Adult ; Aged ; Aged, 80 and over ; Balloon Occlusion/adverse effects ; Embolization, Therapeutic/adverse effects ; Embolization, Therapeutic/methods ; Esophageal and Gastric Varices/diagnosis ; Esophageal and Gastric Varices/etiology ; Esophageal and Gastric Varices/therapy ; Ethiodized Oil/administration & dosage ; Female ; Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage/diagnosis ; Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage/etiology ; Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage/therapy ; Gastroscopy ; Humans ; Liver Cirrhosis/complications ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Phlebography ; Retrospective Studies ; Sclerosing Solutions/administration & dosage ; Sclerosing Solutions/adverse effects ; Sclerotherapy/adverse effects ; Sodium Tetradecyl Sulfate/administration & dosage ; Sodium Tetradecyl Sulfate/adverse effects ; Time Factors ; Treatment Outcome ; Veins ; Virginia ; Young Adult
    Chemical Substances Sclerosing Solutions ; Ethiodized Oil (8008-53-5) ; Sodium Tetradecyl Sulfate (Q1SUG5KBD6)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2011-02-25
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1137756-2
    ISSN 1535-7732 ; 1051-0443
    ISSN (online) 1535-7732
    ISSN 1051-0443
    DOI 10.1016/j.jvir.2010.11.022
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  6. Article ; Online: Preoperative embolization of Castleman's disease using microspheres.

    Swee, Warren / Housseini, Ahmed M / Angle, J Fritz / Jones, David R / Daniel, Thomas M / Turba, Ulku C / Abdel-Gawad, Ehab A / Hagspiel, Klaus D

    The Annals of thoracic surgery

    2009  Volume 88, Issue 6, Page(s) 1999–2001

    Abstract: Castleman's disease is a rare form of lymph node hyperplasia most commonly presenting as a solitary hypervascular mediastinal mass. Surgical resection is the treatment of choice, but this can be associated with significant blood loss due to its ... ...

    Abstract Castleman's disease is a rare form of lymph node hyperplasia most commonly presenting as a solitary hypervascular mediastinal mass. Surgical resection is the treatment of choice, but this can be associated with significant blood loss due to its hypervascularity. We report two cases with a preoperative diagnosis of mediastinal Castleman's disease in whom preoperative embolization with Trisacryl gelatin microspheres (Biosphere Medical, Rockland, MA) was performed. Compared with the literature, a decrease in the amount of perioperative bleeding was noted in both cases.
    MeSH term(s) Adolescent ; Aortography ; Biopsy ; Castleman Disease/diagnosis ; Castleman Disease/therapy ; Embolization, Therapeutic/instrumentation ; Female ; Follow-Up Studies ; Humans ; Microspheres ; Middle Aged ; Preoperative Care/methods ; Thoracotomy/methods ; Tomography, X-Ray Computed
    Language English
    Publishing date 2009-12
    Publishing country Netherlands
    Document type Case Reports ; Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 211007-6
    ISSN 1552-6259 ; 0003-4975
    ISSN (online) 1552-6259
    ISSN 0003-4975
    DOI 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.05.063
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