Professor, Surgery, UCSF School of Medicine
Vascular Surgery
Dr. Joseph H. Rapp, MD
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Joseph H. Rapp practices Vascular Surgery. He studied medicine at Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine. He received awards:"Fellow (FACS)". Joseph Rapp is a published doctor. He published 101 publications, including: 'Secretory sphingomyelinase, a product of the acid sphingomyelinase gene, can hydrolyze atherogenic lipoproteins at neutral pH. Implications for atherosclerotic lesion ...'
Publications
- Vascular Inflammation in a Growing Iliac Artery Aneurysm.
- Ferumoxytol enhanced magnetic resonance angiography is a feasible method for the clinical evaluation of lower extremity arterial disease.
- Vitamin D deficiency is associated with mortality and adverse vascular access outcomes in patients with end-stage renal disease.
- Inducible Apoe Gene Repair in Hypomorphic ApoE Mice Deficient in the Low-Density Lipoprotein Receptor Promotes Atheroma Stabilization with a Human-Like Lipoprotein Pro...
- Assessing the anatomic applicability of the multibranched endovascular repair of thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm technique.
- Efficacy and durability of endovascular thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair using the caudally directed cuff technique.
- Macrophage-Specific ApoE Gene Repair Reduces Diet-Induced Hyperlipidemia and Atherosclerosis in Hypomorphic Apoe Mice.
- Apolipoprotein E4 Domain Interaction Accelerates Diet-Induced Atherosclerosis in Hypomorphic Arg-61 Apoe Mice.
- ApoE Suppresses Atherosclerosis by Reducing Lipid Accumulation in Circulating Monocytes and the Expression of Inflammatory Molecules on Monocytes and Vascular Endothel...
- Do Microemboli Reach the Brain Penetrating Arteries?
- The distribution and size of ischemic lesions after carotid artery angioplasty and stenting: evidence for microembolization to terminal arteries.
- Long-term follow-up of neck expansion after endovascular aortic aneurysm repair.
- Distal filtration versus flow reversal: An ex vivo assessment of the choices for carotid embolic protection.
- Outcome of renal stenting for renal artery coverage during endovascular aortic aneurysm repair.
- Microemboli composed of cholesterol crystals disrupt the blood-brain barrier and reduce cognition.
- An experimental model of lacunar infarction: embolization of microthrombi.
- Branched stent-grafts: will these become the new standard?
- Endovascular treatment of thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms.
- Postprocedural microembolic events following carotid surgery and carotid angioplasty and stenting.
- Atheroembolism during percutaneous renal artery revascularization.
- Subclinical embolization after carotid artery stenting: new lesions on diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging occur postprocedure.
- Long-term outcome and reintervention after endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair using the Zenith stent graft.
- MRI of geometric and compositional features of vulnerable carotid plaque.
- Ezetimibe inhibits the incorporation of dietary oxidized cholesterol into lipoproteins.
- Unmasking complicated atherosclerotic plaques on carotid magnetic resonance angiography: a report of three cases.
- Adjunctive primary stenting of Zenith endograft limbs during endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair: implications for limb patency.
- Aortoiliac occlusive disease in patients with known or suspected peripheral vascular disease: safety and efficacy of gadofosveset-enhanced MR angiography--multicenter ...
- Atheroemboli during renal artery angioplasty: an ex vivo study.
- Credentialing for carotid artery stenting.
- Cerebral ischemia and infarction from atheroemboli <100 microm in Size.
- Contrast material-enhanced MRA overestimates severity of carotid stenosis, compared with 3D time-of-flight MRA.
- Oxidized cholesterol in the diet is a source of oxidized lipoproteins in human serum.
- Hepatic endosomal trafficking of lipoprotein-bound endotoxin in rats.
- Expansion rates and outcomes for the 3.0-cm to the 3.9-cm infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm.
- Natural varicella-zoster virus reactivation shortly after varicella immunization in a child.
- Rabbit aorta and human atherosclerotic lesions hydrolyze the sphingomyelin of retained low-density lipoprotein. Proposed role for arterial-wall sphingomyelinase in sub...
- Anaphylactoid reactions to vascular graft material presenting with vasodilation and subsequent disseminated intravascular coagulation.
- Secretory sphingomyelinase, a product of the acid sphingomyelinase gene, can hydrolyze atherogenic lipoproteins at neutral pH. Implications for atherosclerotic lesion ...
- Colestipol plus nicotinic acid in treatment of heterozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia.
- Relation of plasma lipid and apoprotein levels to progressive intimal hyperplasia after arterial endarterectomy.
- Triglyceride-rich lipoproteins isolated by selected-affinity anti-apolipoprotein B immunosorption from human atherosclerotic plaque.
- Impact of surgeon and surgical center characteristics on choice of permanent vascular access.
- Polyunsaturated fatty acids and peripheral artery disease.
- Cholesterol lowering with total parenteral nutrition (TPN)
- Comparative effects of hypertension and nicotine on injury-induced myointimal thickening.
- The "natural history" of segmental wall motion abnormalities in patients undergoing noncardiac surgery. S.P.I. Research Group.
- Efficacy of optimal long-term management of multiple cardiovascular risk factors (CVD) on walking and quality of life in patients with peripheral artery disease (PAD):...
- Dietary eicosapentaenoic acid and docosahexaenoic acid from fish oil. Their incorporation into advanced human atherosclerotic plaques.
- Composition and metabolism of symptomatic distal aortic plaque.
- Direct revascularization for occlusion of the trunks of the aortic arch.
- Biochemical characterization of atherosclerotic plaque constituents using FTIR spectroscopy and histology.
- Recurrent carotid stenosis: operative strategy and late results.
- Ischemia of the upper extremity: significance of proximal arterial disease.
- Regulation of hepatic lipid metabolism by cytokines that induce the acute phase response.
- Hypercholesterolemia and early restenosis after carotid endarterectomy.
- The effect of lipid lowering on the incidence of recurrent carotid stenosis.
- Connective tissue proteinases and inhibitors in abdominal aortic aneurysms. Involvement of the vasa vasorum in the pathogenesis of aortic aneurysms.
- Preoperative balloon-tipped catheter placement for proximal control in visceral artery aneurysm surgery.
- Lipids of human atherosclerotic plaques and xanthomas: clues to the mechanism of plaque progression.
- Basic data related to lipid abnormalities in peripheral vascular disease.
- Durability of endarterectomy and antegrade grafts in the treatment of chronic visceral ischemia.
- Chronic visceral ischemia. Three decades of progress.
- Saphenous vein bypass to pedal arteries. An aggressive strategy for foot salvage.
- The protective effect of serum lipoproteins against bacterial lipopolysaccharide.
- Inhibition of injury induced intimal hyperplasia by saralasin in rats.
- Human very low density lipoproteins and chylomicrons can protect against endotoxin-induced death in mice.
- Triglyceride-rich lipoproteins prevent septic death in rats.
- Predictors and outcomes of a perioperative myocardial infarction following elective vascular surgery in patients with documented coronary artery disease: results of th...
- Role for circulating lipoproteins in protection from endotoxin toxicity.
- Chylomicrons alter the fate of endotoxin, decreasing tumor necrosis factor release and preventing death.
- Chylomicrons can inhibit endotoxin activity in vitro.
- Chylomicron and chylomicron remnant metabolism in STZ-induced diabetic rats.
- Testosterone regulates metabolism of plasma chylomicrons in rats.
- Detection of endotoxin in triglyceride-rich lipoproteins in vitro.
- Chylomicrons enhance endotoxin excretion in bile.
- Exposure to cigarette smoke delays the plasma clearance of chylomicrons and chylomicron remnants in rats.
- Effect of dietary lipid peroxides on metabolism of serum chylomicrons in rats.
- Sepsis increases endocytosis of endotoxin into hepatocytes.
- Adverse effects of aspirin in the treatment of asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis. The VA Cooperative Asymptomatic Carotid Artery Stenosis Study Group.
- Coronary-artery revascularization before elective major vascular surgery.
- "Angiography" by magnetic resonance imaging: detailed vascular anatomy without ionizing radiation or contrast media.
- Transport of contrast agents in contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance angiography.
- Triglyceride-rich lipoproteins improve survival when given after endotoxin in rats.
- A prospective randomized trial of autologous platelet-derived wound healing factors for treatment of chronic nonhealing wounds: a preliminary report.
- Simultaneous resection of renal carcinoma and abdominal aortic aneurysm.
- Detection of clinically silent infarcts after carotid endarterectomy by use of diffusion-weighted imaging.
- Comparison of cardiac morbidity between aortic and infrainguinal operations. Study of Perioperative Ischemia (SPI) Research Group.
- Preoperative coronary artery revascularization and long-term outcomes following abdominal aortic vascular surgery in patients with abnormal myocardial perfusion scans:...
- Endotoxin and cytokines increase hepatic messenger RNA levels and serum concentrations of apolipoprotein J (clusterin) in Syrian hamsters.
- Assessment of carotid artery stenosis by MR angiography: comparison with x-ray angiography and color-coded Doppler ultrasound.
- Recombinant human tissue-type plasminogen activator is an effective agent for thrombolysis of peripheral arteries and bypass grafts: preliminary report.
- Cigarette smoke alters chylomicron metabolism in rats.
- Oxidized lipids in the diet are a source of oxidized lipid in chylomicrons of human serum.
- The effect of oxidized lipids in the diet on serum lipoprotein peroxides in control and diabetic rats.
- A blinded trial of local recombinant tissue factor pathway inhibitor versus either local or systemic heparin in a vein bypass model.
- High-resolution CT imaging of carotid artery atherosclerotic plaques.
- Atherosclerotic plaque progression in carotid arteries: monitoring with high-spatial-resolution MR imaging--multicenter trial.
- Recurrent carotid stenosis: a consequence of local or systemic factors? The influence of unrepaired technical defects.
- Structure of plaque at carotid bifurcation: high-resolution MRI with histological correlation.
- Particle size distribution of lipoproteins from human atherosclerotic plaque: a preliminary report.
Schools
Oregon Health And Science University School Of Medicine
Baltimore City Hosps
New England Med Center Hosps
University Of Oregonhealth Sciences University Portland
Procedures Preformed
- Arteriovenous Fistula Repair
- Arteriovenous Shunt Creation
- Non-Coronary Angioplasty, Atherectomy, and Stenting
- Peripheral Artery Catheterization
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Doctors Specialties
- General Surgery
- Vascular Surgery
Accepted Insurances
Awards
- Fellow (FACS)
Education
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Oregon Health & Science University -
Tufts Medical Center -
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center -
Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine
Hospital
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UCSF Medical Center -
San Francisco VA Medical Center
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