Publications by authors named "Christopher M Faries"
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to analyze TEVAR outcomes among different weight classes (normal, overweight, and obese) to identify complications, reintervention rates, and short-term mortality.
- A total of 204 patients were analyzed, revealing that obese patients were generally younger and had higher rates of type B aortic dissection, compared to normal-weight patients who mostly had thoracic aortic aneurysms.
- Despite the differences in patient characteristics, the study found no significant differences in intraoperative or postoperative complications, reintervention rates, or survival outcomes across the weight categories.
High-risk atherosclerotic plaques are characterized by active inflammation and abundant leaky microvessels. We present a self-gated, dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (DCE-MRI) acquisition with compressed sensing reconstruction and apply it to assess longitudinal changes in endothelial permeability in the aortic root of Apoe atherosclerotic mice during natural disease progression. Twenty-four, 8-week-old, female Apoe mice were divided into four groups (n = 6 each) and imaged with self-gated DCE-MRI at 4, 8, 12, and 16 weeks after high-fat diet initiation, and then euthanized for CD68 immunohistochemistry for macrophages.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: COVID-19 infection results in a hypercoagulable state predisposing patients to thrombotic events. We report the 3- and 6-month follow-up of 27 patients who experienced acute arterial thrombotic events in the setting of COVID-19 infection.
Methods: Data were prospectively collected and maintained for all vascular surgery consultations in the Mount Sinai Health System from patients who presented between March 16 and May 5, 2020.
Severe tricuspid regurgitation (TR) is associated with significant mortality and morbidities. Currently, surgical tricuspid repair with annuloplasty is the gold standard treatment. However, the prohibitive risks of open surgery and increasing evidence that severe TR should be intervened on early has led to an outburst in the development and evolution of transcatheter tricuspid valve interventions (TTVI).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFRecent advances in device design have resulted in a wide variety of transcatheter treatment options for patients with symptomatic mitral valve disease. Surgery remains the gold standard for patients with symptomatic, primary mitral regurgitation, while transcatheter devices can be considered in higher-risk patients. For secondary mitral regurgitation, optimal medical therapy and cardiac resynchronization are recommended.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: The purpose of this study was to report the presentation, treatment, and follow-up of isolated infrarenal aortic dissections.
Methods: A review of 37 patients with isolated infrarenal aortic dissections was performed. Computed tomography scans with intravenous administration of contrast material were examined for all patients; catheter-based angiography, magnetic resonance angiography, and duplex ultrasound were used selectively.