By Dr Shannon Dean Thomas

Journal articles

Chong RC; Blah T; Katib N; Warburton T; Varcoe R; Thomas S, 2025, 'Endovascular salvage of early failure of arteriovenous fistula by transradial arterial and retrograde venous fistuloplasty and stenting', Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases Innovations and Techniques, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jvscit.2025.101794

Edgar B; Stevenson K; Aitken E; Jackson A; Thomas S; Snoeijs M; Franchin M; Tozzi M; Kingsmore DB, 2025, 'A review of technical steps in the performance of arteriovenous fistula creation', Journal of Vascular Access, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/11297298251328715

, 2025, 'Retraction Notice (Journal of Vascular Surgery: Venous and Lymphatic Disorders (2023) 11(4) (832–842), (S2213333X2300063X), (10.1016/j.jvsv.2023.02.002))', Journal of Vascular Surgery Venous and Lymphatic Disorders, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jvsv.2024.101982

Carroll J; Colley E; Cartmill M; Thomas SD, 2025, 'Robotic tomographic ultrasound and artificial intelligence for management of haemodialysis arteriovenous fistulae', Journal of Vascular Access, 26, pp. 242 - 250, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/11297298231210019

Mwipatayi BP; Barry IP; Hanna J; Macarulay R; Wong J; Thomas S; Vijayan V; Puttaswamy V; Ward NC, 2024, 'A sex-based analysis of 5-year outcomes following stenting for the treatment of aorto-iliac occlusive disease', Vascular, 32, pp. 1403 - 1409, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/17085381231194152

Chong R; Sebastian E; Katib N; Lennox A; Varcoe R; Thomas S, 2024, 'Intravascular lithotripsy in infra-popliteal peripheral artery disease', Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery, 65, pp. 454 - 459, http://dx.doi.org/10.23736/S0021-9509.24.13148-5

Villalba LM; Bayat I; Dubenec S; Puckridge P; Thomas S; Varcoe R; Vasudevan T; Tripathi R, 2024, 'Review of the literature supporting international clinical practice guidelines on iliac venous stenting and their applicability to Australia and New Zealand practice', Journal of Vascular Surgery Venous and Lymphatic Disorders, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jvsv.2024.101843

Ng O; Thomas S; Gunasekera S; Varcoe R; Barber T, 2024, 'Identifying problematic arteriovenous fistula with CFD-derived resistance: An exploratory study', Journal of Biomechanics, 171, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2024.112203

Gunasekera S; de Silva C; Ng O; Thomas S; Varcoe R; Barber T, 2024, 'Stenosis to stented: decrease in flow disturbances following stent implantation of a diseased arteriovenous fistula', Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology, 23, pp. 453 - 468, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10237-023-01784-5

Warburton TM; Thomas SD; Holden A; Katib N; Varcoe RL, 2024, 'A Cost-Consequence Analysis Comparing Balloon-Expandable Covered Stents for the Management of Aortoiliac Occlusive Disease', Journal of Endovascular Therapy, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/15266028241234001

Patrone L; Pasqui E; Conte MS; Farber A; Ferraresi R; Menard M; Mills JL; Rundback J; Schneider P; Ysa A; Abhishek K; Adams GL; Ahmad N; Ahmed I; Alexandrescu VA; Amor M; Alper D; Andrassy M; Attinger C; Baadh A; Barakat H; Biasi L; Bisdas T; Bhatti Z; Blessing E; Bonaca MP; Bonvini S; Bosiers M; Bradbury AW; Beasley R; Behrendt CA; Brodmann M; Cabral G; Cancellieri R; Casini A; Chandra V; Chisci E; Chohan O; Choke ETC; Chong PFS; Clerici G; Coscas R; Costantino M; Dalla Paola L; Dand S; Davies RSM; D’Oria M; Diamantopoulos A; Debus S; Deloose K; Del Giudice C; Donato GD; Rubertis BD; Paul De Vries J; Dias NV; Diaz-Sandoval L; Dick F; Donas K; Dua A; Fanelli F; Fazzini S; Foteh M; Gandini R; Gargiulo M; Garriboli L; Genovese EA; Gifford E; Goueffic Y; Goverde P; Chand Gupta P; Hinchliffe R; Holden A; Houlind KC; Howard DPJ; Huasen B; Isernia G; Katsanos K; Katzen B; Kolh P; Koncar I; Korosoglou G; Krishnan P; Kroencke T; Krokidis M; Kumarasamy A; Hayes P; Iida O; Alejandre Lafont E; Langhoff R; Lecis A; Lessne M; Lichaa H; Lichtenberg M; Lobato M; Lopes A; Loreni G; Lucatelli P; Madassery S; Maene L; Manzi M, 2024, 'The “Woundosome” Concept and Its Impact on Procedural Outcomes in Patients With Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia', Journal of Endovascular Therapy, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/15266028241231745

Villalba L; Bayat I; Dubenec S; Puckridge P; Thomas SD; Varcoe RL; Vasudevan T; Tripathi RK, 2023, 'Australian and New Zealand Society for Vascular Surgery clinical practice guidelines on venous outflow Obstruction of the femoral-iliocaval veins', Journal of Vascular Surgery Venous and Lymphatic Disorders, 11, pp. 832 - 842, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jvsv.2023.02.002

Thomas SD; Peden S; Katib N; Crowe P; Barber T; Varcoe RL, 2023, 'Long-term Results of Interwoven Nitinol Stents to Treat the Radiocephalic Anastomotic Arteriovenous Fistula Stenosis', Journal of Endovascular Therapy, 30, pp. 176 - 184, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/15266028221075230

Ng O; Gunasekera S; Varcoe R; Thomas S; Barber T, 2023, 'A review of the predictive methods for arteriovenous fistula (AVF) failure identification', Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering Imaging and Visualization, 11, pp. 442 - 452, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21681163.2022.2074545

Ng O; Gunasekera SD; Thomas SD; Varcoe RL; Barber TJ, 2023, 'The effect of assumed boundary conditions on the accuracy of patient-specific CFD arteriovenous fistula model', Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering Imaging and Visualization, 11, pp. 31 - 43, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21681163.2022.2040054

Gunasekera S; Barber T; Ng O; Thomas S; Varcoe R; De Silva C, 2022, 'Mitigation of the turbulence within an arteriovenous fistula with a stent implantation', Physical Review Fluids, 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevFluids.7.123101

Thomas SD; Sideris A; Narroway H; McLachlan R; Robertson C; Crowe P; Varcoe RL, 2022, 'Arteriovenous fistula formation with adjuvant endovascular maturation', Journal of Vascular Surgery, 75, pp. 641 - 650.e2, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jvs.2021.08.072

Gunasekera S; Ng O; Thomas S; Varcoe R; de Silva C; Barber T, 2021, 'Impact of juxta-anastomotic stent implantation on the haemodynamics within a single representative patient AVF', International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow, 92, pp. 108874, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatfluidflow.2021.108874

Voûte MT; Stathis A; Schneider PA; Thomas SD; Brodmann M; Armstrong EJ; Holden A; Varcoe RL, 2021, 'Delphi Consensus Study Toward a Comprehensive Classification System for Angioplasty-Induced Femoropopliteal Dissection: The DISFORM Study', Jacc Cardiovascular Interventions, 14, pp. 2391 - 2401, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcin.2021.07.056

Dinh K; Limmer AM; Chen AZL; Thomas SD; Holden A; Schneider PA; Varcoe RL, 2021, 'Mortality Rates After Paclitaxel-Coated Device Use in Patients With Occlusive Femoropopliteal Disease: An Updated Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials', Journal of Endovascular Therapy, 28, pp. 755 - 777, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/15266028211023505

Altaf N; Ariyaratne TV; Peacock A; Deltetto I; El-Hoss J; Thomas S; Taylor C; Mwipatayi BP, 2021, 'A Budget Impact Model for the use of Drug-Eluting Stents in Patients with Symptomatic Lower-Limb Peripheral Arterial Disease: An Australian Perspective', Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology, 44, pp. 1375 - 1383, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00270-021-02848-8

Chen O; Hajian H; Varcoe RL; Thomas SD, 2021, 'Infective thrombophlebitis after great saphenous vein cyanoacrylate embolization', Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases Innovations and Techniques, 7, pp. 577 - 580, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jvscit.2021.05.011

Vasudevan T; Robinson DA; Hill AA; Ouriel K; Holden A; Gagnon J; Machan L; Nammuni I; Thomas SD; Varcoe RL, 2021, 'Safety and feasibility report on nonimplantable endovenous valve formation for the treatment of deep vein reflux', Journal of Vascular Surgery Venous and Lymphatic Disorders, 9, pp. 1200 - 1208, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jvsv.2020.12.073

Giurgius M; Horn M; Thomas SD; Shishehbor MH; Barry Beiles C; Mwipatayi BP; Varcoe RL, 2021, 'The Relationship Between Carotid Revascularization Procedural Volume and Perioperative Outcomes in Australia and New Zealand', Angiology, 72, pp. 715 - 723, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0003319721991717

Murtidjaja M; Stathis AO; Thomas SD; Beiles CB; Mwipatayi BP; Katib N; Varcoe RL, 2021, 'Trends and outcomes in Australian carotid artery revascularization surgery: 2010–2017', ANZ Journal of Surgery, 91, pp. 1203 - 1210, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ans.16757

Varcoe RL; Menting TP; Thomas SD; Lennox AF, 2021, 'Long-term results of a prospective, single-arm evaluation of everolimus-eluting bioresorbable vascular scaffolds in infrapopliteal arteries', Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions, 97, pp. 142 - 149, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccd.29327

Gunasekera S; Ng O; Thomas S; Varcoe R; de Silva C; Barber T, 2020, 'Tomographic PIV analysis of physiological flow conditions in a patient-specific arteriovenous fistula', Experiments in Fluids, 61, pp. 253, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00348-020-03085-4

Colley E; Simmons A; Varcoe R; Thomas S; Barber T, 2020, 'Arteriovenous fistula maturation and the influence of fluid dynamics', Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part H Journal of Engineering in Medicine, 234, pp. 1197 - 1208, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0954411920926077

Narroway HG; Katib N; Gomes ML; Varcoe RL; Thomas SD, 2020, 'Kounis Syndrome after Angioplasty of the Superficial Femoral Artery with Paclitaxel-Coated Balloon', Annals of Vascular Surgery, 69, pp. 450 - 450.e22, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.avsg.2020.06.010

Aslam A; Thomas SD; Vijayan V; Crowe P; Varcoe RL; Swinnen J, 2020, 'Nitinol stent–assisted maturation of the dysfunctional cannulation zone in the immature arteriovenous fistula', Journal of Vascular Access, 21, pp. 908 - 916, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1129729820911787

Sawang M; Paravastu SCV; Liu Z; Thomas SD; Beiles CB; Mwipatayi BP; Verhagen HJM; Verhoeven ELG; Varcoe RL, 2020, 'The Relationship Between Operative Volume and Peri-operative Mortality After Non-elective Aortic Aneurysm Repair in Australia', European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, 60, pp. 519 - 530, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejvs.2020.04.029

Dinh K; Gomes ML; Thomas SD; Paravastu SCV; Holden A; Schneider PA; Varcoe RL, 2020, 'Mortality After Paclitaxel-Coated Device Use in Patients With Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials', Journal of Endovascular Therapy, 27, pp. 175 - 185, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1526602820904783

Carroll JE; Colley ES; Thomas SD; Varcoe RL; Simmons A; Barber TJ, 2020, 'Tracking geometric and hemodynamic alterations of an arteriovenous fistula through patient-specific modelling', Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine, 186, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cmpb.2019.105203

Lee H; Thomas SD; Paravastu S; Barber T; Varcoe RL, 2020, 'Dynamic Banding (DYBAND) Technique for Symptomatic High-Flow Fistulae', Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, 54, pp. 5 - 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1538574419874934

Narroway H; Katib N; Gomes M; Thomas S, 2020, 'Anaphylaxis Following Angioplasty of the Superficial Femoral Artery with Paclitaxel-Coated Balloon: A Case Report', The Arab Journal of Interventional Radiology, http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0041-1729097

Mwipatayi BP; Tan RLW; Faraj J; Daneshmand A; Oshin O; Altaf N; Thomas SD; Tosenovsky PJ; Wong J; Vijayan V; Freeman AJ; Burrows SA, 2020, 'Multicentre Covariate Adjustment Analysis of Short-Term and 5-Year Outcomes after Endovascular Repair according to Sex.', Surg Res Pract, 2020, pp. 8970759, http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/8970759

Altaf N; Ariyaratne TV; Peacock A; Deltetto I; El-Hoss J; Thomas S; Taylor C; Mwipatayi P, 2020, 'PP339 A Budget Impact Model Of The Eluvia^TM Drug-Eluting Stent from The Australian Public Hospital And National Payer Perspective', International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care, 36, pp. 29 - 29, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0266462320001609

Thomas S; Narroway H, 2020, 'Real-World Experience with the Viabahn-Covered Stent in the Cephalic Arch Vein of the Native Arteriovenous Fistula', The Arab Journal of Interventional Radiology, http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0041-1729073

Dinh K; Thomas SD; Cho T; Swinnen J; Crowe P; Varcoe RL, 2019, 'Use of paclitaxel eluting stents in arteriovenous fistulas: A pilot study', Vascular Specialist International, 35, pp. 225 - 231, http://dx.doi.org/10.5758/vsi.2019.35.4.225

Robertson C; Varcoe RL; Black S; Thomas SD, 2019, 'Histopathology of Iliocaval Venous In-Stent Restenosis Treated With Directional Atherectomy', Journal of Endovascular Therapy, 26, pp. 742 - 746, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1526602819857240

Dinh K; Limmer AM; Paravastu SCV; Thomas SD; Bennett MH; Holden A; Varcoe RL, 2019, 'Mortality After Paclitaxel-Coated Device Use in Dialysis Access: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis', Journal of Endovascular Therapy, 26, pp. 600 - 612, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1526602819872154

Thomas SD; Peden S; Crowe P; Varcoe RL, 2019, 'Interwoven Nitinol Stents to Treat Radiocephalic Anastomotic Arteriovenous Fistula Stenosis', Journal of Endovascular Therapy, 26, pp. 394 - 401, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1526602819842851

Varcoe RL; Sawang M; Paravastu SCV; Liu Z; Thomas SD; Beiles CB; Mwipatayi BP; Verhagen HJM; Verhoeven ELG, 2019, 'Response to ‘Re. Importance of Surgeon Experience in the Relationship between Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Surgery Volume and Peri-operative Mortality’', European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, 57, pp. 746 - 747, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejvs.2019.01.013

Sawang M; Paravastu SCV; Liu Z; Thomas SD; Beiles CB; Mwipatayi BP; Verhagen HJM; Verhoeven ELG; Varcoe RL, 2019, 'The Relationship Between Aortic Aneurysm Surgery Volume and Peri-Operative Mortality in Australia', European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, 57, pp. 510 - 519, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejvs.2018.09.019

McLachlan RHP; Lennox AF; Varcoe RL; Thomas SD, 2019, 'Endovascular treatment of critical lower limb ischemia caused by giant cell arteritis', Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases and Innovative Techniques, 5, pp. 31 - 34, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jvscit.2018.09.008

Varcoe RL; Paravastu SC; Thomas SD; Bennett MH, 2019, 'The use of drug-eluting stents in infrapopliteal arteries: An updated systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized trials', International Angiology, 38, pp. 121 - 135, http://dx.doi.org/10.23736/S0392-9590.19.04049-5

Sawang M; Paravastu SCV; Liu Z; Thomas SD; Beiles CB; Mwipatayi BP; Verhagen HJM; Verhoeven ELG; Varcoe RL, 2019, 'The Relationship Between Aortic Aneurysm Surgery Volume and Peri-Operative Mortality in Australia', Journal of Vascular Surgery, 69, pp. 2004 - 2004, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jvs.2019.03.032

Varcoe RL; Thomas SD; Lennox AF, 2018, 'Three-Year Results of the Absorb Everolimus-Eluting Bioresorbable Vascular Scaffold in Infrapopliteal Arteries', Journal of Endovascular Therapy, 25, pp. 694 - 701, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1526602818799736

Colley E; Carroll J; Thomas S; Varcoe RL; Simmons A; Barber T, 2018, 'A methodology for non-invasive 3-D surveillance of arteriovenous fistulae using freehand ultrasound', IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, 65, pp. 1885 - 1891, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TBME.2017.2782781

Tang L; Paravastu SCV; Thomas SD; Tan E; Farmer E; Varcoe RL, 2018, 'Cost Analysis of Initial Treatment With Endovascular Revascularization, Open Surgery, or Primary Major Amputation in Patients With Peripheral Artery Disease', Journal of Endovascular Therapy, 25, pp. 504 - 511, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1526602818774786

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