Large-Diameter Fenestrated Endograft Repair of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms Is Not Associated With Medium-Term Outcomes.

Introduction: Recent data suggests that infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) endovascular repair (EVAR) with large diameter grafts (LGs) may have a higher risk of endoleak and reintervention. However, this has not been studied extensively for fenestrated endovascular aneurysm repair (fEVAR). We, therefore, sought to evaluate the outcomes of patients undergoing fEVAR with large-diameter endografts.

Improving glaucoma staging in clinical practice by combining the ICD-10 glaucoma severity classification system and optical coherence tomography.

Objective: The International Classification of Disease, 10th revision (ICD-10) codes used for glaucoma severity classification are based on the 24-2 visual-field (VF) test. This study aim was to assess the added value of providing clinicians with optical coherence tomography (OCT) data, in addition to functional data, for glaucoma staging in clinical practice.

Exposure: Disease classification was determined for 54 glaucoma eyes, according to the principles of the ICD-10 guidelines.

Progression of Early Glaucomatous Damage: Performance of Summary Statistics From Optical Coherence Tomography and Perimetry.

Purpose: Performance comparison of optical coherence tomography (OCT) and visual field (VF) summary metrics for detecting glaucomatous progression.

Methods: Thirty healthy control eyes (mean deviation [MD], -1.25 ± 2.

Routine Ophthalmological Examination Rates in Adults with Sickle Cell Disease Are Low and Must Be Improved.

The American Academy of Ophthalmology and the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute recommend patients with sickle cell disease (SCD) undergo dilated funduscopic exams (DFE) every 1-2 years to screen for sickle retinopathy. There is a paucity of data on the adherence rate to these guidelines; a retrospective study was performed to evaluate our institution's adherence. A chart review of 842 adults with SCD, seen 3/2017-3/2021 in the Montefiore healthcare system (), was done.

The ICD-10 Glaucoma Severity Score Underestimates the Extent of Glaucomatous Optic Nerve Damage.

Purpose: To evaluate the International Classification of Disease, Tenth Revision (ICD-10) codes used for glaucoma severity classification, which are based on the location of visual field (VF) defects; given the known poor sensitivity of the 24-2 visual field test to early disease and macular damage, we hypothesized that the ICD-10 codes would not accurately reflect the extent of glaucomatous damage.

Design: Retrospective validity and reliability analysis.

Methods: We evaluated 80 eyes with glaucomatous optic neuropathy (GON).

The OCT RNFL Probability Map and Artifacts Resembling Glaucomatous Damage.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to improve the diagnostic ability of the optical coherence tomography (OCT) retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) probability (p-) map by understanding the frequency and pattern of artifacts seen on the p-maps of healthy control (HC) eyes resembling glaucomatous damage.

Methods: RNFL p-maps were generated from wide-field OCT cube scans of 2 groups of HC eyes, 200 from a commercial normative group (HC-norm) and 54 from a prospective study group, as well as from 62 patient eyes, which included 32 with early glaucoma (EG). These 32 EG eyes had 24-2 mean deviation (MD) better than -6 dB and perimetric glaucoma as defined by 24-2 and 10-2 criteria.

Detecting glaucoma with only OCT: Implications for the clinic, research, screening, and AI development.

A method for detecting glaucoma based only on optical coherence tomography (OCT) is of potential value for routine clinical decisions, for inclusion criteria for research studies and trials, for large-scale clinical screening, as well as for the development of artificial intelligence (AI) decision models. Recent work suggests that the OCT probability (p-) maps, also known as deviation maps, can play a key role in an OCT-based method. However, artifacts seen on the p-maps of healthy control eyes can resemble patterns of damage due to glaucoma.

The current state of vascular surgery presence and educational content in Google and YouTube internet search results.

Background: Information on the internet regarding vascular disease has not been extensively assessed. Our goal was to compile and appraise the information available via Google and YouTube searches regarding various topics of interest for vascular surgeons (VS) and related procedures with a focus on the role of the VS.

Methods: The Google and YouTube platforms were independently queried for 25 keywords/phrases relating to common vascular diagnoses and procedures by two separate researchers from March to July 2019.

Effect of Chronic Hematologic Malignancies on In-Hospital Outcomes of Patients With ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction.

In view of hemorrhagic and prothrombotic tendencies, ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) patients with chronic hematologic malignancies (CHM) are felt to be at a higher risk and hence denied standard reperfusion strategies. In-hospital outcomes of CHM patients presenting with STEMI are unclear. The Nationwide Inpatient Sample data files from 2003 to 2014 were used to extract adult patients who presented with a primary diagnosis of STEMI.

Variability of forearm collateral circulation: An observational study of serial hand plethysmography testing.

Objectives: Evaluation of plethysmography as a reliable triage tool to access collateral circulation in the hand prior to transradial access.

Background: Hand plethysmographic testing has been used for access site triage prior to cardiac catheterization despite a lack of data supporting its result's stability.

Methods: Cohort of consecutive outpatients presenting for evaluation prior to cardiac catheterization underwent hand plethysmographic testing at the beginning of the office visit and before discharge.