NationalandRegionalApprovedProjectsList

National

PrimaryInvestigator Center Title Date

MohammadEslami,MD BMC Comparisonofoutcomesafterpoplitealarteryrepair:comparisonofopenvs.endovascularrepair

Dec-12

MarcSchermerhorn,MD BIDMC RegionalDifferencesinLowerExtremityPeripheralArterialDiseaseManagement

Dec-12

RandalDeMartino,MD DHMC Variationandintensityofmedicaltherapyinpatientsundergoingvascularsurgery

Feb-13

MohammadEslami,MD BMC

DerivationofriskfactormodelpredictingadverseoutcomesafterCarotidEndarterectomy(CEA)usingVascularStudyGroupofNewEngland(VSGNE)carotiddatasetandexternalvalidationusingtheremainderofSVS-PSOdataset

Feb-13

GraceWang,MD UPenn IdentifyingriskfactorsforCerebralreperfusionsyndromewillpermitpatientstobebettermanagedandreducemorbidity.

Feb-13

ThomasCurran,MDandMarcSchemerhorn,MD BIDMC RegionalDifferencesinContemporaryAbdominalAorticAneurysm,Carotid

Disease,andLowerExtremityPeripheralArterialDiseaseManagementApril-13

MarkMewissen,MD Aurora Bleedinginpatientsundergoingpercutaneousperipheralvascularintervention June-13

JosephSchneider,MD CadenceHealthAcomparisonofResultswithEversionvs.ConventionalCarotidEndarterectomyfromtheSocietyforVascularSurgeryVascularQualityImprovementProject

June-13

VincentRowe,MD USC CompletionImagingDuringInfra-inguinalBypassAug-13

VincentRowe,MD USC TheImpactofVeinHarvestingTechniqueonWoundComplicationsandGraftPatencyafterInfra-InguinalArterialBypass

Nov-13

JessicaSimons,MD UMASS RelativePerformanceofPredictionModelsforAmputationFreeSurvivalinPatientsUndergoingLowerExtremityBypassintheUnitedStates

Nov-13

BenjaminBrooke,MD UniversityofUtah VariationintheUtilizationofPreoperativeCardiacStressTestinginVascularSurgery

Dec-13

WilliamRobinson,MD UMASS ComparisonofRisk-adjustedOutcomesofEndovascularandOpenRepairofRupturedAAAintheVascularQualityInitiative

Dec-13

MarSchermerhorn,MD BIDMC RegionalDifferencesinContemporaryLowerExtremityPeripheralArterialDiseaseManagement

Dec-13

AlikFarber,MD BostonUniversity ComparisonofOutcomesbetweenInfrainguinalBypassandInfrainguinalPVIinpatientswithCriticalLimbIschemia

Feb-13

KarenHo,MD NorthwesternComparisonofaorto-bifemoralbypass,cross-femoralbypass,andcombinedcommonfemoralendarterectomywithiliacstentingforaorto-iliacocclusivediseaseusingtheSVSVQIRegistry

Feb-13

AlbeirMousa,MD CAMC Short-termoutcomesforThoracicendovascularaorticrepairafterblunttraumaticaorticinjury

April-14

AlbeirMousa,MD CAMC PerioperativeoutcomesafterCEAforasymptomaticpatientsinchronicrenalinsufficiency

April-14

KarenWoo,MD USC TheAssociationofLeftSubclavianArteryCoveragewithoutRevascularizationandSpinalCordIschemiainPatientsUndergoingTEVAR

April-14

AdamBeck,MDandSalScali,MD UofF HasEVARexplantbecomeincreasinglycommonovertimeintheVQI,andhowdooperativeoutcomescomparetonativeAAArepair

July-14

FredWeaver,MD USC TheImpactofAbdominalAortaExposureTechniqueonPulmonaryComplicationsinPatientsUndergoingOpenAorticSurgery

July-14

ThomasBrothers,MD MUSC PredictingtheBestTherapyforPeripheralArterialDiseaseUsingtheVascularQualityInitiative

Aug-14

RobertSteppacher,MD UniversityofChicago

TheEffectAnti-PlateletsandStatinsonPeri-OperativeandLongTermOutcomesinDialysisPatientsUndergoingArterialSurgery

Aug-14

AndrewHoel,MD Northwestern UnderstandingReadmissionsafterInfrarenalAorticAneurysmRepairandtheImpactonMortalityusingtheSocietyforVascularSurgeryQualityInitiative

Oct-14

MahmoudMalas,MD JohnHopkins TheEffectofAgeonMortalityafterOpenversusEndovascularRepairofIntactAbdominalAorticAneurysms

Oct-14

SalvatoreScali,MD UofFWhichFactorsareMostImportantforDeterminingAdverseNeurologicOutcomesand/orMortalityafterThoracicEndovascularAorticRepairintheVQI

Oct-14

MarcSchermerhorn,MDandSaraZettervall,MD BIDMC Anteriorvs.RetroperitonealApproachforAAAusingMatchedVQIand

MedicareDatabaseOct-14

DavidStone,MD DHMC AssociationofClopidogrelandAntiplateletTherapywithMajorBleedingComplicationsduringPeripheralArterialSurgeryinaNationalDatabase

Oct-14

FredWeaver,MD USC ComplicationsAssociatedwiththeuseofParallelEndograftsforthe

TreatmentofParavisceralAorticAneurysmsOct-14

KarenWoo,MD USC PracticePatternsinHemodialysisAccessandEffectonMaturation Oct-14

AdamBeck,MD UofF

ThePhysicianQualityReportingSystemandtheVascularQualityInitiative;HowOftendoVascularSurgeryPatientsMeettheQualityMeasuresOutlinedbytheCentersforMedicareandMedicaidServicesandaretheseReasonableMeasurestoFollow

Oct-14

MarcSchermerhorn,MD BIDMC RegionalDifferencesinContemporaryCarotidDiseaseManagement Dec-14

MarcSchermerhorn,MD BIDMC RegionalDifferencesinAbdominalAorticAneurysmRepair Dec-14

MarvinAtkins,MD BaylorScott ComparisonofOutcomesofAlternativeConduitsforInfrainguinalLowerExtremityBypassinCriticalLimbIschemia

Dec-14

DonaldBaril,MD UMPC TheRiskStratificationandImpactofRespiratoryAdverseEventsafterMajorVascularSurgeryonShort-TermandLong-TermPatientOutcomes

Dec-14

JefferyKalish,MD BMC GroinHematomaratesfollowingRoutineversusSelectiveUltrasoundGuidanceinFemoralArterialAccessforPeripheralVascularIntervention

Dec-14

DevinZarkowsky,MD DHMC OutcomesandFactorsAssociatedwithPatientsRequiringDialysisAfterEVAR Dec-14

MatthewMell,MD Stanford VariationinAccessSiteApproachesandAccessSiteComplicationsforPeripheralVascularInterventions

Dec-14

AlikFarber,MD BMC ComparisonofOutcomesbetweenInfrainguinalBypassandInfrainguinalPVIinpatientswithCriticalLimbIschemia

Dec-14

JavairiahFatima,MD UFL Amputationsandothermajoradverselowerextremityeventsafterbypassandlowerextremityinterventionforclaudication

Feb-15

Karenwoo,MD USC TibialEndovascularInterventionsintheVascularQualityInitiative Feb-15

MohmoudMalas,MD John-Hopkins Pre-andPost-StentAngioplastyduringCarotidArteryStentinganditsEffectonStrokeandRestenosis

April-15

RamoncitoDavid,MD Mayo Implicationsofearlyextubationafterelectiveopenopenabdominalaorticvascularsurgery

April-15

MarcSchermerhorn,MD BIDMCRacialdifferenceswithinregionsacrosstheVQI,inpatientselection/presentation,treatment,andoutcomesforcarotid,abdominalaortic,andlowerextremityvasculardisease

April-15

KarenWoo,MD USC AcuteKidneyInjuryinLowerExtremityBypass April-15

AndreaSteely,MD UVMMC VariationinOptimalmedicationtherapyuseafterpostoperativemyocardialinfarctionfollowingvascularsurgery

April-15

MohmoudMalas,MD John-Hopkins OutcomesFollowingCarotidEndarterectomyandCarotidArteryStentinginPatientswithPriorCarotidRevascularization

April-15

EdwardArous,MD UMASS NationalCarotidStenosisVariation April-15

DanielJ.Bertges,MD UVM VariationinAntiplateletandStatinTherapyafterPostoperativeMyocardialInfarctionfollowingVascularSurgery

June-15

RebeccaKelso,Md CCF Analysisandcomparisonofcarotidendarterctomypatchmaterialsandincidenceofrestenosis

June-15

NathanLiang,MD UMPC EffectsofPostoperativeAnticoagulationonInfrainguinalBypassPatency June-15

MarcSchermerhorn,MDandSaraZettervall,MD BIDMC LongTermOutcomesandTrendsinRe-interventionamongPatientswithType

2EndoleaksJune-15

JosephSchneider,MD CadenceHealthAcomparisonofResultsofCarotidEndarterectomyinOcto-andNonagenarianstoYoungerPatientsfromtheSocietyforVascularSurgeryVascularQualityInitiative

June-15

JesusUlloa,MD UCLA

Theassociationbetweenpayerstatusandin-hospitalmortalityanduseofpost-acutecarefacilitiesafteraorticaneurysmrepair,supra-inguinalbypass,infra-inguinalbypassandperipheralvascularintervention,outcomesfromtheVQI

June-15

ChristopherAbularrage,MD JohnHopkins ComparisonofOutcomesAfterBypassversusPeripheralVascularInterventionAtandBelowtheKneeforCriticalLimbIschemia

MarcSchermerhorn,MDandPeterSoden,MD BIDMC Long-TermComparisonofEndovascularverseOpenAAARepairusing

MatchedVQI-MedicareDatabase

AhmedAbou-Zamzam,MD LomaLindaUniversityMC

Variationsinsmokinghabitsinpatientsundergoingtreatmentforintermittentclaudications

Aug-15

MohmoudMalas,MD John–Hopkins PatternsofPresentationandOutcomesofDialysisPatientsTreatedforPeripheralArterialDiseaseintheVQI

Aug-15

JefferySiracuse,MDandAlikFarber,MD BMC ComparisonofOpenandEndovascularTreatmentofPatientswithCritical

LimbIschemiawithtissuelossandimpairedfunctionalstatus(addendum)Aug-15

MohammadH.Eslami,MD BMCExternalvalidationoftheVSGNEriskpredictivemodelofmortalityafterelectiveAAArepairontheVQI-VSGNEpatientsandcomparisonagainstestablishedmodels.

Aug-15

MohammadH.Eslami,MD BMC ExternalvalidationofVSGNEriskpredictivemodelofearlyfailureamongthepatientswiththefirsttimeAVfistula

Aug-15

DejahJudelson,MD UMASS PredictorsofLosstoFollowUpintheVascularQualityInitiative Aug-15

ElizabethGenovese,MD UPMCOutcomesofStentGraftscomparedtoBareMetalStentsfortheTreatmentofAortoiliacOcclusiveDisease;FactorsInfluencingPatencyofCommonIliacArteryStentsincludingMedicalManagement

Aug-15

RaghuveerVallabhaneni,MD UNC ActiveSmokingandItsImpactonLowerExtremityRevascularization Aug-15

DanielClair,MD ClevelandClinic Associationbetweenantiplatelettherapyandbleedingcomplicationsinopenaorticaneurysmrepair

Aug-15

ThomasBrothers,MD MUSC DoAfricanAmericanPatientsExperienceBetterSurvivalafterInterventionforPeripheralArterialDisease?

Oct-15

RumiFaizer,MD UMN AcomparisonofoutcomesofEVARforrupturedAbdominalAorticAneurysmrepairunderlocalanesthesiaversusgeneralanesthesia

Oct-15

MatthewMell,MD Stanford Comparisonoffermoralendarterctomyplusopenversusendovascularinflowreconstructionforseverearotoiliofemoralocculisvedisease

Oct-15

JefferySiracuse,MD BMC Endovasculartreatmentofcommonanddeepfemoralarterydisease Oct-15

ChristopherSmolock,MD CCF Analysisofpatternsandpostoperativeoutcomesofdrainplacementduringcarotidendarterectomy.

Oct-15

JeanStarr,MD OSUMCDisparitiesincharacteristics,treatment,andoutcomesinpatientswithprematureperipheralarterialdiseaseundergoinglowerextremitybypassandendovascularintervention.

Oct-15

AhmedAbou-Zamzam,MD LomaLindaUniversityMC Long-termoutcomesfollowingmajorlowerextremityamputationintheVQI Dec-15

AhmedAbou-Zamzam,MD LomaLindaUniversityMC

PerioperativeoutcomesfollowingmajorlowerextremityamputationintheVQI

Dec-15

DrAlfioCarroccio,DrAllanConway NSHS EndovascularrepairofchronictypeBaorticdissections:doesincreasingaortic

zonecoverageaffecttherateoffalselumenthrombosis?Dec-15

MarcSchermerhorn,MD;SarahDeery BIDMC SexDifferencesfollowingTEVAR Dec-15

AngelaA.Kokkosis,MD StonyBrook PeripheralArterialDiseaseinWomen Dec-15

LarryKraiss,MDandBenjaminBrooke,MD Utah AssessmentofFrailtyonVascularSurgeryOutcomes Dec-15

MatthewW.Mell,MD Stanford Evaluatingthepotentialregionaleffectonvariationsinlengthofstayfollowingcarotidendarterectomy

Dec-15

ShipraAryaMD,SM Emory Frailtyasapredictorofsurgicaloutcomesinvascularsurgerypatients Dec-15

WilliamP.Robinson,MD UniversityofVirginia

TrendsinUtilizationandtheVolume-OutcomeRelationshipinLowerExtremityBypassintheVQI

Dec-15

VSGNE

PrimaryInvestigator Center Title Date

WilliamRobinson,MD UMass PredictorsofMortalityafterRepairofRupturedAbdominalAortic Nov-09

JeffKalish BMC TheSignificanceofIntra-OperativeCompletionStudiesfollowingLEBDec-09

DavidStone DHMC ClopidogrelisNotAssociatedwithMajorBleedingComplicationsDuringPeripheralArterialSurgery

May-10

GeorgeLee,MD Stanford Modifiedfrailtyindexasapredictorofadversesurgicaloutcomesinpatientsundergoinglowerextremitybypass

Dec-15

FredAWeaverMD USC Comparisonofembolicprotectiondevicesusedduringcarotidarterystenting Dec-15

DonaldT.Baril,MD UPMC TheRiskStratificationandImpactofRespiratoryAdverseEventsAfterMajorVascularSurgeryonShort-TermandLong-TermPatientOutcomes

Feb-16

NathanL.Liang UPMC ComparativeOutcomesofOpenandEndovascularAneurysmRepairinYoungPatients

Feb-16

EvanRyer Geisiner OutcomesoffamilialabdominalaorticaneurysmrepairintheVascularQualityInitiative®

Feb-16

MarcSchermerhornMD&PeterSodenMD BIDMC MorbidityandmortalityassociatedwithSymptomaticAbdominalAortic

AneurysmsFeb–16

MarcSchermerhorn BIDMC Genderdifferencesinpatientsundergoingcarotidendarterectomyandstenting

April-16

ChristopherHealey MMC PredictingMortalityinRupturedAbdominalAorticAneurysmsintheEndovascularEra

April-16

DevinZarkowsky DHMC EVAROutcomesbyEra April-16

CaitlinHicks JHH&DHMC ComparisonofEVAROutcomesbyFollow-upMethod April-16

RandallDeMartino MayoClinic VariationandintensityofmedicaltherapyDAPTAddendum April-16

PaterLawrence UCLA Practicepatternsandoutcomesofendovascularinterventionsvsopenbypassforclaudication

April-16

ZacharyOsborne MaryClinic VariationsintransfusionpracticesandtheirassociationswithperioperativeadverseeventsintheVascularQualityInitiative

April-16

JefferySiracuse BMC Theeffectofoperativedayoftheweekonpostoperativelengthofstayandmortalityforvascularsurgerypatients.

April-16

MahmoudMalas John-Hopkins TheAssociationbetweenMedicareHighRiskCriteriaandOutcomesfollowingCarotidRevascularizationProcedures

June-16

MarcSchermerhorn BIDMC UseofTEVARforTraumaticThoracicAorticInjury June-16

VirendraPatel MGHThepracticeofcomplexopenAAArepairandusingsnorkelandfenestratedgrafts.Predictorsofutilization,earlyandlateoutcomesandinterventions,andsurvival

June-16

VirendraPatel MGH TheEffectofIntraoperativeProtectiveAdjunctsduringComplexOpenAAARepairintheVascularQualityInitiative

June-16

JeffreySiracuse BMC ComparisonofanesthesiatypeonperioperativeandlongtermoutcomesafterpercutaneousEVAR

June-16

AlikeFarberandTze-WoeiTan BMCandSUHSC One-stageversustwo-stagebrachialbasilictranspositionarteriovenousfistula Aug-16

RyanSvoboda DHMC TheEffectofAntiplateletRegimenonTargetLesionPatencyfollowingSuperficialFemoralArteryStentPlacement

Aug-16

ThomasWakefieldandDanielleHorne

UniversityofMichigan

Investigatingtheeffectsofage,gender,ethnicityandpatientfactorsonoutcomesofvenousprocedureswithintheVQI

Aug-16

JeffreySiracuse BMC Comparisonofpercutaneous,transverseopenfemoral,verticalopenfemoralandiliacaccessinEVARpatients

Aug-16

JeffreySiracuse BMC Analysisofoutcomesbetweentaperedandnon-taperedgraftsforupperextremitydialysisaccess

Aug-16

JesseColumbo DHMC SurveillanceUsingConservativeDuplexCriteriaComparedtoRevascularizationinCarotidStenosis

Aug-16

NicholasOsborne UniversityofMichigan

ReadmissionfollowinglowerextremitybypassandperipheralvascularinterventionsforpatientswithPAD

Aug-16

JessicaWallaert DHMC ImpactofCompletionImaginginCEAMay-10

PhilGoodney DHMC FunctionalOutcomesofAmputationfollowingLEB May-10

PhilGoodney DHMC ShuntUseinCEA May-10

PhilGoodney DHMC ICARe-explorationduringCEA May-10

PhilGoodney DHMC ChangesinPatientSelectioninLEBinNewEngland May-10

ChrisHealey MMC TheEffectofCoumadinonEndoleakDevelopmentafterEVAR Jan-11

DaveKuwayama DHMC LengthofStayintheVSGNECohort Feb-11

JulieAdams FAHC GenderDifferencesinLEB Feb-11

JessicaSimons UMASS MajorAdverseLimbEventsAssociatedwithLEBforClaudication Feb-11

JeffKalish BMC OutcomesRelatedtoBloodTransfusionAfterLEB April-11

DavidStone DHMC ImpactofCOPDonOpenAAARepair April-11

RandyDeMartino DHMC OutcomesofRupturedAAARepairintheVSGNE April-11

DonaldBaril UMASS ContralateralAmputationasaPredictorofOutcomeafterLEB April-11

AlikFarber BMC DextranInfusionduringCEAwithperi-opOutcome June-11

DannyBertges FAHC PVIforCriticalLimbIschemiawithintheVSGNE June-11

JamesMcPhee Brigham Veincuffinbelowkneeprostheticgrafts July-11

MarcSchermerhorn BIDEAC GenderDifferencesinAAA Oct-11

MarcSchermerhorn BIDEAC GenderDifferencesinCarotidInterventions Oct-11

BenBrooke DHMC AnalysisofVariationinUseofRenalProtectioninPVI Oct-11

JessicaWallaert DHMC Predictinglong-termmortalityinpatientsundergoingasymptomaticcarotidendarterectomy

Oct-11

RandyDeMartino DHMC LongTermSurvivalFollowingAAA Oct-11

V.Patel MGH EvolutionofTechniqueandOutcomesforJuxtarenal/ComplexAAA Oct-11

PhilGoodney DHMC Trendsinre-interventionbeforeindexbypass Nov-11

JessicaSimons UMASS MyocardialInfarctionasaPredictorofLong-TermMortality Nov-11

PhilGoodney DHMC PerioperativeStatinUseinPatientsUndergoingLEBorPVI Dec-11

DanielBertges FletcherAllen Observedvs.ExpectedratesforPost-OpMI Dec-11

MarcSchermerhorn BIDEAC GraftdurabilityandreinterventionswithopenAAArepairvs.EVAR Dec-11

DanielBertges FAHC ImpactofVSGNEresearchoncontemporarypractice Feb-12

MarcSchermerhorn BIDEAC AorticsizeindexandgenderdifferencesinmanagementandoutcomesofAAArepair

Feb-12

JeffreyKalish BMC FemoralAccessandBleedingComplicationsduringPeripheralVascularInterventions

April-12

AlikFarber BMC TheEffectofIVHypo/HypertensiveMedsafterCarotidIntervention April-12

DonaldBaril UMASS Outcomesoflowerextremitybypassperformedforacutelimbischemia April-12

DavidStone,MD DHMC Protaminereducesbleedingcomplicationsassoicatedwithcartoidendarterectomywithoutincreasingtheriskofstroke.

April-12

MarcSchermerhorn BIDMC TreatmentofpatientswithrestenosisafterCEA:Redo-CEAvs.CAS May-12

MarcSchermerhorn BIDMC PredictorsofTypeIIEndoleakandtheirAssociationwithAdverseOutcomes May-12

DanielBertges FAHC DevelopmentandvalidationoftheVascularQualityInitiativeCardiacRiskCalculator

May-12

V.Patel,MD MGH Predictorsofpostoperativerenaldysfunctionanditsimpactonperi-operativeandlatesurvival

May-12

DanielBertges FAHC ImpactofGenderonOutcomesofPeripheralVascularInterventions June-12

DanielBertges FAHC ImpactofCardiacDysrhythmiasandCongestiveHeartFailureonMortalityafterVascular

June-12

AndrewStanley FAHC Creatingabedsidetoolintegratinghospitalcostinclinicaldecisionanalysis. July-12

MohammadH.Eslami BMC Comparisonofoutcomesafterpoplitealarteryrepair:comparisonofopenvs.endovascularrepair.

July-12

V.Patel,MD MGH PredictorsandimpactofaneurysmsacbehaviorfollowingEVARforAAA Aug-12

MarcSchermerhorn BIDMC Carotidrevascularizationandimpactofdegreeofthecontralateralartery Sep-12

VSGNE

PrimaryInvestigator Center Title Date

MarcSchermerhorn,MD BIDMC Gender-basedpost-operativeanesthesiamanagementandoutcomesinAAApatients

Sep-12

RandallDeMartino DHMC Variationandintensityofmedicaltherapyininpatientsundergoingvascularsurgeryprocedures

Oct-12

MarcSchermerhorn BIDMC Regionaldifferencesincarotidarterydiseasetreatmentandoutcome Dec-12

MarcSchermerhorn BIDMC RegionalDifferencesinLowerExtremityPeripheralArterialDiseaseManagement

Dec-12

MarcSchermerhorn BIDMC RegionalDifferencesinAAAManagement Dec-12

PhilGoodney DHMC ComparisonofeffectofsymptomstatusonperioperativestrokefollowingcarotidrevascularizationbetweentheSVSVascularRegistryandtheVSGNE

Dec-12

MohammedEslami BMC EvaluationofriskpredictionmodelsforelectiveabdominalaortaaneurysmrepairontheVSGNEpatients

Feb-13

AlikFarber BMC ComparisonofOutcomesbetweenInfrainguinalBypassandInfrainguinalPVIinpatientswithCriticalLimbIschemia

April-13

MeghanDermody,MD Tufts Incidence,complications,andoutcomesofpatientslessthan50yearsoldundergoingopenvascularsurgeryforatheroscleroticocclusivedisease

April-13

DonaldBaril UMASS Trendsinpreoperativeimagingforlowerextremitybypassandtheimpactonclinicaloutcomes

June-13

JeffreyIndes,MD Yale OutcomesofCarotidEndarterectomybasedonanesthesiatypeJune-13

JeffreyIndes,MD Yale Is“UnfitforOpenRepair”true?Avalidationinopensurgicalpatients.June-13

AlikFarber,MD BMC TypeIandIIIEndoleakafterendovascularaneurysmrepairJuly-13

JefferyKalish,MD BMC WoundInfectionfollowingLEBJuly-13

JessicaSimons,MD UMASS RelativePerformanceofPredictionModelsforAmputationFreeSurvivalUsingNationalData

Aug-13

MohammedEslami,MD BMC TaperedvsStraightAVGSep-13

VirendraPatel,MD MGH ImpactofCKDonearlyandlateoutcomesfollowingEVARandopenAAA

repairOct-13

VirendraPatel,MD MGH TheImpactofHemodynamicChangesfollowingPVIandLEBJan–14

EdwardArous,MD UMASS NationalCarotidStenosisVariationJan-14

AndreaSteely,MD FAHC ACEinhibitors/ARBsandlowerextremityperipheralvasculardiseaseApril-14

DejahR.Judelson,MD UMASS Determinantsoffollow-upfailureinpatientsenrolledintheVSGNEAug-14

CassiusIyad,OchaoChaar,MD YALE DistalembolizationduringperipheralvascularinterventionAug-14

MarcSchermerhornMD&SaraZettervallMD BIDMC EVARoutcomescategorizedbyaorticendograftbrand

Aug-14

MarcL.Schermerhorn,MD&DominiqueBuck,MD BIDMC OutcomesofcomplexAAArepairwithChimneyedografts

Aug-14

MarcL.Schermerhorn,MD&DominiqueBuck,MD BIDMC OutcomesforComplexAAArepairwithfenestratedgraft

Aug-14

JefferySiracuse BMC Comparativeeffectivenessofendovascularversusopenrepairofabdominalaorticaneurysmsinlowriskpatients.

Sep-14

ElicaInagaki,MD BMC Clinicaloutcomesofperipheralvascularinterventionperformedforacutelimbischemiaofthelowerextremities

Sep-14

KarinaNewhall DHMC CompletionImagingandreoperationforbleedingovertimeamongpatientsundergoingCarotidEndarterectomy

Oct-14

MarcSchermerhornMD&PeterSodenMD BIDMC Long-termcomparisonofEndovascularverseopenAAArepairusingmatched

VQI-MedicaredatabaseOct-14

AndreaSteely VTMEDNET Aqualityinitiativetoimproveglycemiccontrolindiabeticandnon-diabeticpatientsaftervascularsurgery

Nov-14

DevinS.Zarkowsky DHMC OutcomesandFactorsAssociatedwithPatientsRequiringDialysisAfterEVARDec-14

MohammadH.Eslami,MD BMC Effectsoftimetosurgeryamongpatientswithsymptomaticcarotidarterystenosis.

Dec-14

MarcSchermerhornMD BIDMC Concomitantproceduresduringopenandendovascularabdominalaorticaneurysmrepair

Dec-14

RobertPatterson,MD Brown EfficacyofcerebralmonitoringtechniquesduringCEAMar–15

RobertPatterson,MD Brown DrainplacementfollowingCEAMar-15

MarcSchermerhornMD&SaraZettervallMD BIDMC LongTermOutcomesandTrendsinRe-interventionamongPatientswithType

2EndoleaksMar-15

AndreaSteely,MD VTMEDNET VariationinOptimalmedicationtherapyuseafterpostoperativemyocardialinfarctionfollowingvascularsurgery

April-15

WDClouse Partners TheImpactofAddingIpsilateralProximalEndovascularInterventiontoCEAMay-15

WilliamMackey Tufts ChangingCharacteristicsofEVARcanidatesMay-15

ChristopherHealey,MD MMCValidationofUniversityofWashingtonPreoperativeRiskScoreforthePredictionofMortalityfollowingRepairofRupturedAbdominalAorticAneurysms

July-15

SarahE.DeeryMD&MarcSchermerhornMD BIDMC GenderDifferencesinTEVAR

Aug-15

MarcSchermerhornMD&SaraZettervallMD BIDMC PredictorsofRespiratoryComplicationsfollowingAAArepair

Aug-15

MarcSchermerhornMD&PeterSodenMD BIDMC Whatistheaddedmorbidityandmortalityofaconcomitantendarterectomy

inlowerextremityrevascularizationAug-15

MarcSchermerhornMD&RobinaMatyalMD BIDMC PredictorsofIntraoperativetransfusionduringEndovascularabdominalAortic

Repair(EVAR)Sep-15

JeffreySiracuse,AlikFarber BMC EndovasculartreatmentofcommonanddeepfemoralarterydiseaseSep-15

JeffreySiracuseandKathrynVanOrden BMC Comparisonofanesthesiatypeonperioperativeandlongtermoutcomesafter

percutaneousEVARDec-15

MarcSchermerhornMD&KatieSheanMD BIDMC IncisionDirectionanditsEffectonPost-OperativeOutcomesFollowing

InfrainguinalBypassDec-15

MohammadH.Eslami,MD BMC AComparisonofOutcomesofDifferentOpenOperationsforAortoiliacOcclusiveDisease

Dec-15

JeffreySiracuse BMC ComparisonofaccesstypeonperioperativeandlongtermoutcomesafterEVAR.

Dec-15

MarcSchermerhornMD&SarahDeeryMD BIDMC UseofTEVARforDescendingThoracicAorticDissection

Dec-15

MarcSchermerhornMD&SarahDeeryMD BIDMC UseofTEVARforTraumaticThoracicAorticInjury

Dec-15

MarcSchermerhornMD&PeterSodenMD BIDMC MorbidityandmortalityassociatedwithSymptomaticAbdominalAortic

AneurysmsDec-15

AlanDietzek,StuartBlackwood,ZacharyPhillips DanburyHospital Post-operativeSurveillanceafterEVAR-

Dec-15

AlanDietzek,IoannisKontopidis DanburyHospital SizeofAAAatthetimeofEVAR.Indicationsandoutcomesofrepairofsmallaneurysms.

Dec-15

MarcSchermerhornMD&DouglasLonesMD BIDMC Theeffectofaneurysmdiameteronperioperativecomplicationsandmortality

followingelectiveAAArepairJan-16

RyanSvoboda DHMC Dual-antiplateletTherapywithAspirinandClopidogrelversusAspirinMonotherapyfollowingSuperficialFemoralArteryStentPlacement

Jan-16

JeffreySiracuse,MD BMC Theeffectofoperativedayoftheweekofelectiveproceduresonlengthofstayandmortalityforvascularsurgerypatients.

Mar-16

DanielBertges VTMEDNET UseoftheVascularStudyGroupofNewEnglandforResidentandFellowQualityAssuranceandImprovementReporting

Mar-16

DanielBertges VTMEDNET VascularresidentassistanceatsurgeryandoutcomesMar-16

DavidStoneandDouglasJones DHMC&BIDMC TheImpactofOngoingSmokingonLowerExtremityBypassforClaudicationApril–16

MarcSchermerhornandKatieShean BIDMC IncisionDirectionanditsEffectonPost-OperativeOutcomesFollowing

InfrainguinalBypassApril–16

MarcSchermerhorn&SarahDeery BIDMC AorticSizeIndexasaThresholdforRepairinThoracicandAbdominalAortic

AneurysmsApril-16

ChristopherHealey,MD,MichaelNeilson,MD,andVincentNoori,MD,BrianNolan,MD,ElizabethBlazick,MD

MMC TheImpactofPatchMaterialonRe-stenosisRatesforCarotidEndarterectomy

July-16

JessicaSimonsMDMPH UMASS EarlycomplicationsofhemodialysisaccessJuly-16

JeffreySiracuse,MohammadEslami BMC Differenceinoutcomesbetweentaperedandnon-taperedgraftsforupper

extremitydialysisaccessJuly-16

JeffreySiracuse,VirendraPatel BMC OpenAAAAndEVARindialysispatientsJuly-16

JeffreySiracuse BMC RetrogradepoplitealapproachforrecanalizationofsuperficialfemoralarteryJuly-16

MarkConrad,MD.,RichardCambria,MD.,DaveStone,MD. DHMC,BIDMC OutcomesofCarotidEndarterectomyinPatientswithPriorNeckRadiation.

Aug-16

JesseAColumbo,PhilipPGoodney,MarkFFillinger DHMC SurveillanceUsingConservativeDuplexCriteriaComparedtoRevascularization

inCarotidStenosisSept-16

AlikFarber,MD.JefferySiracuse,MD.StevenPike,MD. BMC TheEffectofSocioeconomicStatusonCarotidEndarterectomyLengthofStay

Sept-16

Carolina'sVSG

ThomasBrothers,MD MUSC PredictingtheBestTherapyforPeripheralArterialDiseaseUsingtheVascularQualityInitiative

Nov-13

RaghuveerVallabhaneni,MD UNC Evaluationoftheimpactofsmokingonlowerextremityrevascularizationforclaudicants

May-14

GreatLakesVSG

Starr,Jean OSU OpportunitiesforoutcomesimprovementafterinfrainguinalbypassexistwithintheGLVSG

Jan-16

Mid-AtlanticVSG

RalphP.IerardiMD ChristianaCare Variablesassociatedwithshortenedlengthofstayfollowingelectivecarotidendarterectomy

July-16

SoCalVOICe

Woo,Karen UCLA InfluenceofparticipationinSoCalVOICeregionalstudygrouponqualityinitiatives

Aug-14

Woo,Karen UCLA AtherectomyintheSoCalVOICeJuly-15

SOVONET

Shutze,William BSW ThoracicEndovascularAorticRepairRiskModelforAdverseOutcomesMar–16

Virginia'sVSG

LilyE.Johnston,MD UVA UseofAntiplateletAgentsinPatientsReceivingLowerExtremityEndovascularInterventions

Jan-13

AlbeirMousa,MD CAMC PerioperativeoutcomesafterCEAforasymptomaticpatientsinchronicrenalinsufficiency

April-14

MargaretC.Tracci,AnnaZ.Fashandi

UniversityofVirginia

FactorsAffectingLengthofStayandDischargeNeedsAfterLowerExtremityAmputation

Dec-15

AlbeirMousa,MD WVU Longtermoutcomesafterrenalarteryangioplasty/stentingJan-16

AlbeirMousa,MD WVU PredictorsofPatencyinArteriovenusGrafts(AVGs)inHemodialysisPatientsJan-16

AlbeirMousa,MD WVU ShortandlongtermoutcomesafterendovascularsubclavianinterventionsJan-16

VSGGNY

RamiTadros,MD,ChienYiPng,BA MountSinai TheEffectsofVascularSurgeonDemographicsonElectiveAAAEVAR

outcomesMarch-16

RamiTadros,MD,ChienYiPng,BA MountSinai TheEffectsofHospitalDemographicsonElectiveAAAEVARoutcomes

April-16

MichiganVSG

NicholasOsborne,MD UniversityofMichigan

ReadmissionfollowinglowerextremitybypassandperipheralvascularinterventionsforpatientswithPAD

Aug-16

NicholasOsborne,MDandDanielleHorne,MD

UniversityofMichigan IncidenceandOutcomesofDistalVeinAdjunctsforProstheticGrafts

Aug-16

NicholasOsborne,MDandDanielleHorne,MD

UniversityofMichigan Long-termoutcomesofTEVARusingtheMedicare-linkedVQIdatabase

Aug-16

ThomasWakefieldandDanielleHorne

UniversityofMichigan

Investigatingtheeffectsofage,gender,ethnicityandpatientfactorsonoutcomesofvenousprocedureswithintheVQI

Aug-16

PSOQualityProjects

DannyBertges,MD VTMEDNET RiskmodelsforPOMIinCEA,EVAR,OAAA,INFRAandSUPRA

RandyDeMartino,MD DHMC Riskmodelsfor30-daystrokeand1-yearmortalityinCEA

SalvadorScali,MD UofF Riskmodelsfor30-dayand1-yearmortalityandMACEinTEVAR

SalvadorScali,MD UofF Riskmodelsfor30-dayand1-yearmortalityinEVAR

AdamBeck,MD UofF ComparisonofAcutevs.chronicdissectioninTEVARonpatientandprocedurecharacteristicsandoutcomes

LarryKraiss,MD UtahU ABSboardperformancewithVQIoutcomes

PhilGoodney,MD DHMC AddendumtoExistingVascularQualityInitiativeAHRQGrant