Publications by authors named "Desiree H Burger"
Objective: Since it is unknown what factors are weighed in a clinician's decision to refer patients with symptomatic lower extremity peripheral arterial disease (PAD) for invasive treatment, we examined the relationship between health status, lesion location, and site variations and invasive treatment referral ≤1 year following diagnosis in patients with PAD.
Methods: This was a prospective observational cohort study on ambulatory patients that presented themselves at two vascular surgery outpatient clinics. A total of 970 patients with new symptoms of PAD or with an exacerbation of existing PAD symptoms that required clinical evaluation and treatment (Rutherford Grade I) were eligible, 884 consented and were included between March 2006 and November 2010.
Objective: Whether a typical patient and symptom profile is associated with proximal or distal lesions in lower extremity peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is unknown. Knowing which patient characteristics, exertional leg symptoms, and cardiovascular risk profile accompany the anatomic lesion location may facilitate a more tailor-made management of PAD.
Methods: This cross-sectional study comprised 701 patients from two vascular surgery outpatient clinics with new-onset symptoms of PAD (Fontaine 2) who underwent duplex ultrasound (DUS) examinations from March 2006 to March 2011.
Objective: Controversy still exists whether polytetrafluoroethylene is equivalent to vein as bypass graft material for the above-knee femoropopliteal bypass. Therefore, a prospective randomized trial was performed to compare vein with polytetrafluoroethylene for femoropopliteal bypasses with the distal anastomosis above the knee.
Methods: Between January 1993 and December 1996, 151 above-knee femoropopliteal bypasses were performed.