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Postprocedural microembolic events following carotid surgery and carotid angioplasty and stentingMaureen M Tedesco
Division of Vascular Surgery, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
J Vasc Surg 46:244-50. 2007..We compared the incidence and distribution of cerebral microembolic events after carotid angioplasty and stenting (CAS) with distal protection to standard open carotid endarterectomy (CEA) using DW-MRI...
Distal filtration versus flow reversal: An ex vivo assessment of the choices for carotid embolic protectionJoseph H Rapp
Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, USA
J Vasc Surg 49:1181-8. 2009..Physiologic pressures and flows were used and the efficiency of plaque fragment removal by these devices compared...- Aortoiliac occlusive disease in patients with known or suspected peripheral vascular disease: safety and efficacy of gadofosveset-enhanced MR angiography--multicenter comparative phase III studyJoseph H Rapp
Surgical Service 112G San Francisco DVA Medical Center, 4150 Clement St, San Francisco, CA 94121, USA
Radiology 236:71-8. 2005..To prospectively determine the safety and efficacy of the gadolinium-based blood pool magnetic resonance (MR) imaging contrast agent gadofosveset in patients known to have or suspected of having peripheral vascular disease... - Subclinical embolization after carotid artery stenting: new lesions on diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging occur postprocedureJoseph H Rapp
Vascular Surgery Service, San Francisco VA Medical Center, San Francisco, CA Division of Vascular Surgery, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
J Vasc Surg 45:867-72; discussion 872-4. 2007..Because DWI lesions appear <or=1 hour of embolization, we used DWI to prospectively study patients before CAS, 1 hour after, and 48 hours after CAS to answer this question... - Current status of carotid imaging by MRAJoseph H Rapp
Surgical Service 112G, San Francisco DVA Medical Center, 4150 Clement Street, San Francisco, CA 94121, USA
Cardiovasc Surg 11:445-7. 2003..At present, these newer developments are available only in research centers... - Cerebral ischemia and infarction from atheroemboli <100 microm in SizeJoseph H Rapp
Surgical Service 112G, San Francisco DVA Medical Center, 4150 Clement St, San Francisco, Calif 94121, USA
Stroke 34:1976-80. 2003..To determine the importance of emboli not trapped by carotid angioplasty filtration devices, we examined fragments <100 microm released with ex vivo angioplasty and asked if fragment composition and size correlated with brain injury... - An experimental model of lacunar infarction: embolization of microthrombiJoseph H Rapp
Vascular Surgery Service, The San Francisco Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Francisco, CA 94117, USA
J Vasc Surg 48:196-200. 2008..In this work, we asked if microthrombi would occlude terminal vessels and create lacunar type infarctions in the subcortical tissues of the rat brain where, as in human brain, collateral flow is limited relative to the cortex... - Microemboli composed of cholesterol crystals disrupt the blood-brain barrier and reduce cognitionJoseph H Rapp
Department of Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, and the San Francisco Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Francisco, Calif 94121, USA
Stroke 39:2354-61. 2008..In the current study, we investigated whether emboli composed of cholesterol crystals, a component of human atherosclerotic plaque, could also cause inflammation and brain dysfunction demonstrated by cognitive impairment... 
Outcome of renal stenting for renal artery coverage during endovascular aortic aneurysm repairJade S Hiramoto
Division of Vascular Surgery, University of California, San Francisco Medical Center, San Francisco, Calif, USA
J Vasc Surg 49:1100-6. 2009..This study was conducted to determine the outcome of adjunctive renal artery stenting for renal artery coverage at the time of endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair (EVAR)...- Long-term outcome and reintervention after endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair using the Zenith stent graftJade S Hiramoto
Division of Vascular Surgery, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, 94143, USA
J Vasc Surg 45:461-5; discussion 465-6. 2007..To assess the long-term performance of the bifurcated Zenith stent graft... - Endovascular treatment of thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysmsTimothy A M Chuter
Division of Vascular Surgery, University of California San Francisco, 400 Parnassus Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
J Vasc Surg 47:6-16. 2008..This study assessed the role of multibranched stent grafts for thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm (TAAA) repair... - The distribution and size of ischemic lesions after carotid artery angioplasty and stenting: evidence for microembolization to terminal arteriesLei Zhu
Vascular Surgery Service, The San Francisco Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, The University of California, San Francisco, Calif, USA
J Vasc Surg 53:971-5; discussion 975-6. 2011.... - Long-term follow-up of neck expansion after endovascular aortic aneurysm repairThomas S Monahan
Division of Vascular Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, Calif 94143 0222, USA
J Vasc Surg 52:303-7. 2010..This study determined the rate, extent, and clinical significance of neck dilatation after endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR)... - Ezetimibe inhibits the incorporation of dietary oxidized cholesterol into lipoproteinsIlona Staprans
Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
J Lipid Res 47:2575-80. 2006..Whether this decrease in oxidized cholesterol absorption prevents or delays the development of atherosclerosis remains to be determined... - Branched stent-grafts: will these become the new standard?Timothy A M Chuter
Division of Vascular Surgery, University of California San Francisco, 400 Parnassus Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
J Vasc Interv Radiol 19:S57-62. 2008..The authors generally favor the use of branched stent-grafts in the thoracoabdominal aorta and a combined approach in the aortic arch... - The upside-down zenith stent graft limbJade S Hiramoto
Department of Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143 0222, USA
Vascular 17:93-5. 2009.... - Efficacy and durability of endovascular thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair using the caudally directed cuff techniqueLinda M Reilly
Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
J Vasc Surg 56:53-63; discussion 63-4. 2012..This study determined early and intermediate results of multibranched endovascular thoracoabdominal (TAAA) and pararenal aortic aneurysm (PRAA) repair using a uniform operative technique... - Adjunctive primary stenting of Zenith endograft limbs during endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair: implications for limb patencyNayan Sivamurthy
Division of Vascular Surgery, University of California San Francisco Medical Center, 94143-0222, USA
J Vasc Surg 43:662-70. 2006..Based on these findings, we believe one should identify and stent any limbs that appear to be at risk for thrombosis, but this study lacks the data to predict which limbs need stenting... - Do microemboli reach the brain penetrating arteries?Lei Zhu
Vascular Surgery Service, San Francisco Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Francisco, California 94121, USA
J Surg Res 176:679-83. 2012..Potential explanations could be that the majority of these particulates marginate along the pial vasculature or escape the cerebral circulation via arteriovenous (AV) fistulae... - Contrast material-enhanced MRA overestimates severity of carotid stenosis, compared with 3D time-of-flight MRATiffany C Townsend
Vascular Services, San Francisco VA Medical Center, San Francisco, CA, USA
J Vasc Surg 38:36-40. 2003..CE-MRA is an excellent screening technique, but only TOF-MRA should be used to determine degree of carotid artery stenosis... - Atheroemboli during renal artery angioplasty: an ex vivo studyJade Hiramoto
University of California, San Francisco, USA
J Vasc Surg 41:1026-30. 2005..Of necessity, this was an ex vivo study and direct application to the clinical setting will need further study. Fortunately, multi-center trials examining the value of protection devices are currently in progress... - The role of dietary oxidized cholesterol and oxidized fatty acids in the development of atherosclerosisIlona Staprans
Department of Surgery, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94121, USA
Mol Nutr Food Res 49:1075-82. 2005..A typical Western diet is rich in oxidized fats and therefore could contribute to the increased arterial atherosclerosis in our population... - Unmasking complicated atherosclerotic plaques on carotid magnetic resonance angiography: a report of three casesMax Wintermark
Department of Radiology, Neuroradiology Section, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
J Vasc Surg 44:884-7. 2006.... - Double-lumen carotid plaque: a morbid configurationBo Yu
Surgical and Radiology Services of the San Francisco Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, University of California, San Francisco, California 94121, USA
J Vasc Surg 37:1314-7. 2003..Plaque structure was correctly identified in only 1 patient preoperatively. However, during retrospective review of the preoperative imaging studies, the second internal carotid artery lumen was identified in 3 patients... - MRI of geometric and compositional features of vulnerable carotid plaqueDavid Saloner
Department of Radiology, VA Medical Centerand University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94121, USA
Stroke 38:637-41. 2007.... - Credentialing for carotid artery stentingDarren B Schneider
Division of Vascular Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143 0222, USA
Perspect Vasc Surg Endovasc Ther 17:127-32. 2005..In the following manuscript we review the physician credentialing process, published data, and national society position statements applicable to carotid artery stenting... - Oxidized cholesterol in the diet is a source of oxidized lipoproteins in human serumIlona Staprans
Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, University of California, San Francisco 94143, USA
J Lipid Res 44:705-15. 2003..It is possible that oxidized cholesterol in the diet accelerates atherosclerosis by increasing oxidized cholesterol levels in circulating LDL and chylomicron remnants... - Major carotid plaque surface irregularities correlate with neurologic symptomsAaron Troyer
Surgical Services of the San Francisco Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, The University of California, San Francisco, 94121, USA
J Vasc Surg 35:741-7. 2002..These data further define the relationship of plaque irregularity and cerebrovascular symptoms caused by atheroemboli... - Macrophage-specific apoE gene repair reduces diet-induced hyperlipidemia and atherosclerosis in hypomorphic Apoe miceNathalie Gaudreault
Department of Surgery, University of California San Francisco, VA Medical Center, San Francisco, California, United States of America
PLoS ONE 7:e35816. 2012..This study examined the contribution of macrophage-derived apoE expression levels in diet-induced hyperlipidemia and atherosclerosis... - Postoperative outcomes for patients undergoing elective revascularization for critical limb ischemia and intermittent claudication: a subanalysis of the Coronary Artery Revascularization Prophylaxis (CARP) trialAmritha Raghunathan
Vascular Surgery Service, San Francisco VA Medical Center and Univ of California at San Francisco, CA 94121, USA
J Vasc Surg 43:1175-82. 2006..Finally, the better-than-predicted outcomes for these patients with advanced systemic atherosclerosis may be due to aggressive medical management with beta-blockers, statins, and acetylsalicylic acid... - Hepatic endosomal trafficking of lipoprotein-bound endotoxin in ratsHobart W Harris
Department of Surgery, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
J Surg Res 106:188-95. 2002..Taken together these data further elucidate the role of the liver in the host innate immune response to infection and potentially implicate distinct roles for the LDL receptor and LRP in the catabolism of CM-bound LPS... - Expansion rates and outcomes for the 3.0-cm to the 3.9-cm infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysmSteven M Santilli
Department of Surgery, Minneapolis VAMC and the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 55417, USA
J Vasc Surg 35:666-71. 2002..This study was performed for the determination of the expansion rates and outcomes and for recommendations for the surveillance of the 3.0-cm to 3.9-cm abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA)... - Atheroembolism during percutaneous renal artery revascularizationMatthew S Edwards
Division of Surgical Sciences, Section on Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Medical Center Boulevard, Winston Salem, NC 27157, USA
J Vasc Surg 46:55-61. 2007..To further characterize procedure-associated atheroembolism, we analyzed recovered atheroembolic debris and clinical data from patients undergoing RA-PTAS with distal embolic protection (DEP)... - Rupture rate of large abdominal aortic aneurysms in patients refusing or unfit for elective repairFrank A Lederle
Department of Medicine, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Minneapolis, Minn 55417, USA
JAMA 287:2968-72. 2002.... - Immediate repair compared with surveillance of small abdominal aortic aneurysmsFrank A Lederle
Veterans Affairs Medical Centers in Minneapolis, MN 55417, USA
N Engl J Med 346:1437-44. 2002..Whether elective surgical repair of small abdominal aortic aneurysms improves survival remains controversial...