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Papers

(The median citation count of Vascular Medicine is 1. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Effects of intermittent negative pressure treatment on circulating vascular biomarkers in patients with intermittent claudication	168
Vascular Disease Patient Information Page: Leg cramps	59
Images in Vascular Medicine: Intravascular lipoma of a common femoral vein - an uncommon cause of recurrent deep vein thrombosis	30
National trends in utilization of thrombolytic therapy for acute pulmonary embolism	26
Images in Vascular Medicine: Asymptomatic stage IV intravascular leiomyomatosis – A diagnostic difficulty	25
Decreased PDLIM1 expression in endothelial cells contributes to the development of intracranial aneurysm	22
Trends in drug-coated device use for peripheral artery disease: Insights from the Vascular Quality Initiative (VQI)	22
Vascular Disease Patient Information Page: Intracranial aneurysms	22
Risk of nonmajor bleeding upon use of direct oral anticoagulants for preventing and treating venous thromboembolism: A network meta-analysis	21
Frailty and outcomes following revascularization of lower-extremity peripheral artery disease: Insights from the Vascular Quality Initiative (VQI)	20
Cardiovascular manifestations of Erdheim–Chester disease: A narrative review with two cases	19
Original Research Abstracts Presented at the 2024 Vascular Scientific Sessions of the Society for Vascular Medicine	19
Venous thromboembolic outcomes in patients with lymphedema and lipedema: An analysis from the National Inpatient Sample	19
Use of drug-coated balloons and stents in patients with femoropopliteal artery disease and severe chronic kidney disease	18
Altered platelet phenotype in patients with type II endoleaks following abdominal aortic aneurysm repair	18
Outcomes of contemporary stents with deep femoral artery coverage	18
Advanced Raynaud’s disease: A vascular medicine-initiated team-based approach and nationwide cohort analysis	18
Dysregulated platelet function in patients with postacute sequelae of COVID-19	17
Vascular Disease Patient Information Page: External iliac artery endofibrosis	16
Risk factors for recurrent ischemic events in symptomatic carotid artery stenosis on CT angiography	15
North American lower-extremity revascularization and amputation during COVID-19: Observations from the Vascular Quality Initiative	15
SVM Communications: Message from the Scientific Program Committee Chair	15
Reduced calf pump function and proximal deep vein incompetence are predictors for ipsilateral deep vein thrombosis	15
Vascular Disease Patient Information Page: Addressing disparities in peripheral artery disease-related amputation	14
Connecting the past to the present: A historical review of exercise training for peripheral artery disease	14

Angiographic flow velocity predicts lower limb outcomes after endovascular therapy: Application of the frame count method	14
Presidential Address: Bigger and better	14
Impact of postprocedural minimum lumen area on clinical outcome after femoropopliteal drug-eluting stent implantation	14
Images in Vascular Medicine: Celiac truncus agenesis with median arcuate ligament syndrome	13
Clinical Case Abstracts Presented at the Society for Vascular Medicine Vascular Scientific Sessions	12
Vascular Disease Patient Information Page: Post-pulmonary embolism syndrome, CTEPD, and CTEPH	12
Is lipedema a progressive disease?	12
Relationship between calf muscle pump function and severity of chronic venous disease	11
Propensity-matched analysis does not support angiosome-guided revascularization of multilevel peripheral artery disease (PAD)	11
Death certificate documentation is inaccurate for most patients with acute pulmonary embolism	11
Executive Summary of Standard Operating Procedures for Society for Vascular Medicine (SVM) publications	11
Sex-based differences in supervised exercise therapy outcomes for symptomatic peripheral artery disease	10
Implementation of supervised exercise therapy in a veteran population with symptomatic claudication	10
Carotid siphon calcifications are associated with all-cause mortality: Results from the Atahualpa Project	10
Association between guideline-directed medical therapy and reintervention risk following peripheral vascular interventions in patients with peripheral artery disease	10
Vasa vasorum interna in the carotid wall of active forms of Takayasu arteritis evidenced by ultrasound localization microscopy	10
Clinical outcomes in patients with chronic limb-threatening ischemia and infected ulcers following endovascular therapy are pathogen dependent: A single-center experience from 2012 to 2021	10
Images in Vascular Medicine: KILT syndrome – deep venous thrombosis, inferior vena caval agenesis, and kidney dysgenesis	9
Procedural interventions for erythromelalgia: A narrative review	9
From Doppler to duplex: A personal early history of the vascular laboratory	9
Comparing DOAC and warfarin outcomes in an obese population using the ‘real-world’ Michigan Anticoagulation Quality Improvement Initiative (MAQI²) registry	9
Circulating biomarkers of cardiovascular disease are related to aneurysm volume in abdominal aortic aneurysm	8
SVM Communications: Message from the President – Strength in Members	8
Regular cannabis smoking and carotid artery calcification in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA)	8
Arterial aneurysm and dissection with systemic vascular endothelial growth factor inhibitors: A review of cases reported to the FDA Adverse Event Reporting System and published in the literature	8
Acute effects of sedentary breaks on vascular health in adults at risk for type 2 diabetes: A systematic review	8
Popliteal artery aneurysm ultrasound criteria for reporting characteristics	7
Thromboprophylaxis for COVID-19: Time to ask for an extension?	7
Corrigendum to ‘An estimate of the economic burden of venous leg ulcers associated with deep venous disease’	7
Factor XI/XIa inhibitors for the prevention and treatment of venous and arterial thromboembolism: A narrative review	6
Recurrence patterns and clinical outcomes following paclitaxel-coated balloon angioplasty in femoropopliteal artery disease: Results of the CRESCENT study	6
The EUCLIDian perspective of global peripheral artery disease (PAD)	6
Angiopoietin-2 correlates with pulmonary embolism severity, right ventricular dysfunction, and intensive care unit admission	6
Three-year clinical course after fluoropolymer-based drug-eluting stent implantation for femoropopliteal lesions	6
Intravascular ultrasound in peripheral venous and arterial interventions: A contemporary systematic review and grading of the quality of evidence	6
Association between carotid wall layers and invasively measured central blood pressure	6
The impact of standing desks on cardiometabolic and vascular health	6
Machine learning-based classification of arterial spectral waveforms for the diagnosis of peripheral artery disease in the context of diabetes: A proof-of-concept study	6
Outcomes among patients with peripheral artery disease in the Aspirin Dosing: A Patient-Centric Trial Assessing Benefits and Long-Term Effectiveness (ADAPTABLE) study	6
Retrocarotid dissection technique compared to the caudocranial approach for the surgical treatment of carotid body tumors: A 15-year experience	6
An estimate of the economic burden of venous leg ulcers associated with deep venous disease	5
Temporal dynamics of nitric oxide wave in early vasculogenesis	5
Fluoroquinolones increase susceptibility to aortic aneurysm and aortic dissection: Molecular mechanism and clinical evidence	5
What is the impact of aerobic fitness and movement interventions on low-flow-mediated vasoconstriction? A systematic review of observational and intervention studies	5
Multicomponent interventions designed to support adherence to guideline-recommended therapy in patients with peripheral artery disease: A scoping review	5
Oral anticoagulation therapies among Medicare beneficiaries: Utilization and costs	5
Vascular Medicine Patient Information Page: Popliteal vein aneurysm	5
In Memoriam: William R. Hiatt, MD, MSVM (1950–2020)	5
Trends in patient characteristics and mortality among Medicare patients diagnosed with peripheral artery disease	5
Cumulative impact of procedural and anatomical factors on in-hospital bleeding complications in endovascular therapy for lower-extremity artery disease: A nationwide registry study in Japan	5

Lymphedema and lipedema: More than a swollen limb?	4
Investigating the impact of suboptimal prescription of preoperative antiplatelets and statins on race and ethnicity-related disparities in major limb amputation	4
SVM Communications: Highlights from the 32nd SVM Scientific Sessions	4
Images in Vascular Medicine: Manifestation of vascular collaterals in particle disease	4
Variable dysregulation of circulating lipocalin-2 in different obese phenotypes: Association with vasodilator dysfunction	4
Macrovascular and microvascular responses to prolonged sitting with and without bodyweight exercise interruptions: A randomized cross-over trial	4
Cost-effectiveness of early placement of vena cava filters to prevent symptomatic pulmonary embolism in patients with contraindications to prophylactic anticoagulant	4
Interaction of anxiety symptoms with peripheral artery disease treatment strategies and health status outcomes	4
Effect of anterior communicating artery patency on the flow velocity in bilateral carotid artery stenosis after carotid endarterectomy	4
Diagnostic accuracy of postexercise toe–brachial index for identifying peripheral artery disease (PAD): A pilot study	4
Images in Vascular Medicine: Severe acrocyanosis with capillaroscopic findings	4
Images in Vascular Medicine: A case of recurrent hemorrhagic bullae from enoxaparin and then fondaparinux	4
Corrigendum to “First International Consensus on the diagnosis and management of fibromuscular dysplasia”	4
Images in Vascular Medicine: Internal carotid artery aplasia	4
Intensity-dependent effects of exercise therapy on walking performance and aerobic fitness in symptomatic patients with lower-extremity peripheral artery disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis	4
Long-term outcome of percutaneous endovascular stenting in external iliac artery endofibrosis	4
Impact of comorbid opioid use disorder and major depressive disorder on healthcare utilization outcomes in patients with peripheral artery disease: A National Readmission Database analysis	4
Vascular Disease Patient Information Page: Coping with a serious vascular disease diagnosis	3
Examining health care access disparities in Hispanic populations with peripheral artery disease and diabetes	3
Association of adding antiplatelet therapy to warfarin for management of venous thromboembolism with bleeding and other adverse events	3
Images in Vascular Medicine: Idiopathic internal mammary artery aneurysms	3
Impact of chronic kidney disease on the outcomes of infrapopliteal venous, and heparin-bonded expanded polytetrafluoroethylene bypass surgeries: A retrospective cohort study	3
Raise your hand—The key to a successful career in vascular medicine	3
Infective native aneurysms of the infrapopliteal arteries – A systematic literature review and report of two cases	3
Vascular response to stress: Protective action of the bisphosphonate alendronate	3
Vascular Disease Patient Information Page: Subclavian artery stenosis	3
SVM Communications: Supervised exercise therapy for symptomatic peripheral artery disease – A conversation with the experts	3
Vascular Disease Patient Information Page: Genetic testing for inherited vascular diseases associated with aneurysm and dissection	3
Correlation of patient-reported outcome measures and the ankle–brachial index in patients who underwent revascularization for peripheral artery disease	3
Corrigendum to “Examining health care access disparities in Hispanic populations with peripheral artery disease and diabetes”	3
The effect of the stented iliac lesions TASC-II C, D on the femoropopliteal bypass patency: Propensity score-matched observational study	3
Consistent smoking and development of arterial stiffening in adult men: Results of the Olivetti Heart Study	3
Improvement in walking impairment following surgical and endovascular revascularization: Insights from VOYAGER PAD	3
Spotlight on the vascular zebras	3
Competing risk analysis to estimate amputation incidence and risk in lower-extremity peripheral artery disease	3
Clinical presentation and long-term follow-up of 45 patients with Mondor disease: A single-center longitudinal study	3
Highlights from the 2024 SVM Vascular Scientific Sessions	3
Highlights from the 2022 SVM Vascular Scientific Sessions	3
Association of electronic cigarette use with circulating angiogenic cell levels in healthy young adults: Evidence for chronic systemic injury	3
The time is now for vascular medicine	3
Relevance of immobility as a risk factor for symptomatic proximal and isolated distal deep vein thrombosis in acutely ill medical inpatients	3
Deep venous thrombosis in patients with atresia of the inferior vena cava and right kidney hypoplasia (KILT syndrome): Systematic review of the literature	3
The RANGER II superficial femoral artery trial: 1-year results of the long lesion cohort	3
Assessment of the burden of disease for patients with peripheral artery disease undergoing revascularization in England	3
The safety and efficacy of different endovascular treatments for in-stent restenosis of the femoropopliteal artery: A network meta-analysis	2
A new threshold for kidney asymmetry improves association with abnormal renal-aortic ratio for diagnosis of renal artery stenosis	2
Lack of diversity in patients undergoing carotid artery stenting: Implications for the Distressed Community Index	2
Changes in the reactive hyperemia index after continuous and interval exercise	2
A biomechanical perspective on walking in patients with peripheral artery disease	2
Vascular Disease Patient Information Page: A guide for patients with newly diagnosed deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism	2
Highlights from the 2023 SVM Vascular Scientific Sessions	2
Images in Vascular Medicine: Multiple Rasmussen aneurysms in noncavitary, multidrug-resistant tuberculosis	2
Prevalence of dilated mid-ascending aorta in individuals 15 years and older: In search of optimal diagnostic criteria and their effect on the burden of disease	2
Improving the care of patients with spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD): Are we doing enough?	2
Mid-term effect of customized graduated elastic compression stockings for managing occupational edema: A randomized controlled trial	2
High prevalence of breast arterial calcification in pseudoxanthoma elasticum (PXE) – A nationwide study in the Netherlands	2
Procedural outcomes associated with use of the AngioVac System for right heart thrombi: A safety report from RAPID registry data	2
Vascular Disease Patient Information Page: Renal artery stenosis	2
Images in Vascular Medicine: Rapid limb deterioration due to polyarteritis nodosa	2
SVM Communications: Vaccine-induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia (VITT) – what the vascular medicine physician should know	2
Advances in lymphedema: An under-recognized disease with a hopeful future for patients	2
Seeing the entire elephant: The challenges of frailty assessment for peripheral artery disease	2
Vascular Disease Patient Information Page: Popliteal artery aneurysm	2
Vascular Disease Patient Information Page: Venous leg ulcers	2
Images in Vascular Medicine: Leukocytoclastic vasculitis after COVID-19 vaccine booster	2
Quantifying patients’ preferences on tradeoffs between mortality risk and reduced need for target vessel revascularization for claudication	2
Contemporary insights into the management of pulmonary embolism in women	2
Taking a ‘stand’ against cardiovascular disease in the era of COVID-19	2
Effects of structured home-based exercise training on circulating endothelial progenitor cells and endothelial function in patients with intermittent claudication	2
Images in Vascular Medicine: Cerebral infarction secondary to traumatic external carotid artery dissection	2
Effects of SGLT2 inhibitors and GLP1-receptor agonists on cardiovascular and limb events in peripheral artery disease: A review	2
The influence of patient sex on pulmonary embolism evaluation, treatment modality, and outcomes	2
Images in Vascular Medicine: Vascular complications in a young patient with vascular Ehlers–Danlos syndrome	2
Images in Vascular Medicine: Hydrophilic polymer emboli after percutaneous coronary intervention due to severe tortuosity and a calcified nodule of the aortic access route	2
Images in Vascular Medicine: SARS-CoV-2 vaccine-induced ulcerations	2
Demographic and regional trends of peripheral artery disease-related mortality in the United States, 2000 to 2019	2
Primary results of the SAVAL randomized trial of a paclitaxel-eluting nitinol stent versus percutaneous transluminal angioplasty in infrapopliteal arteries	2
Vascular Disease Patient Information Page: Vascular considerations with COVID-19 vaccines	2
Corrigendum to The impact of standing desks on cardiometabolic and vascular health	2
SVM Communications: Membership spotlight and highlights from the Fellows and Advanced Practice Provider course	2

Society Communications: 2024 Committee Updates	2
Patient and limb outcomes 10 years after endovascular revascularization of the superficial femoral artery for peripheral artery disease: The Boston Femoral Artery Endovascular Revascularization Outcom	2
Patient knowledge and preferences for peripheral artery disease treatment	2
Phasicity and resistance of the arterial spectral Doppler waveform in a canine femoral focal artery stenosis model	1
Images in Vascular Medicine: A case of Klippel–Trenaunay syndrome	1
Smaller size is more suitable for pharmacotherapy among undersized abdominal aortic aneurysm: A systematic review and meta-analysis	1
PCSK9 expression in fibrous cap possesses a marker for rupture in advanced plaque	1
Association of health status and hospitalization risk for peripheral artery disease in the PORTRAIT registry	1
Cause of death in patients with acute pulmonary embolism	1
Multidisciplinary coordinated care of hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (Osler–Weber–Rendu disease)	1
Reduced CT iodine perfusion score is associated with adverse clinical outcomes in acute pulmonary embolism	1
Preprocedural imaging modalities in patients undergoing iliocaval venous recanalization and stent placement	1
Images in Vascular Medicine: Radiologic confirmation of Pemberton’s sign	1
Vascular Disease Patient Information Page: Superficial venous interventions	1
SVM Communications: International perspectives on vascular medicine and updates from the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC)	1
Pulmonary hypertension-related deaths in patients with acute pulmonary embolism in the United States, 2003 to 2020	1
SVM Communications: Membership spotlight	1
Looking into the future: Endovascular intervention with intravascular ultrasound	1
Sex differences in guideline-directed medical therapy in 2021–22 among patients with peripheral artery disease	1
Urinary vanin-1 as a novel biomarker for survival in peripheral artery disease	1
Society for Vascular Medicine Abstracts presented at the SVM 2021 Virtual Scientific Sessions	1
Association of physical activity with arterial stiffness among Black adults	1
Total body recumbent stepping vs treadmill walking in supervised exercise therapy: A pilot study	1
Risk of myopathy and hepatotoxicity in patients with cancer receiving statin therapy: Systematic review of randomized controlled trials	1
SVM Communications: Using registries to investigate vascular disease	1
Sitting knee-flexion angle does not influence endothelial-dependent vasodilation in laboratory or free-living conditions	1
Pulmonary Embolism Response Team utilization during the COVID-19 pandemic	1
Bilateral deep vein thrombosis: Time to screen for occult cancer?	1
Machine learning demonstrates top predictors of lipid-rich necrotic core modulation over 1 year in psoriasis	1
Images in Vascular Medicine: Vena cava syndrome mimicking caput medusae	1
Medical therapies, comorbid conditions, and functional performance in people with peripheral artery disease enrolled in clinical trials between 2004 and 2021	1
Association between Hispanic or Latino ethnicity and pulmonary embolism severity, management, and in-hospital outcomes	1
SVM Communications: Finding a job after fellowship – a conversation with (gainfully employed) experts	1
Impact of chronic kidney disease on hemoglobin among patients with peripheral artery disease treated with P2Y₁₂ inhibitors: Insights from the EUCLID trial	1
2022-23 Reviewer and Guest Editor Acknowledgements	1
Disturbances of the transfer of cholesterol to high-density lipoprotein (HDL) in patients with peripheral artery disease with or without type 2 diabetes mellitus	1
¹⁸F-NaF uptake on vascular PET imaging in symptomatic versus asymptomatic atherosclerotic disease: A meta-analysis	1
Vascular Disease Patient Information Page: Achenbach syndrome (paroxysmal finger hematoma)	1
Minimal clinically important differences in daily physical activity outcomes following supervised and home-based exercise in peripheral artery disease	1
Images in Vascular Medicine: A rare case of intimomedial mucoid degeneration of the carotid artery	1
Images in Vascular Medicine: Nonuremic calciphylaxis secondary to occult malignancy	1
Images in Vascular Medicine: High-resolution CT imaging of arterial calcification in the hands and legs of patients with CD73 deficiency	1
Calprotectin as a new inflammatory marker of abdominal aortic aneurysm: A pilot study	1
Endovenous thermal ablation in the treatment of large great saphenous veins of diameters > 12 mm: A systematic review meta-analysis and meta-regression	1
Shaping the future of vascular care: The evolution of advanced practice providers (APPs)	1
Prognostic value of the Hospital Frailty Risk Score (HFRS) and outcomes in peripheral artery disease and end-stage kidney disease	1
The association between baseline circulating progenitor cells and vascular function: The role of aging and risk factors	1
Presidential Address: Mission-driven	1
Remembering Jess R Young, MD, MSVM (1928–2021): SVM Founding Member and First President	1
Implementing the 2024 ACC/AHA Multisocietal PAD guidelines into clinical practice: Key changes from the 2016 guidelines	1
Lower-extremity pressure, staging, and grading thresholds to identify chronic limb-threatening ischemia	1
The conundrum of below the knee (BTK) drug delivery	1
Abnormal hearing patterns are not associated with endothelium-dependent vasodilation and carotid intima–media thickness: The Framingham Heart Study	1
Real-world practices of TcPO₂ measurements: A French national survey	1
Caution: Inferior vena cava filters in distal deep vein thrombosis	1
Carotid web: Pathophysiology, diagnostic, and therapeutic options. A narrative review	1
Images in Vascular Medicine: Numb and painful forearm – a case of vascular access-induced monomelic neuropathy	1
Risk for recurrence of symptomatic upper-extremity deep vein thrombosis in patients without cancer: Analysis of three RIETE cohorts	1
Changes in the ankle–brachial index and progression of white matter hyperintensities of presumed vascular origin in community-dwelling older adults: A prospective population study	1
The Vascular Frontier: Exploring the diagnosis and management of vascular conditions in spaceflight	1
Development of a polygenic risk score to improve detection of peripheral artery disease	1
Association of HIV infection with clinical features and outcomes of patients with aortic aneurysms	1
Images in Vascular Medicine: Sudden mental status change and speech disturbance due to aortic echinococcosis	1
Preoperative evaluation and perioperative management of patients undergoing major vascular surgery	1
Images in Vascular Medicine: Chronic penetrating nail injury of the common carotid artery	1
Strengthening the VMJ pipeline: Initial experience of the Next Generation Editorial Board	1
Exercise therapy referral and participation in patients with peripheral artery disease: Insights from the PORTRAIT registry	1
Reviewer and Guest Editor Acknowledgements: 2020-2021	1
Benefits of prophylactic carotid revascularization in patients with asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery: A narrative review	1
Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio as a prognostic biomarker in patients with peripheral artery disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis	1
SVM Communications: Increasing awareness of vascular medicine as a specialty	1
Defining patient goals for therapy in peripheral artery disease: A need for collaborative science	1
Images in Vascular Medicine: Valsalva purpura secondary to balloon occlusion of the cavoatrial junction during intervention for lead-induced SVC syndrome	1
Trends and outcomes of lytic-based therapies for high-risk pulmonary embolism: A nationwide analysis	1
Role of noninvasive ocular imaging as a biomarker in peripheral artery disease (PAD): A systematic review	1
Optimization of duplex velocity criteria for diagnosis of internal carotid artery (ICA) stenosis: A report of the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC) Vascular Testing Division Carotid Diagnos	1