2016
Risk stratification, perioperative and periprocedural management of the patient receiving anticoagulant therapy
Oprea AD, Noto CJ, Halaszynski TM. Risk stratification, perioperative and periprocedural management of the patient receiving anticoagulant therapy. Journal Of Clinical Anesthesia 2016, 34: 586-599. PMID: 27687455, DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2016.06.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeriprocedural managementPerioperative periodInterventional pain proceduresRandomized clinical trialsAntithrombotic therapyAnticoagulant therapyPerioperative managementThromboembolic complicationsCoronary diseaseRisk stratificationAtrial fibrillationOutpatient settingPain proceduresClinical trialsRegional anesthesiaClinical judgmentUS populationTherapeutic useTime pointsAnticoagulantsTherapySubsequent increaseSpecial considerationAnticoagulationComplications
2012
Comparison of the Effect on Long-Term Outcomes in Patients With Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms of Taking Versus Not Taking a Statin Drug
Jovin IS, Duggal M, Ebisu K, Paek H, Oprea AD, Tranquilli M, Rizzo J, Memet R, Feldman M, Dziura J, Brandt CA, Elefteriades JA. Comparison of the Effect on Long-Term Outcomes in Patients With Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms of Taking Versus Not Taking a Statin Drug. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2012, 109: 1050-1054. PMID: 22221941, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2011.11.038.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsThoracic aortic aneurysmLong-term outcomesComposite end pointAortic aneurysmAneurysm repairEnd pointImproved long-term outcomesOutcomes of patientsCohort of patientsKaplan-Meier analysisMedian followStatin intakeStatin therapyMedical therapyStatinsFirst presentationPatientsSurvival rateAneurysmsStatin drugsOutcomesTherapyIntakeRepairCohort