2022
Statins and statin intensity in peripheral artery disease.
Sagris M, Katsaros I, Giannopoulos S, Rosenberg RD, Altin SE, Rallidis L, Mena-Hurtado C, Armstrong EJ, Kokkinidis DG. Statins and statin intensity in peripheral artery disease. Vasa 2022, 51: 198-211. PMID: 35673949, DOI: 10.1024/0301-1526/a001012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor adverse cardiovascular eventsPeripheral artery diseaseLow-intensity statinsLoss of patencyStatin useStatin doseIntensity statinsArtery diseaseFirst-line lipid-lowering therapyAdverse cardiovascular eventsAmputation-free survivalHigher statin doseLipid-lowering therapyMyocardial infarction rateRisk of amputationImpact of statinsStatin intensityCardiovascular eventsPAD patientsCardiovascular deathCardiovascular mortalityCause mortalityInfarction rateIschemia patientsStatin treatment
2020
Impact of atrial fibrillation on the outcomes of transcatheter mitral valve repair using MitraClip: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Shah S, Raj V, Abdelghany M, Mena-Hurtado C, Riaz S, Patel S, Wiener H, Chaudhuri D. Impact of atrial fibrillation on the outcomes of transcatheter mitral valve repair using MitraClip: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Heart Failure Reviews 2020, 26: 531-543. PMID: 33169339, DOI: 10.1007/s10741-020-10051-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTranscatheter mitral valve repairAtrial fibrillationMitral valve repairAF patientsCause mortalityMitral regurgitationValve repairSystematic reviewHeart failure hospitalizationHF hospitalizationHospital mortalityFailure hospitalizationCardiovascular mortalityCommon arrhythmiaProcedural failureInclusion criteriaHigh riskPatientsMitraClipMortalitySystematic searchGoogle ScholarHospitalizationRiskFibrillationMultivessel Versus Culprit-Only Revascularization in STEMI and Multivessel Coronary Artery Disease Meta-Analysis of Randomized Trials
Atti V, Gwon Y, Narayanan MA, Garcia S, Sandoval Y, Brilakis ES, Basir MB, Turagam MK, Khandelwal A, Mena-Hurtado C, Mamas MA, Abbott JD, Bhatt DL, Velagapudi P. Multivessel Versus Culprit-Only Revascularization in STEMI and Multivessel Coronary Artery Disease Meta-Analysis of Randomized Trials. JACC Cardiovascular Interventions 2020, 13: 1571-1582. PMID: 32646699, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2020.04.055.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultivessel percutaneous coronary interventionST-segment elevation myocardial infarctionPercutaneous coronary interventionElevation myocardial infarctionMultivessel coronary artery diseaseCulprit vesselCoronary artery diseaseCause mortalityMyocardial infarctionArtery diseaseControlled TrialsRisk ratioLower riskUnderwent multivessel PCIVersus Culprit-Only RevascularizationCulprit-only revascularizationMultivessel PCI strategyPrimary efficacy outcomeCochrane Central RegisterContrast-induced nephropathyConfidence intervalsRandom-effects modelWeb of ScienceMajor bleedingCardiovascular mortality