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A feasibility double-blind randomized placebo-controlled trial of extracorporeal shockwave therapy as a novel treatment for intermittent claudication
2017 StandoutNobel
The Tissue-Engineered Vascular Graft—Past, Present, and Future
2015 Standout
Extracorporeal shockwave therapy for the treatment of lower limb intermittent claudication: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial (the SHOCKWAVE 1 trial)
2017 StandoutNobel
Randomized trial comparing endovenous laser ablation of the great saphenous vein with high ligation and stripping in patients with varicose veins: Short-term results
2007
A Systematic Review of the Uptake and Adherence Rates to Supervised Exercise Programs in Patients with Intermittent Claudication
2016 StandoutNobel
The Effect of Supervised Exercise Therapy on Physical Activity and Ambulatory Activities in Patients with Intermittent Claudication
2014
Prevention of infection in peripheral arterial reconstruction: A systematic review and meta-analysis
2007
Choice of Vascular Access among Incident Hemodialysis Patients
2010
Inter-Society Consensus for the Management of Peripheral Arterial Disease (TASC II)
2006 Standout
Guidelines for the treatment of venous ulcers
2006
Chronic Venous Disease
2006 Standout
Surgical technique and preliminary results of endoscopic subfascial division of perforating veins
1996
The effect of ultrasound-guided sclerotherapy of incompetent perforator veins on venous clinical severity and disability scores
2006
Management of Lower Extremity Peripheral Arterial Disease
2008
Inter-Society Consensus for the Management of Peripheral Arterial Disease (TASC II)
2007 Standout
Stent Graft versus Balloon Angioplasty for Failing Dialysis-Access Grafts
2010
A Randomized Trial Comparing Treatments for Varicose Veins
2014
Predictive factors of success following radio-frequency stylet (RFS) ablation of incompetent perforating veins (IPV)
2009
The Impact of Vein Mechanical Compliance on Arteriovenous Fistula Outcomes
2016 StandoutNobel
Exercise Standards for Testing and Training
2013 Standout
Deep venous thrombosis after radiofrequency ablation of greater saphenous vein: A word of caution
2004
Nerve Injuries and Varicose Vein Surgery
2003
Systematic Review of Treatments for Varicose Veins
2008
A Prospective Double-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial of Radiofrequency Versus Laser Treatment of the Great Saphenous Vein in Patients With Varicose Veins
2011
Establishing patient-specific criteria for selecting the optimal upper extremity vascular access procedure
2017
New Insights into Perforator Vein Incompetence
1999
Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor and Angiogenesis
2004 Standout
Flow monitoring: performance characteristics of ultrasound dilution versus color Doppler ultrasound compared with fistulography
2003
Intradialytic Hypotension and Vascular Access Thrombosis
2011
Risk Factors Associated with Patency Loss of Hemodialysis Vascular Access within 6 Months
2010
Arteriovenous grafts are associated with earlier catheter removal and fewer catheter days in the United States Renal Data System population
2015
Numerical analysis of coronary artery bypass grafts: An over view
2012
Foam Sclerotherapy Combined with Surgical Treatment for Recurrent Varicose Veins: Short Term Results
2007
A systematic review and meta-analysis of the treatments of varicose veins
2011
Percutaneous Creation of an Arteriovenous Fistula for Hemodialysis Access
2015
Evidence for prescribing exercise as therapy in chronic disease
2006
Cardiovascular and musculoskeletal response to supervised exercise in patients with intermittent claudication
2018 StandoutNobel
Dialysis Arteriovenous Fistula Failure and Angioplasty: Intimal Hyperplasia and Other Causes of Access Failure
2016
Endovenous ablation (radiofrequency and laser) and foam sclerotherapy versus conventional surgery for great saphenous vein varices
2011
Determinants of native arteriovenous fistula blood flow
2004
RANDOMIZED CLINICAL TRIALS IN MEDICAL REHABILITATION RESEARCH1
1999
Neointimal hyperplasia associated with synthetic hemodialysis grafts
2008
Results of Surgical Treatment Compared with Ultrasound-Guided Foam Sclerotherapy in Patients with Varicose Veins: A Prospective Randomised Study
2009
Comparison of Arteriovenous Fistulas and Arteriovenous Grafts in Patients with Favorable Vascular Anatomy and Equivalent Access to Health Care: Is a Reappraisal of the Fistula First Initiative Indicated?
2013
REVIEW ARTICLE: Current Concepts in Chronic Venous Ulceration
2000
Diameter-reflux relationship in perforating veins of patients with varicose veins
1999
The Society for Vascular Surgery practice guidelines on the care of patients with an abdominal aortic aneurysm
2017 Standout
Cost-effectiveness of oral anticoagulants versus aspirin in patients after infrainguinal bypass grafting surgery
2001
Red Blood Cell Deformability in Patients With Claudication After Pain-free Treadmill Training
2006
Exercise Training for Claudication
2002
Ultrasound-Guided Injection of Polidocanol Microfoam in the Management of Venous Leg Ulcers
2004
Subfascial endoscopic perforator vein surgery combined with saphenous vein ablation: results and critical analysis
2003
The surgical treatment of incompetent perforating veins
1995
Smoking and the patency of lower extremity bypass grafts: A meta-analysis
2005
Extension of saphenous thrombus into the femoral vein: A potential complication of new endovenous ablation techniques
2005
Factors Influencing the Effectiveness of Endovenous Laser Ablation (EVLA) in the Treatment of Great Saphenous Vein Reflux
2007
Comparison of Endovenous Treatment with an 810 nm Laser versus Conventional Stripping of the Great Saphenous Vein in Patients with Primary Varicose Veins
2005
The role of the distribution and anatomic extent of reflux in the development of signs and symptoms in chronic venous insufficiency
1996
Effective training for patients with intermittent claudication
2005
Fistula First Initiative
2007
Standardized Definitions for Hemodialysis Vascular Access
2011
The anti-inflammatory effects of exercise: mechanisms and implications for the prevention and treatment of disease
2011 Standout
Radiofrequency Endovenous Obliteration versus Stripping of the Long Saphenous Vein in the Management of Primary Varicose Veins: 3-Year Outcome of a Randomized Study
2005
Cumulative Patency of Contemporary Fistulas versus Grafts (2000–2010)
2013
Factors affecting the patency of arteriovenous fistulas for dialysis access
2011 StandoutNobel
Duplex ultrasound scan findings two years after great saphenous vein radiofrequency endovenous obliteration
2003
The present status of surgery of the superficial venous system in the management of venous ulcer and the evidence for the role of perforator interruption
2008
Endoscopic perforator vein division with ablation of superficial reflux improves venous hemodynamics
1998
Femorodistal venous bypass evaluated with intravascular ultrasound
1995
Efficacy and Safety of Great Saphenous Vein Sclerotherapy Using Standardised Polidocanol Foam (ESAF): A Randomised Controlled Multicentre Clinical Trial
2007
Clinical significance of cerebrovascular gas emboli during polidocanol endovenous ultra-low nitrogen microfoam ablation and correlation with magnetic resonance imaging in patients with right-to-left shunt
2010
Treatment Efficacy of Intermittent Claudication by Surgical Intervention, Supervised Physical Exercise Training Compared to No Treatment in Unselected Randomised Patients I: One Year Results of Functional and Physiological Improvements
2001
Comparisons of side effects using air and carbon dioxide foam for endovenous chemical ablation
2008
Blood vessel replacement: 50 years of development and tissue engineering paradigms in vascular surgery
2009
Upper- vs lower-limb aerobic exercise rehabilitation in patients with symptomatic peripheral arterial disease: A randomized controlled trial
2005
Gene therapy for therapeutic angiogenesis in critically ischaemic lower limb – on the way to the clinic
2001
Exercise Therapy and the Additional Effect of Supervision on Exercise Therapy in Patients with Intermittent Claudication. Systematic Review of Randomised Controlled Trials
2007
Acute Arteriovenous Access Failure: Long-Term Outcomes of Endovascular Salvage and Assessment of Co-Variates Affecting Patency
2015
Arteriovenous Fistula Development in the First 6 Weeks after Creation
2015
Physical Activity and Public Health in Older Adults
2007 Standout
Systematic review of outcomes after surgical management of venous disease incorporating subfascial endoscopic perforator surgery
2004
Patency Rates of the Arteriovenous Fistula for Hemodialysis: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
2013
Human tissue-engineered blood vessels for adult arterial revascularization
2006 Standout
EBPG on Vascular Access
2007
Exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation for coronary heart disease
2011 Standout
Prospective controlled pilot study of arteriovenous fistula placement using the novel Optiflow device
2015
Investigating clinical predictors of arteriovenous fistula functional patency in a European cohort
2015
Adjustment of meta-analyses on the basis of quality scores should be abandoned
2006
Ultrasound-guided foam sclerotherapy is a safe and clinically effective treatment for superficial venous reflux
2010
Should the Arteriovenous Fistula Be Created before Starting Dialysis?: A Decision Analytic Approach
2011
Thrombophilia and Arteriovenous Fistula Survival in ESRD
2013
Experimental Model of Pain-Free Treadmill Training in Patients with Claudication
2005
Muscle as an Endocrine Organ: Focus on Muscle-Derived Interleukin-6
2008 Standout
Randomised Clinical Trial of Foam Sclerotherapy for Patients with a Venous Leg Ulcer
2009
A randomized clinical trial of endovenous laser ablation versus conventional surgery for small saphenous varicose veins
2015 StandoutNobel
Pharmacological Management of Intermittent Claudication
2000
Superficial vein surgery and SEPS for chronic venous insufficiency
2005
Hook phlebectomy versus transilluminated powered phlebectomy for varicose vein surgery: Early results
2003
Exercise Training Reduces the Acute Inflammatory ResponseAssociated with Claudication
2002
Outcomes of Arteriovenous Fistula Creation after the Fistula First Initiative
2011
Optimal therapy for advanced chronic venous insufficiency
2003
Surgical Options in the Problematic Arteriovenous Haemodialysis Access
2015
Management of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms Clinical Practice Guidelines of the European Society for Vascular Surgery
2011 Standout
Targeted Duplex Ultrasound in a One-Stop Dialysis Vascular Access Assessment Clinic
2011 StandoutNobel
Mid-term results of endoscopic perforator vein interruption for chronic venous insufficiency: Lessons learned from the North American Subfascial Endoscopic Perforator Surgery registry
1999
Surgical Management Of Varicose Veins: Meta-analysis
2010
Compression regimes after endovenous ablation for superficial venous insufficiency – A survey of members of the Vascular Society of Great Britain and Ireland
2015 StandoutNobel
European guidelines for sclerotherapy in chronic venous disorders
2013
Foam and liquid sclerotherapy for varicose veins
2009
Treatment of Varicose Veins: The Present and the Future – A Questionnaire Survey
2008
Bypass versus angioplasty in severe ischaemia of the leg (BASIL): multicentre, randomised controlled trial
2005 Standout
A Meta-analysis of Preoperative Duplex Ultrasound Vessel Diameters for Successful Radiocephalic Fistula Placement
2009
Extending the CONSORT Statement to Randomized Trials of Nonpharmacologic Treatment: Explanation and Elaboration
2008 Standout
Metabolic inertia in contracting skeletal muscle: a novel approach for pharmacological intervention in peripheral vascular disease
2004
Exercise and Physical Activity for Older Adults
2009 Standout
A Prospective Observational Study to Assess the Impact of Operator Seniority on outcome following Arteriovenous Fistula Formation
2015 StandoutNobel
Clinical practice guidelines for antimicrobial prophylaxis in surgery
2013 Standout
Dialysis Dose and Intradialytic Hypotension: Results from the HEMO Study
2013 Standout
ACC/AHA 2005 Practice Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Peripheral Arterial Disease (Lower Extremity, Renal, Mesenteric, and Abdominal Aortic)
2006 Standout
Very High-dose Cholecalciferol and Arteriovenous Fistula Maturation in ESRD: A Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-Controlled Pilot Study
2013
Subfascial Endoscopic Perforator Vein Surgery in Patients with Post-Thrombotic Venous Insufficiency - Is It Justified?
2002
The care of patients with varicose veins and associated chronic venous diseases: Clinical practice guidelines of the Society for Vascular Surgery and the American Venous Forum
2011 Standout
Randomized clinical trial of ultrasound-guided foam sclerotherapy versus surgery for the incompetent great saphenous vein
2012
New Insights into Dialysis Vascular Access: What Is the Optimal Vascular Access Type and Timing of Access Creation in CKD and Dialysis Patients?
2016
Endovenous ablation (radiofrequency and laser) and foam sclerotherapy versus open surgery for great saphenous vein varices
2014
Endovenous thermal ablation for healing venous ulcers and preventing recurrence
2013 StandoutNobel
Evolution of an Endovenous Laser Ablation Practice for Varicose Veins
2012 StandoutNobel
Long-term outcomes of endovenous laser ablation and conventional surgery for great saphenous varicose veins
2018 StandoutNobel
Radiofrequency ablation for uncomplicated varicose veins
2009
Prevention of infection in arterial reconstruction
2006
Intimal Hyperplasia, Stenosis, and Arteriovenous Fistula Maturation Failure in the Hemodialysis Fistula Maturation Study
2017
Midterm Outcome of Mechanochemical Endovenous Ablation for the Treatment of Great Saphenous Vein Insufficiency
2016
Mechanochemical ablation for the treatment of superficial venous incompetence: A cohort study of a single centre’s early experience
2018 StandoutNobel
Meta-analysis of subfascial endoscopic perforator vein surgery (SEPS) for chronic venous insufficiency
2009
Fiber Types in Mammalian Skeletal Muscles
2011 Standout
Cost-effectiveness of traditional and endovenous treatments for varicose veins
2010
Management of chronic venous disorders of the lower limbs - guidelines according to scientific evidence.
2008
Exercise as medicine – evidence for prescribing exercise as therapy in 26 different chronic diseases
2015 Standout
Physical training for intermittent claudication: a comparison of structured rehabilitation versus home-based training
2002
Physical Activity and Public Health in Older Adults
2007 Standout
Intra-Operative Factors Predicting 1-Month Arteriovenous Fistula Thrombosis
2011
Randomized clinical trial comparing endovenous laser ablation, radiofrequency ablation, foam sclerotherapy and surgical stripping for great saphenous varicose veins
2011
Investigation of Chronic Venous Insufficiency
2000 Standout
Saphenopopliteal ligation and stripping of small saphenous vein: does extended stripping provide better results?
2012 StandoutNobel
The role of perforators in chronic venous insufficiency
2010
Prediction of Arteriovenous Fistula Clinical Maturation from Postoperative Ultrasound Measurements: Findings from the Hemodialysis Fistula Maturation Study
2018
The Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool (MMAT) version 2018 for information professionals and researchers
2018 Standout
Systematic review of foam sclerotherapy for varicose veins
2007
Foam sclerotherapy techniques: different gases and methods of preparation, catheter versus direct injection
2009
Proteinuria in a placebo-controlled study of basic fibroblast growth factor for intermittent claudication
2001
Compliance with NICE guidelines when commissioning varicose vein procedures
2018 StandoutNobel
Exercise and Physical Activity in the Prevention and Treatment of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease
2003 Standout
Systematic review of endovenous laser treatment for varicose veins
2005
Are Infra-Inguinal Angioplasty and Surgery Comparable?
2001
The classic saphenofemoral junction and its anatomical variations
2016 StandoutNobel
Subfascial endoscopic perforator vein surgery: Who benefits?
2002
Complications of the Arteriovenous Fistula: A Systematic Review
2016
Enhanced cellular proliferation in intact stenotic lesions derived from human arteriovenous fistulas and peripheral bypass grafts. Does it correlate with flow parameters?
1996 Standout
Cephalic Vein and Radial Artery Diameter in Formation of Radiocephalic Arteriovenous Fistula: A Systematic Review
2015
KDOQI Clinical Practice Guideline for Vascular Access: 2019 Update
2020 Standout
Generalisability in economic evaluation studies in healthcare: a review and case studies
2004
Access to supervised exercise services for peripheral vascular disease patients
2017 StandoutNobel
Prospective study of safety, patient satisfaction and leg ulcer healing following saphenous and subfascial endoscopic perforator surgery
2000
Surgical Anatomy of Upper Arm: What is Needed for AVF Planning
2009
Transilluminated Powered Phlebectomy in the Treatment of Varicose Veins
2007
Exercise training and peripheral vascular disease
2000
Computational investigations of a new prosthetic femoral-popliteal bypass graft design
2005
A Patient‐Centered Approach to Hemodialysis Vascular Access in the Era of Fistula First
2016
Standard varicose vein surgery
2009
Randomized clinical trial of selective versus routine preoperative duplex ultrasound imaging before arteriovenous fistula surgery
2014 StandoutNobel
A systematic review of the compression regimes used in randomised clinical trials following endovenous ablation
2016 StandoutNobel

Works of C.H.A. Wittens being referenced

Transilluminated powered phlebectomy accomplished by local tumescent anaesthesia in the treatment of tributary varicose veins: preliminary clinical results
2007
A new “Closed” in situ vein bypass technique
1994
Comparison of cost affecting parameters and costs of the “closed” and “open” in situ bypass technique
1997
Flow measurements in dialysis shunts: lack of agreement between conventional Doppler, CVI‐Q, and ultrasound dilution
2001
Dialysis Fistulae Patency and Preoperative Diameter Ultrasound Measurements
2006
Open Surgical versus Minimally Invasive in Situ Femorodistal Bypass: Long-term Results
2003
Physical Activity Monitoring in Patients with Peripheral Arterial Disease: Validation of an Activity Monitor
2014
Endoscopic versus open subfascial division of incompetent perforating veins in the treatment of venous leg ulceration: Long-term follow-up
2001
Validation of duplex ultrasonography in detecting competent and incompetent perforating veins in patients with venous ulceration of the lower leg
1997
Conservative versus surgical treatment of venous leg ulcers: A prospective, randomized, multicenter trial
2006
Endoscopic versus open subfascial division of incompetent perforating veins in the treatment of venous leg ulceration: A randomized trial
1997
Efficacy of subfascial endoscopy in eradicating perforating veins of the lower leg and its relation with venous ulcer healing
1997
The Effect of Exercises on Walking Distance of Patients With Intermittent Claudication: A Study of Randomized Clinical Trials
1998
Exercise therapy for intermittent claudication: A review of the quality of randomised clinical trials and evaluation of predictive factors
1998
Access Blood Flow and the Risk of Complications in Mature Forearm and Upper Arm Arteriovenous Fistulas
2009
A Comparison of Distal End-to-side and End-to-end Anastomoses in Femoropopliteal Bypasses
2001
Subfascial endoscopic ligation in the treatment of incompetent perforating veins
1995
A new “closed” in situ vein bypass technique results in a reduced wound complication rate
1995
End-to-end Versus End-to-side Distal Anastomosis in Femoropopliteal Bypasses; Results of a Randomized Multicenter Trial
2005
External beam radiation therapy to prevent anastomotic intimal hyperplasia in prosthetic arteriovenous fistulas: results of a randomized trial
2003
Initial experiences in endovenous treatment of saphenous vein reflux
2002
Hemodialysis Arteriovenous Fistula Patency Revisited
2008
[Good results of subfascial endoscopy as treatment of communicating vein insufficiency].
1993
Varisolve® polidocanol microfoam compared with surgery or sclerotherapy in the management of varicose veins in the presence of trunk vein incompetence: European randomized controlled trial
2006
Sapheon: the solution?
2013
Eight-year follow-up of a randomized clinical trial comparing ultrasound-guided foam sclerotherapy with surgical stripping of the great saphenous vein
2018
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