Selected Publications

A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of the Impact of Obesity on Patients Undergoing Lower Extremity Revascularization
Authors: Abi-Jaoude JG, Naiem AA, Edwards T, Lukaszewski MA, Obrand DI, Steinmetz OK, Bayne JP, MacKenzie KS, Gill HL, Girsowicz E
Journal: Journal of Vascular Surgery

Feasibility and Cost Analysis of Ambulatory Endovascular Aneurysm Repair
Authors: Naiem AA, Doonan RJ, Guigui A, Obrand DI, Bayne JP, MacKenzie KS, Steinmetz OK, Girsowicz E, Gill HL
Journal: Journal of Endovascular Therapy

Severe inframalleolar disease is an independent predictor of adverse limb outcomes after endovascular revascularization in chronic limb-threatening ischemia
Authors: Naiem AA, Bergeron A, MacKenzie KS, Obrand DI, Steinmetz OK, Bayne JP, Gill HL, Girsowicz E
Journal: Journal of Vascular Surgery

Low Psoas Muscle Area is Associated with Increased Mortality and Spinal Cord Injury After Complex Endovascular Aortic Aneurysm Repair
Authors: Doonan RJ, Bin-Ayeed S, Charbonneau P, Hongku K, Obrand D, Mackenzie K, Steinmetz O, Bayne J, Girsowicz E, Abraham C, Gill H
Journal: Annals of Vascular Surgery

Mortality and Major Adverse Events Improve With Increased Institutional Experience for Fenestrated and Branched Endovascular Aortic Repair
Authors: Doonan RJ, Bin-Ayeed S, Charbonneau P, Hongku K, Mackenzie K, Steinmetz O, Bayne J, Abraham C, Obrand D, Girsowicz E, Gill HL
Journal: Journal of Endovascular Therapy

Outcomes of endovascular treatment of patients with intermittent claudication due to femoropopliteal disease
Authors: Naiem AA, Doonan RJ, Steinmetz OK, MacKenzie KS, Girsowicz E, Bayne JP, Obrand DI, Gill HL
Journal: Vascular
 

Comorbid Depression is Associated with Increased Major Adverse Limb Events in Peripheral Arterial Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Authors: Abi-Jaoudé JG, Naiem AA, Edwards T, Lukaszewski MA, Obrand DI, Steinmetz OK, Bayne JP, MacKenzie KS, Gill HL, Girsowicz E
Journal: European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
 

Canadian Cardiovascular Society 2022 Guidelines for Peripheral Arterial Disease
Authors: Primary Panel: Abramson BL, Al-Omran M, Anand SS, Albalawi Z, Coutinho T, de Mestral C, Dubois L, Gill HL, Greco E, Guzman R, Herman C, Hussain MA, Huckell VF, Jetty P, Kaplovitch E, Karlstedt E, Kayssi A, Lindsay T, Mancini GBJ, McClure G, McMurtry MS, Mir H, Nagpal S, Nault P, Nguyen T, Petrasek P, Rannelli L, Roberts DJ, Roussin A, Saw J, Srivaratharajah K, Stone J, Szalay D, Wan D; Secondary Panel: Cox H, Verma S, Virani S
Journal: Canadian Journal of Cardiology

A systematic review and meta-analysis evaluating the impact of obesity on outcomes of abdominal aortic aneurysm treatment
Authors: Naiem AA, Kim AY, Mahmoud I, Gill HL
Journal: Journal of Vascular Surgery

Temporary Vascular Debranching to Facilitate Retroperitoneal Tumour en bloc Resection
Authors: Kuntz S, Rouby AF, Girsowicz E, Bachelier P, Lejay A, Chakfe N
Journal: EJVES Vascular Forum

Hybrid Repair of a Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysm Associated with Loeys-Dietz Syndrome
Authors: Ahmed A. Naiem, R. J. Doonan, Oren K. Steinmetz
Journal: EJVES Vascular Forum             Details: Vol. 51, pp. 23–26, 6 May 2021

A Canadian multicenter experience describing outcomes after endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair stent graft explantation
Authors: Dubois L, Harlock J, Gill HL, Chen JC, Rheaume P, Jetty P, Boyd AJ, Roche-Nagle G; Canadian Vascular Surgery Research Group
Journal: Journal of Vascular Surgery           Details: Sep 2021; 74(3):720–728.e1

Multimodal Prehabilitation to Improve Quality of Life and Functional Capacity in Peripheral Arterial Disease: A Case Series
Authors: Coca-Martinez M, Carli F, Gill HL
Journal: Archives of Rehabilitation Research and Clinical Translation          Details: Jul 3, 2021; 3(3):100139

Combined Exercise and Nutrition Optimization for Peripheral Arterial Disease: A Systematic Review
Authors: Coca-Martinez M, Kinio A, Hales L, Carli F, Gill HL
Journal: Annals of Vascular Surgery                   Details: Feb 2021; 71:496–506

A Challenging Proximal Aortic Arch Endovascular Repair
Authors: Girsowicz E, Steinmetz O
Journal: European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery    Details: Feb 2021; 61(2):190

Long-term survival after endovascular and open repair in patients with anatomy outside instructions for use criteria for endovascular aneurysm repair.
Charbonneau P, Hongku K, Herman CR, Habib M, Girsowicz E, Doonan RJ, Dubois L, Hossain S, Gill HL, Mackenzie KS, Bayne JP, Obrand D, Steinmetz OK.
J Vasc Surg. 2019 Dec;70(6):1823-1830.

A systematic review and meta-analysis of endovascular juxtarenal aortic aneurysm repair demonstrates lower perioperative mortality compared with open repair.
Doonan RJ, Girsowicz E, Dubois L, Gill HL.
J Vasc Surg. 2019 Dec;70(6):2054-2064.e3.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2019.04.464

Frailty assessment in older adults undergoing interventions for peripheral arterial disease.
Drudi LM, Ades M, Mancini R, Boudrias C, Obrand DI, Steinmetz OK, Afilalo J.
J Vasc Surg. 2019 Nov;70(5):1594-1602.e1.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2018.12.052

Carotid Endarterectomy Outcomes in the Elderly: A Canadian Institutional Experience.
Doonan RJ, Abdullah A, Steinmetz-Wood S, Mekhaiel S, Steinmetz OK, Obrand DI, Corriveau MM, Mackenzie KS, Gill HL.
Ann Vasc Surg. 2019 Aug;59:16-20.
DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2018.12.084

Early North American experience with the INCRAFT device.
Gill HL, Doonan RJ, Altoijry A, Obrand DI, Mackenzie KS, Steinmetz OK.
J Vasc Surg. 2019 Jul;70(1):102-106.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2018.10.068

Scoping review of frailty in vascular surgery.
Drudi LM, Ades M, Landry T, Gill HL, Grenon SM, Steinmetz OK, Afilalo J.
J Vasc Surg. 2019 Jun;69(6):1989-1998.e2.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2018.10.053

Preoperative Exercise Rehabilitation in Cardiac and Vascular Interventions.
Drudi LM, Tat J, Ades M, Mata J, Landry T, MacKenzie KS, Steinmetz OK, Gill HL.
J Surg Res. 2019 May;237:3-11.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2018.11.042

Renal artery reconstruction and kidney auto transplantation for Takayasu arteritis-induced renal artery stenosis.
Brailovski E, Steinmetz OK, Weber CL.
J Vasc Surg Cases Innov Tech. 2019 Apr 30;5(2):156-159.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvscit.2018.10.010

Safety and feasibility of endovascular aortic aneurysm repair as day surgery.
Hanley SC, Steinmetz O, Mathieu ES, Obrand D, Mackenzie K, Corriveau MM, Abraham CZ, Gill HL.
J Vasc Surg. 2018 Jun;67(6):1709-1715.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2017.10.073

Any nonadherence to instructions for use predicts graft-related adverse events in patients undergoing elective endovascular aneurysm repair.
Herman CR, Charbonneau P, Hongku K, Dubois L, Hossain S, Lee K, Steinmetz OK.
J Vasc Surg. 2018 Jan;67(1):126-133.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2017.05.095

A Prospective, Randomized, Multicenter Clinical Trial on the Safety and Efficacy of a Ready-to-Use Fibrin Sealant as an Adjunct to Hemostasis during Vascular Surgery.
Chetter I, Stansby G, Sarralde JA, Riambau V, Giménez-Gaibar A, MacKenzie K, Acín F, Navarro-Puerto J; Investigators of the Fibrin Sealant Grifols Study Group.
Ann Vasc Surg. 2017 Nov;45:127-137.
DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2017.06.043

Hybrid management of a ruptured right subclavian artery aneurysm dissection.
Drullinsky D, Gill H, Bayne JP, Morin JF, Obrand D.
J Vasc Surg Cases Innov Tech. 2017 Oct 9;3(4):198-200.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvscit.2017.03.003

Limb-sparing surgery with vascular reconstruction for malignant lower extremity soft tissue sarcoma.
Davis LA, Dandachli F, Turcotte R, Steinmetz OK.
J Vasc Surg. 2017 Jan;65(1):151-156.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2016.05.094