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PROTECT Demonstrates Continued Improvement of CAS for High-Risk Patients

January 11, 2012—Jon S. Matsumura, MD, et al published findings from the PROTECT (Protected Carotid Artery Stenting in Patients at High Risk for Carotid Endarterectomy) study online ahead of print in the Journal of Vascular Surgery.

Five-Year Results Support TEVAR With Cook's Zenith TX2

March 17, 2014—Jon S. Matsumura, MD, et al published 5-year results from a clinical trial evaluating the Zenith TX2 graft (Cook Medical, Bloomington, IN) for thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) compared with open surgical repair of descending thoracic aortic aneurysms and large ulcers at 42 international sites. The study is available online ahead of print in the Journal of Vascular Surgery.

OVER Trial Analysis Evaluates EVAR Costs With Different Devices

December 29, 2014—In the Journal of Vascular Surgery, Jon S. Matsumura, MD, et al published findings from an evaluation of the costs of endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) with different devices in a multicenter, randomized trial (2015;61:59–65).

Model Developed to Calculate Risk-Adjusted Stroke Outcome Benchmarks for CAS

September 1, 2010—In the Journal of Vascular Surgery, Jon S. Matsumura, MD, et al published risk-adjusted stroke outcome benchmarks for carotid artery stenting (CAS) with distal embolic protection from the CAPTURE 2 (Carotid RX Acculink/RX Accunet Postapproval Trial to Uncover Unanticipated or Rare Events, Phase 2) postapproval study of the RX Acculink/RX Accunet embolic protection system (Abbott Vascular, Santa Clara, CA) (2010;52:576–583).

DURABILITY II Results Support Covidien's Protégé EverFlex for Single-Stent Treatment of Long SFA and PPA Lesions

July 1, 2013—Jon S. Matsumura, MD, et al have published results from the DURABILITY II trial in the Journal of Vascular Surgery (2013;58:73–83). DURABILITY II is evaluating endovascular treatment of lesions in the superficial femoral artery (SFA) and proximal popliteal artery (PPA) using the Protégé EverFlex self-expanding nitinol stent system (Covidien, Mansfield, MA).

Study Evaluates Growth Patterns of AAA Diameter With Serial CT Surveillance

February 17, 2021—The University of Maryland School of Medicine (UM-SOM) in Baltimore, Maryland, announced the publication of a study that suggests that small (< 5 cm) abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) tend to grow slowly and steadily over time.