Resident Projects

Complications of Spinal Cord Drain Use in Thoracic and Thoracoabdominal Aortic Repair (H Krzyzaniak, A Tasneem and K Rommens)

Coxiella burnetti, staphylococcal septic discitis, salmonella aortitis and tuberculosis mycotic aneurysms (A Devrome and RD Moore)

Exercise prescription practices for patients with PAD: A Survey of Canadian Vascular Surgeons (J Hennessy and A Devrome)

Retrospective review of aneurysm rupture following AAA repair (M Jones and RD Moore)

Post-revascularization rehabilitation in patients with critical limb ischemia (Pilot RCT, A Devrome)

The novel use of GORE Iliac Branching Endoprosthesis for treatment of common iliac aneurysms at a tertiary centre in Canada (J Grab and RD Moore)

Retrospective review of uncomplicated TBAD (M Jones and RD Moore)

Staff Projects

Multidisciplinary Aortic Clinic Implementation Strategies (K Rommens)

Quality Outcomes in the Perioperative Care of Vascular Surgery Patients (K Rommens)

Nationwide Prospective Study of Juxtarenal Aortic Aneurysms Surgical Practices and Outcomes, Canadian Society for Vascular Surgery (P Petrasek)

Pre-and Post-Operative Monitoring for Endovascular Aortic Aneurysm Repair and Serial Monitoring for AAA, ViTAA Surgical Solutions (P Petrasek)

Community Lipid Management in Patients Referred to a Quaternary Care Vascular Surgery Clinic, University of Calgary (P Petrasek)

Vascular Quality Initiative Database, M2S and the Society for Vascular Surgery (Local Co-Lead: P Petrasek)

Quantification of the Duration of Increased Risk for Venous Thromboembolism in Patients with Femur Fractures Using Thrombelastography (P Cantle)

Precision Medicine Approach to Trauma-induced Coagulopathy (P Cantle)

Investigation of a Novel Mechanotransduction Signaling Pathway in Human Arterial Tissue (R Moore)

Dynamic Scanning for the Prediction of Aortic Aneurysm Growth (R Moore)

Carotid Body Tumours: Clinical Outcomes Using a Multidisciplinary Surgical Approach to Treatment (R Moore)

Eagleton M, Moore RD, Di Martino E. Novel Techniques in Vascular Imaging. Journal of Vascular Surgery. Under review.

Abdolmanafi A, Forneris A, Moore RD, Di Martino E. Fully automatic segmentation method to characterize abdominal aortic aneurysm tissues using Computed Tomography imaging.  IEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics. Under review.

Jones M, Koury H, Faris P, Moore RD. Impact of an emergency EVAR protocol on 30-day ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm mortality. Journal of Vascular Surgery March 08, 2022 DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvs.2022.02.050.

Grab JG, Krzyzaniak H, Devrome A, Moore RD. Efficacy of Cold Renal Perfusion Protection for Open Complex Aortic Aneurysm Repair: A Meta-Analysis. Canadian Journal of Surgery 2022 CJS-0178-21-Rev.R1 . In Press.

Gu N, Grab JG, Moore RD. Rapid endovascular bailout revascularization of the renal arteries with a steerable guiding sheath after endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair [Internet]. Vol. 7, Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases, Innovations and Techniques. 2021. p. 572–6. Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jvscit.2021.04.015

Jones M, Rockley M, Jetty P. Physician-modified Steerable Endovascular Catheter. Ann Vasc Surg [Internet]. 2021 Oct 14; Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.avsg.2021.08.025

Jones M, Boisvert A, Landry J, Petrasek PF. Limb ischemia and pulmonary artery thrombosis after the ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 (Oxford–AstraZeneca) vaccine: a case of vaccine-induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia. CMAJ. 2021 Jun 14;193(24):E906–10.

Nazir A, Kancherla R, Huo B, Sivajohan B, Datta S, Brar A, Tasneem A, et al. Global surgery research collaborations during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of Global Health Economics and Policy [Internet]. 2021 Nov 4; Available from: https://joghep.scholasticahq.com/article/29066-global-surgery-research-collaborations-during-the-covid-19-pandemic

McClure RS, Rommens KL, Herget EJ, Halliwell O, Moore RD. Zone 0 Aortic Arch Reconstruction Using the RelayBranch Thoracic Stent Graft. CJC Open [Internet]. 2021 Jun 12; Available from: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589790X21001463

McClure RS, Berry RF, Dagenais F, Forbes TL, Grewal J, Keir M, Moore RD, Rommens KL, et al. The Many Care Models to Treat Thoracic Aortic Disease in Canada: A Nationwide Survey of Cardiac Surgeons, Cardiologists, Interventional Radiologists, and Vascular Surgeons. CJC Open. 2021 Jun;3(6):787–800.

Forneris A, Kennard J, Ismaguilova A, Shepherd RD, Studer D, Bromley A, Moore RD et al. Linking Aortic Mechanical Properties, Gene Expression and Microstructure: A New Perspective on Regional Weakening in Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms. Front Cardiovasc Med. 2021 Feb 15;8:631790.

You D, Skeith L, Korley R, Cantle P, Lee A, McBeth P, Cantle PM, et al. Identification of hypercoagulability with thrombelastography in patients with hip fracture receiving thromboprophylaxis. Can J Surg. 2021 Jun 4;64(3):E324–9.

Forneris A, Marotti FB, Satriano A, Moore RD, Di Martino ES. A novel combined fluid dynamic and strain analysis approach identified abdominal aortic aneurysm rupture. J Vasc Surg Cases Innov Tech. 2020 Jun;6(2):172–6.

Forneris A, Marotti FB, Satriano A, Moore RD, Di Martino ES. A novel combined fluid dynamic and strain analysis approach identified abdominal aortic aneurysm rupture. J Vasc Surg Cases Innov Tech. 2020 Jun;6(2):172–6.

Devrome AN, Aggarwal S, McMurtry MS, Southern D, Hauer T, Lamb B, et al. Cardiac rehabilitation in people with peripheral arterial disease: A higher risk population that benefits from completion. Int J Cardiol. 2019 Jun 15;285:108–14.

Martufi G, Forneris A, Nobakht S, Rinker KD, Moore RD, Di Martino ES. Case Study: Intra-Patient Heterogeneity of Aneurysmal Tissue Properties. Front Cardiovasc Med. 2018 Jul 3;5:82.

Rommens KL, Sandhu HK, Miller CC III, Cecchi AC, Prakash SK, Saqib NU, et al. In-hospital outcomes and long-term survival of women of childbearing age with aortic dissection: results from a single-center database. J Vasc Surg [Internet]. 2021; Available from: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0741521421004924

Wierstra B, Au S, Cantle P, Rommens K. Arterial Placement of Central Venous Catheters: Beyond Prevention to Management. Canadian Journal of General Internal Medicine. 2020;15(3):45–8.

Saqib NU, Ray HM, Al Rstum Z, Rommens KL, Safi HJ, Estrera AL. Endovascular Repair of Ruptured Ascending Aorta Secondary to Embolized Transcatheter Aortic Valve. Ann Thorac Surg. 2020 Mar;109(3):e187–9.

Rommens KL, Estrera AL. Contemporary Management of Aortic Arch Aneurysm. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2019 Apr 11;31(4):697–702.

Ball CG, Grondin SC, Pasieka JL, Kirkpatrick AW, MacLean AR, Cantle P, et al. Examples of dramatic failures and their effectiveness in modern surgical disciplines: can we learn from our mistakes? J Comp Eff Res. 2018 Jul;7(7):709–20.

Cantle PM, Hurley MJ, Swartz MD, Holcomb JB. Methods for Early Control of Abdominal Hemorrhage: An Assessment of Potential Benefit. J Spec Oper Med. 2018;18(2):98–104.