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Haraldur Bjarnason, M.D.

  1. Radiologist
  2. Vascular Medicine Specialist
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Publications

  1. McBane RD 2nd, Murphree DH, Liedl D, Lopez-Jimenez F, Attia IZ, Arruda-Olson AM, Scott CG, Prodduturi N, Nowakowski SE, Rooke TW, Casanegra AI, Wysokinski WE, Houghton DE, Bjarnason H, Wennberg PW. Artificial Intelligence of Arterial Doppler Waveforms to Predict Major Adverse Outcomes Among Patients Evaluated for Peripheral Artery Disease. J Am Heart Assoc. 2024 Feb 6; 13 (3):e031880 Epub 2024 Jan 19
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  2. Agasthi P, Bjarnason H, Anderson JH. Endovascular rehabilitation of acutely thrombosed fontan conduit in a patient with multiorgan failure. J Invasive Cardiol. 2023 Dec; 35(12).
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  3. Mushtaq A, Woodrum DA, Thompson SM, Bjarnason H, Bendel E, Tran NBV, Langstraat CL. Vaginal stenosis treatment using computed tomography and fluoroscopy guidance. AJOG Glob Rep. 2023 Nov; 3 (4):100257 Epub 2023 Aug 14
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  4. Sen I, DeMartino R, Bjarnason H, Neisen M, Kalra M. Results of a Flexible Patient-Centered Approach to the Timing of Thoracic Outlet Decompression in Paget Schroetter Syndrome. Ann Vasc Surg. 2023 Sep; 95:210-217 Epub 2023 June 05
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  5. Mendes BC, Rodrigues DVS, Bjarnason H, Kalra M, Gloviczki P. Open reconstruction of severe superior vena cava syndrome with right internal jugular-Superior vena cava bypass using femoral vein. J Vasc Surg Cases Innov Tech. 2023 Sep; 9 (3):101221 Epub 2023 May 23
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  6. Thompson SM, Knavel, Powell GM, Bendel EC, Bjarnason H, Polites S, Adamo D, Howe-Clayton,, Favazza CP, Lu A, Anderson KR, Tollefson MM, Woodrum DA. Prospective Observational Study of Pain Severity and Pain Interference Outcomes Following Percutaneous MRI-guided Laser Ablation or Cryoablation for Focal Painful Peripheral, Soft Tissue Vascular Malformations: 12-month Outcomes Journal of Vascular Anomalies. 2023; 4(1):e055.
  7. Augustine MR, Thompson S, Powell G, Knavel-Koepsel E, Adamo D, Bendel E, Anderson K, Bjarnason H, Tollefson M, Woodrum DA. Percutaneous MR Imaging-Guided Laser Ablation for the Treatment of Symptomatic Cervicofacial Vascular Malformations. J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2023 Feb; 34 (2):197-204 Epub 2022 Oct 17
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  8. McBane RD 2nd, Murphree DH, Liedl D, Lopez-Jimenez F, Attia IZ, Arruda-Olson A, Scott CG, Prodduturi N, Nowakowski SE, Rooke TW, Casanegra AI, Wysokinski WE, Swanson KE, Houghton DE, Bjarnason H, Wennberg PW. Artificial intelligence for the evaluation of peripheral artery disease using arterial Doppler waveforms to predict abnormal ankle-brachial index. Vasc Med. 2022 Aug; 27 (4):333-342 Epub 2022 May 10
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  9. Koster MJ, Ghaffar U, Duong SQ, Crowson CS, Burke MM, Viers BR, Potretzke AM, Bjarnason H, Warrington KJ. Incidence, prevalence and mortality of chronic periaortitis: a population-based study. Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2022 May; 40 (4):751-757 Epub 2022 Feb 01
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  10. Levy MJ, Bendel EC, Bjarnason H, Reisenauer CJ, Amer H, Codipilly DC, Dean PG, Gleeson FC, Heimbach JK, Kalra M, Prieto M, Stegall MD, Taner T, Kamath PS. Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Dual Ultrasound Hepatic Cyst Aspiration and Sclerotherapy to Ameliorate Portal Hypertension. Am J Gastroenterol. 2022 May 1; 117 (5):715-716 Epub 2022 Feb 17
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  11. Ritchie CA, Johnson MM, Stowell JT, Idrees H, Toskich B, Paz-Fumagalli R, Montazeri S, Fortich S, Franco-Mesa C, Gloviczki P, Bjarnason H, Rivera C, Shaikh M, Moreno-Franco P, Sanghavi D, Marquez CP, McBane RD, Park MS, O'Horo JC, Meschia JF, Erben Y. Resolution of acute pulmonary embolism using anticoagulation therapy alone in coronavirus disease 2019. J Vasc Surg Venous Lymphat Disord. 2022 May; 10 (3):578-584.e2 Epub 2022 Jan 25
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  12. Pasha AK, Siddiqui MU, Siddiqui MD, Ahmed A, Abdullah A, Riaz I, Murad MH, Bjarnason H, Wysokinski WE, McBane RD 2nd. Catheter directed compared to systemically delivered thrombolysis for pulmonary embolism: a systematic review and meta-analysis. J Thromb Thrombolysis. 2022 Feb; 53 (2):454-466 Epub 2021 Aug 31
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  13. Augustine MR, Knavel Koepsel EM, Peterson LG, Rupkalvis L, Comstock A, McPhail I, McBane RD, Bjarnason H, Houghton DE. Evaluation of Changing Vena Cava Filter Use and Inpatient Hospital Mortality from 2016-2019: A Single-Institution Quality Improvement Project. Mayo Clin Proc Innov Qual Outcomes. 2021 Oct; 5 (5):851-858 Epub 2021 Sept 03
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  14. Augustine MR, Thompson SM, Powell GM, Koepsel EK, Adamo DA, Bendel EC, Anderson KR, Bjarnason H, Tollefson M, Woodrum DA. Percutaneous MR Imaging-Guided Laser Ablation and Cryoablation for the Treatment of Pediatric and Adult Symptomatic Peripheral Soft Tissue Vascular Anomalies. J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2021 Oct; 32 (10):1417-1424 Epub 2021 July 29
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  15. Erben Y, Vasquez I, Li Y, Gloviczki P, Kalra M, Oderich G, De Martino RR, Bjarnason H, Neisen MJ, Moore JF, Da Rocha-Franco JA, Sanchez-Valenzuela MC, Frey G, Toskich B, Devcic Z, Farres H, Oldenburg WA, Gomez-Perez J, Yarbrough JR, Adalia M, Stone W, Meltzer AJ, Hakaim AG. A multi-institutional review of endovenous thermal ablation of the saphenous vein finds male sex and use of anticoagulation are predictors of long-term failure. Phlebology. 2021 May; 36 (4):283-289 Epub 2020 Nov 11
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  16. Welby JP, Fender EA, Peikert T, Holmes DR Jr, Bjarnason H, Knavel-Koepsel EM. Evaluation of Outcomes Following Pulmonary Artery Stenting in Fibrosing Mediastinitis. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol. 2021 Mar; 44 (3):384-391 Epub 2020 Nov 17
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  17. Trung Tran T, Bjarnason H, McDonald J, Skaga NO, Houghton DE, Kim B, Stavem K, Klow NE. Prophylactic placement of inferior vena cava filters and the risk of death or venous thromboembolism in severe trauma patients: a retrospective study comparing two hospitals with different approaches. Acta Radiol Open. 2021 Mar; 10 (3):2058460121999345 Epub 2021 Mar 09
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  18. Kabnick LS, Sadek M, Bjarnason H, Coleman DM, Dillavou ED, Hingorani AP, Lal BK, Lawrence PF, Malgor R, Puggioni A. Classification and treatment of endothermal heat-induced thrombosis: Recommendations from the American Venous Forum and the Society for Vascular Surgery This Practice Guidelines document has been co-published in Phlebology [DOI: 10.1177/0268355520953759] and Journal of Vascular Surgery: Venous and Lymphatic Disorders [DOI: 10.1016/j.jvsv.2020.06.008]. The publications are identical except for minor stylistic and spelling differences in keeping with each journal's style. The contribution has been published u Phlebology. 2021 Feb; 36 (1):8-25 Epub 2020 Sept 30
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  19. Kabnick LS, Sadek M, Bjarnason H, Coleman DM, Dillavou ED, Hingorani AP, Lal BK, Lawrence PF, Malgor RD, Puggioni A. Classification and treatment of endothermal heat-induced thrombosis: Recommendations from the American Venous Forum and the Society for Vascular Surgery. J Vasc Surg Venous Lymphat Disord. 2021 Jan; 9 (1):6-22 Epub 2020 Oct 01
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  20. Tran TT, Bjarnason H, McDonald J, Goss B, Kim B, Houghton DE, Stavem K, Klow NE. Does prophylactic inferior vena cava filter reduce the hazard of pulmonary embolism and mortality in severe trauma? A single center retrospective comparative study. Eur J Radiol Open. 2021; 8:100299 Epub 2020 Dec 10
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  21. Ahmed MM, Merzkani MA, D'Costa MR, Leghrouz MA, Fidler ME, Bjarnason H, Dean PG, Fervenza FC, Reddy S, Amer H. Nonrecurrent Early Post-Transplantation Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis. Kidney Int Rep. 2020 Sep; 5 (9):1518-1525 Epub 2020 June 20
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  22. Mozes GD, Pather K, Oderich GS, Mirza A, Colglazier JJ, Shuja F, Mendes BC, Kalra M, Bjarnason H, Bower TC, Huang Y, Gloviczki P, DeMartino RR. Outcomes of Onyx(R) Embolization of Type II Endoleaks After Endovascular Repair of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms. Ann Vasc Surg. 2020 Aug; 67:223-231 Epub 2020 Mar 13
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  23. El-Sabawi B, Al-Hijji MA, Eleid MF, Cabalka AK, Ammash NM, Dearani JA, Bjarnason H, Holmes DR, Rihal CS. Transcatheter closure of coronary artery fistula: A 21-year experience. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2020 Aug; 96 (2):311-319 Epub 2020 Jan 10
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  24. Warad DM, Rao AN, Bjarnason H, Rodriguez V. Clinical Outcomes of May-Thurner Syndrome in Pediatric Patients: A Single Institutional Experience. TH Open. 2020 Jul; 4 (3):e189-e196 Epub 2020 Aug 20
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  25. Halkar M, Ward R, Koepsel EK, Bjarnason H, McBane R, Houghton D. Prevalence, Indications, and Outcomes of Stacked Vena Cava Filters. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 2020 May; 43 (5):800-802 Epub 2020 Mar 06
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  26. Fender EA, Widmer RJ, Knavel Koepsel EM, Welby JP, Kern R, Peikert T, Bjarnason H, Holmes DR Jr. Catheter based treatments for fibrosing mediastinitis. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2019 Nov 15; 94 (6):878-885 Epub 2019 Feb 21
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  27. Lopez R, DeMartino R, Fleming M, Bjarnason H, Neisen M. Aspiration thrombectomy for acute iliofemoral or central deep venous thrombosis. J Vasc Surg Venous Lymphat Disord. 2019 Mar; 7 (2):162-168 Epub 2019 Jan 10
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  28. Bookwalter CA, VanBuren WM, Neisen MJ, Bjarnason H. Imaging Appearance and Nonsurgical Management of Pelvic Venous Congestion Syndrome. Radiographics. 2019 Mar-Apr; 39(2):596-608.
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  29. Haddad MM, Thompson SM, McPhail IR, Bendel EC, Kalra M, Stockland AH, Neidert NB, Andrews JC, Misra S, Bjarnason H, Neisen MJ. Is Long-Term Anticoagulation Required after Stent Placement for Benign Superior Vena Cava Syndrome? J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2018 Dec; 29 (12):1741-1747 Epub 2018 Nov 03
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  30. Kumar N, Neidert NB, Diehn FE, Campeau NG, Morris JM, Bjarnason H. A novel etiology for craniospinal hypovolemia: a case of inferior vena cava obstruction. J Neurosurg Spine. 2018 Oct; 29 (4):452-455 Epub 2018 July 13
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  31. Rathore A, Gloviczki P, Bjarnason H. Management of giant embryonic vein in Klippel-Trenaunay syndrome. J Vasc Surg Venous Lymphat Disord. 2018 Jul; 6 (4):523-525
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  32. Ahmed AT, Mohammed K, Chehab M, Brinjikji W, Murad MH, Cloft H, Bjarnason H. Correction to: Comparing Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty and Stent Placement for Treatment of Subclavian Arterial Occlusive Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol. 2018 Jun; 41 (6):983
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  33. Haddad MM, Simmons B, McPhail IR, Kalra M, Neisen MJ, Johnson MP, Stockland AH, Andrews JC, Misra S, Bjarnason H. Comparison of Covered Versus Uncovered Stents for Benign Superior Vena Cava (SVC) Obstruction. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol. 2018 May; 41(5):712-717. Epub 2018 Feb 28.
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  34. Knight JA, Thompson SM, Fleming CJ, Bendel EC, Neisen MJ, Neidert NB, Stockland AH, Bjarnason H, Woodrum DA. Safety and Effectiveness of Palliative Tunneled Peritoneal Drainage Catheters in the Management of Refractory Malignant and Non-malignant Ascites. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol. 2018 May; 41 (5):753-761 Epub 2018 Jan 17
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  35. Simmons B, Wysokinski W, Saadiq RA, Bott-Kitslaar D, Henkin S, Casanegra A, Lenz C, Daniels P, Bjarnason H, Vargas E, Hodge D, Holton SJ, Cerhan JR, Loprinzi C, McBane R 2nd. Efficacy and safety of rivaroxaban compared to enoxaparin in treatment of cancer-associated venous thromboembolism. Eur J Haematol. 2018 Apr 04. [Epub ahead of print]
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  36. Takahashi EA, Reisenauer CJ, Stockland AH, Bjarnason H, Neisen MJ, Neidert NB, Harmsen WS, Day CN, Misra S. Pulmonary embolism attenuation is a potential imaging biomarker for pulmonary artery hemodynamic improvement after catheter-directed thrombolysis. Vasc Med. 2018 Apr; 23 (2):134-138 Epub 2018 Mar 02
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  37. Erben Y, Bjarnason H, Oladottir GL, McBane RD, Gloviczki P. Endovascular recanalization for nonmalignant obstruction of the inferior vena cava. J Vasc Surg Venous Lymphat Disord. 2018 Mar; 6 (2):173-182 Epub 2018 Jan 11
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  38. Weinberg I, Bjarnason H. Great Debates in Vascular Medicine: Should all inferior vena cava (IVC) filters be removed? Vasc Med 2018 Feb; 23 (1):75-77 Epub 2018 Jan 10
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  39. Takahashi EA, Kallmes DF, Fleming CJ, McDonald RJ, McKusick MA, Bjarnason H, Harmsen WS, Misra S. Predictors and Outcomes of Postcontrast Acute Kidney Injury after Endovascular Renal Artery Intervention. J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2017 Dec; 28 (12):1687-1692 Epub 2017 Sept 22
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  40. Lenz CJ, Wysokinski WE, Henkin S, Cohoon KP, Casanegra A, Simmons BS, Saadiq RA, Daniels PR, Wysokinska EM, Bjarnason H, McBane RD. Ovarian Vein Thrombosis: Incidence of Recurrent Venous Thromboembolism and Survival. Obstet Gynecol. 2017 Nov; 130 (5):1127-1135
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  41. Saad A, Herrmann SMS, Eirin A, Ferguson CM, Glockner JF, Bjarnason H, McKusick MA, Misra S, Lerman LO, Textor SC. Phase 2a Clinical Trial of Mitochondrial Protection (Elamipretide) During Stent Revascularization in Patients With Atherosclerotic Renal Artery Stenosis. Circ Cardiovasc Interv. 2017 Sep; 10 (9)
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  42. Saad A, Dietz AB, Herrmann SMS, Hickson LJ, Glockner JF, McKusick MA, Misra S, Bjarnason H, Armstrong AS, Gastineau DA, Lerman LO, Textor SC. Autologous Mesenchymal Stem Cells Increase Cortical Perfusion in Renovascular Disease. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2017 Sep; 28 (9):2777-2785 Epub 2017 May 01
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  43. Casanegra AI, McBane RD, Bjarnason H. Intervention radiology for venous thrombosis: early thrombus removal using invasive methods. Br J Haematol. 2017 Apr; 177 (2):173-184 Epub 2017 Apr 02
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  44. Saad A, Wang W, Herrmann SM, Glockner JF, Mckusick MA, Misra S, Bjarnason H, Lerman LO, Textor SC. Atherosclerotic renal artery stenosis is associated with elevated cell cycle arrest markers related to reduced renal blood flow and postcontrast hypoxia. Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2016 Nov; 31 (11):1855-1863 Epub 2016 July 29
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  45. Takahashi EA, McKusick MA, Bjarnason H, Piryani A, Harmsen WS, Misra S. Treatment of In-Stent Restenosis in Patients with Renal Artery Stenosis. J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2016 Nov; 27 (11):1657-1662 Epub 2016 Aug 05
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  46. Rathore A, Gloviczki P, Bjarnason H. Open surgical removal of iliac vein Wallstents with excision of pseudointima obstructing the contralateral iliac vein. J Vasc Surg Venous Lymphat Disord. 2016 Oct; 4 (4):525-9 Epub 2016 Aug 08
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  47. Heideman PP, Rajebi MR, McKusick MA, Bjarnason H, Oderich GS, Friese JL, Fleming MD, Stockland AH, Harmsen WS, Mandrekar J, Misra S. Impact of Chronic Kidney Disease on Clinical Outcomes of Endovascular Treatment for Femoropopliteal Arterial Disease. J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2016 Aug; 27 (8):1204-14 Epub 2016 June 16
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  48. Ahmed AT, Mohammed K, Chehab M, Brinjikji W, Murad MH, Cloft H, Bjarnason H. Comparing Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty and Stent Placement for Treatment of Subclavian Arterial Occlusive Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol. 2016 May; 39 (5):652-667 Epub 2015 Dec 02
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  49. Behrens G, Bjarnason H. Venous Thromboembolic Disease: The Use of the Aspiration Thrombectomy Device AngioVac. Semin Intervent Radiol. 2015 Dec; 32 (4):374-8
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  50. Erben Y, Gloviczki P, Kalra M, Bjarnason H, Reed NR, Duncan AA, Oderich GS, Bower TC. Treatment of nutcracker syndrome with open and endovascular interventions. J Vasc Surg Venous Lymphat Disord. 2015 Oct; 3 (4):389-396 Epub 2015 June 30
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  51. Erben Y, De Martino RR, Bjarnason H, Duncan AA, Kalra M, Oderich GS, Bower TC, Gloviczki P. Operative management of hepatic artery aneurysms. J Vasc Surg. 2015 Sep; 62 (3):610-5 Epub 2015 June 18
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  52. Rana MA, Gloviczki P, Kalra M, Bjarnason H, Huang Y, Fleming MD. Open surgical removal of retained and dislodged inferior vena cava filters. J Vasc Surg Venous Lymphat Disord. 2015 Apr; 3 (2):201-6 Epub 2015 Mar 13
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  53. Johnson AM, Bjarnason H, Shields R, Shih H, McBane R, De Martino RR. Removal of floating inferior vena cava thrombus with the AngioVac device. Vasc Med. 2015 Apr; 20: (2)190-2.
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  54. Brown SA, Doolittle DA, Bohanon CJ, Jayaraj A, Naidu SG, Huettl EA, Renfree KJ, Oderich GS, Bjarnason H, Gloviczki P, Wysokinski WE, McPhail IR. Quadrilateral space syndrome: the Mayo Clinic experience with a new classification system and case series. Mayo Clin Proc. 2015 Mar; 90(3):382-94. Epub 2015 Jan 31.
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  55. Carvalho DZ, Hughes JD, Liebo GB, Bendel EC, Bjarnason H, Klaas JP. Venous Congestive Myelopathy due to Chronic Inferior Vena Cava Thrombosis Treated with Endovascular Stenting: Case Report and Review of the Literature. J Vasc Interv Neurol. 2015 Feb; 8 (1):49-53
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  56. Erben Y, Bjarnason H, Oladottir G, Gloviczki P. Endovascular Recanalization of the Nonmalignant Chronically Occluded Inferior Vena Cava. J Vasc Surg Venous Lymphat Disord. 2015 Jan; 3: (1)118.
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  57. Fu HX, Huang XM, Zhong L, Osborn MJ, Bjarnason H, Mulpuru S, Zhao XX, Friedman PA, Cha YM. Outcome and management of pacemaker-induced superior vena cava syndrome. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol. 2014 Nov; 37(11):1470-6. Epub 2014 Jul 17.
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  58. Ketha SS, Bjarnason H, Oderich GS, Misra S. Clinical features and endovascular management of iliac artery fibromuscular dysplasia. J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2014 Jun; 25 (6):949-53 Epub 2014 Apr 24
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  59. Erben Y, Gloviczki P, Kalra M, Bjarnason H, Reed N, Duncan A, Oderich GS, Fleming M, De Martino R, Bower TC. Treatment of Nutcracker Syndrome with Open and Endovascular Interventions. J Vasc Surg Venous Lymphat Disord. 2014 Jan; 2: (1)116.
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  60. Eleid MF, Bjarnason H, Frye RL, Nishimura RA. Exercise right heart catheterization for inferior vena cava obstruction: confirming the hemodynamic significance of an anatomic lesion. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2014 Jan 01; 83: (1)E105-8.
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  61. Bjarnason H. Tips and tricks for stenting the inferior vena cava. Semin Vasc Surg. 2013 Mar; 26: (1)29-34.
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  62. Rana MA, Oderich GS, Bjarnason H. Endovenous removal of dislodged left renal vein stent in a patient with nutcracker syndrome. Semin Vasc Surg. 2013 Mar; 26: (1)43-7.
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  63. Gifford SM, Kalra M, Gloviczki P, Friese J, Bjarnason H, Duncan A, Oderich G, Fleming M, Bower T. Reflux in the Below-knee Great Saphenous Vein Can Be Safely Treated with Endovenous Ablation. J Vasc Surg Venous Lymphat Disord. 2013 Jan; 1: (1)112.
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  64. Johnstone JK, Fleming MD, Costopoulos MG, Bjarnason H. Percutaneous removal of a Bard Simon nitinol permanent inferior vena cava filter. Perspect Vasc Surg Endovasc Ther. 2012 Dec; 24(4):198-201. Epub 2013 Jul 01.
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  65. Kumar PV, Alli O, Bjarnason H, Hagler DJ, Sundt TM, Rihal CS. Percutaneous therapeutic approaches to closure of cardiac pseudoaneurysms. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2012 Oct 1; 80 (4):687-99 Epub 2012 Apr 17
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  66. Kurklinsky AK, Bjarnason H, Friese JL, Wysokinski WE, McBane RD, Misselt A, Moller SM, Gloviczki P. Outcomes of venoplasty with stent placement for chronic thrombosis of the iliac and femoral veins: single-center experience. J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2012 Aug; 23 (8):1009-15 Epub 2012 June 13
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  67. Khosla A, Misra S, Greene EL, Pflueger A, Textor SC, Bjarnason H, McKusick MA. Clinical outcomes in patients with renal artery stenosis treated with stent placement with embolic protection compared with those treated with stent alone. Vasc Endovascular Surg. 2012 Aug; 46 (6):447-54 Epub 2012 June 11
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  68. Power AH, Bjarnason H. Large spontaneous intrahepatic portal-systemic venous shunt treated with coil and Amplatzer vascular plug embolization. Perspect Vasc Surg Endovasc Ther. 2012 Jun; 24: (2)90-4.
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  69. Bjarnason TA, Bjarnason H, Bergmann OM, Thorisson HM. [Loco-regional therapy for liver malignancy in Iceland]. Laeknabladid. 2012 Jun; 98(6):334-40.
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  70. Wassong C, Shah B, Kanayama M, Bjarnason H, Milla SS. Radiologic findings of pelvic venous congestion in an adolescent girl with angiographic confirmation and interventional treatment. Pediatr Radiol. 2012 May; 42(5):636-40. Epub 2011 Sep 13.
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  71. Misselt AJ, Zielinski MD, Medina OI, Oderich G, Bjarnason H, McKusick MA, Misra S. Clinical outcomes after endovascular treatment of superficial femoral disease in patients with disabling claudication and critical limb ischemia: midterm analysis. Angiology. 2012 May; 63 (4):259-65 Epub 2011 Aug 25
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  72. Garg N, Kalra M, Friese JL, McKusick MA, Bjarnason H, Bower TC, Duncan AA, Oderich GS, Gloviczki P. Contemporary management of giant renal and visceral arteriovenous fistulae. J Endovasc Ther. 2011 Dec; 18(6):811-8.
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  73. Jama A, Barsoum M, Bjarnason H, Holmes DR Jr, Rihal CS. Percutaneous closure of congenital coronary artery fistulae: results and angiographic follow-up. JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2011 Jul; 4 (7):814-21
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  74. Moghaddam MB, Kalra M, Bjarnason H, Vrtiska TJ. Splenic arteriovenous fistula: successful treatment with an Amplatz occlusion device. Ann Vasc Surg. 2011 May; 25: (4)556.e17-20.
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  75. Fankhauser GT, Stone WM, Naidu SG, Oderich GS, Ricotta JJ, Bjarnason H, Money SR, Mayo Vascular Research Center Consortium. The minimally invasive management of visceral artery aneurysms and pseudoaneurysms. J Vasc Surg. 2011 Apr; 53(4):966-70. Epub 2011 Jan 08.
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  76. Garcia-Medina O, Gorny K, McNichols R, Friese J, Misra S, Amrami K, Bjarnason H, Callstrom M, Woodrum D. In vivo evaluation of a MR-guided 980nm laser interstitial thermal therapy system for ablations in porcine liver. Lasers Surg Med. 2011 Apr; 43(4):298-305.
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  77. Garg N, Gloviczki P, Karimi KM, Duncan AA, Bjarnason H, Kalra M, Oderich GS, Bower TC. Factors affecting outcome of open and hybrid reconstructions for nonmalignant obstruction of iliofemoral veins and inferior vena cava. J Vasc Surg. 2011 Feb; 53 (2):383-93 Epub 2010 Dec 13
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  78. Misra S, Khosla A, Friese J, Bjarnason H, Glovicki P, Rooke T, McKusick MA. Outpatient vascular and interventional radiology practice from 2001-2008. J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2010 Dec; 21 (12):1862-6
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  79. Wysokinska EM, Sobande F, Wysokinski WE, Bjarnason H, McBane Ii RD. Iliac vein thrombosis: feasibility assessment of randomized controlled trials of endovascular pharmacomechanical thrombolysis. J Thromb Haemost. 2010 Sep; 8 (9):1943-9
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  80. Woodrum DA, Gorny KR, Mynderse LA, Amrami KK, Felmlee JP, Bjarnason H, et al. Feasibility of 3.OT magnetic resonance imagin-guided laser ablation of a cadaveric prostate. Urology. 2010 Jun; 75(6):1514.
  81. Woodrum DA, Gorny KR, Mynderse LA, Amrami KK, Felmlee JP, Bjarnason H, Garcia-Medina OI, McNichols RJ, Atwell TD, Callstrom MR. Feasibility of 3.0T magnetic resonance imaging-guided laser ablation of a cadaveric prostate. Urology. 2010 Jun; 75 (6):1514.e1-6 Epub 2010 Apr 09
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  82. Binkert CA, Drooz AT, Caridi JG, Sands MJ, Bjarnason H, Lynch FC, Rilling WS, Zambuto DA, Stavropoulos SW, Venbrux AC, Kaufman JA. Technical success and safety of retrieval of the G2 filter in a prospective, multicenter study. J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2009 Nov; 20(11):1449-53.
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  83. Rahim SA, Greason KL, Bjarnason H, Rihal CS. Left ventricular pseudoaneurysm. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2009 Aug 18; 54: (8)740.
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  84. Gloviczki P, Duncan A, Kalra M, Oderich G, Ricotta J, Bower T, McKusick M, Bjarnason H, Driscoll D. Vascular malformations: an update. Perspect Vasc Surg Endovasc Ther. 2009 Jun; 21(2):133-48. Epub 2009 Aug 26.
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  85. Oderich GS, Bower TC, Sullivan TM, Bjarnason H, Cha S, Gloviczki P. Open versus endovascular revascularization for chronic mesenteric ischemia: risk-stratified outcomes. J Vasc Surg. 2009 Jun; 49 (6):1472-9.e3
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  86. Woodrum DA, Bjarnason H, Andrews JC. Portal vein venoplasty and stent placement in the nontransplant population. J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2009 May; 20(5):593-9. Epub 2009 Mar 31.
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  87. Misra S, Fu AA, Puggioni A, Glockner JF, McKusick MA, Bjarnason H, Mukhopadhyay D. Proteomic profiling in early venous stenosis formation in a porcine model of hemodialysis graft. J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2009 Feb; 20 (2):241-51 Epub 2008 Nov 22
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  88. Misra S, Gomes MT, Mathew V, Barsness GW, Textor SC, Bjarnason H, McKusick MA. Embolic protection devices in patients with renal artery stenosis with chronic renal insufficiency: a clinical study. J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2008 Nov; 19(11):1639-45. Epub 2008 Sep 12.
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  89. Thatipelli M, Misra S, Johnson CM, Andrews JC, Stanson AW, Bjarnason H, McKusick MA. Renal artery stent placement for restoration of renal function in hemodialysis recipients with renal artery stenosis. J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2008 Nov; 19(11):1563-8.
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