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Secondary interventions following open vs endovascular revascularization for chronic limb threatening ischemia in the BEST-CLI trial
Conte M, Azene E, Doros G, Gasper W, Hamza T, Kashyap V, Guzman R, Mena-Hurtado C, Menard M, Rosenfield K, Rowe V, Strong M, Farber A. Secondary interventions following open vs endovascular revascularization for chronic limb threatening ischemia in the BEST-CLI trial. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2024, 79: 1428-1437.e4. PMID: 38368997, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2024.02.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIntention-to-treatBEST-CLIChronic limb-threatening ischemiaOpen bypassRe-interventionBEST-CLI trialCohort 1Limb-threatening ischemiaSecondary analysisCox regression modelsOpen armMultivariate Cox regression modelRegression modelsDuration of follow-upTrial cohortCohortAnalyzed dataRandomized trialsFollow-upReduced hazardEndovascular revascularizationCLTIInitial treatmentTrialsStudy endpoint
2024
The Incidence and Impact of Cardiac Function Decline after Lower Extremity Revascularization
Jamil Y, Huttler J, Alameddine D, Wu Z, Mena-Hurtado C, Velazquez E, Guzman R, Ochoa Chaar C. The Incidence and Impact of Cardiac Function Decline after Lower Extremity Revascularization. Annals Of Vascular Surgery 2024 PMID: 39343374, DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2024.07.119.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCardiac functional declineStable cardiac functionLower extremity revascularizationPeripheral arterial diseaseCardiac functionFollow-upExtremity revascularizationFunctional declineElectronic records of patientsKaplan-Meier analysisRecords of patientsMode of revascularizationAdverse limb eventsLower-extremity revascularizationTransthoracic echocardiogramReintervention rateHeart failureDiabetes mellitusPeriprocedural bleedingPatient characteristicsArtery diseasePatientsLimb eventsIncreased mortalityRevascularizationImpact of early intervention on health status outcomes in peripheral artery disease patients with chronic total occlusion lesions using the PORTRAIT registry
Cerrud-Rodriguez R, Romain G, Hussain Y, Cleman J, Callegari S, Scierka L, Smolderen K, Mena-Hurtado C. Impact of early intervention on health status outcomes in peripheral artery disease patients with chronic total occlusion lesions using the PORTRAIT registry. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2024, 80: 780-790.e10. PMID: 38735596, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2024.04.061.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPeripheral Artery QuestionnairePeripheral arterial diseaseHealth statusChronic total occlusionChronic total occlusion lesionsPAD-specific health statusEarly invasive treatmentMultilevel generalized linear regression modelsPeripheral arterial disease symptomsLower extremity peripheral arterial diseaseBaseline health statusHealth status outcomesInvasive treatmentHealth status trajectoriesNon-invasive treatmentPatients' health statusImpact of early interventionHigh health statusFollow-upPeripheral arterial disease patientsSymptomatic peripheral arterial diseaseMonths of follow-upPresence of chronic total occlusionNon-invasive treatment strategyStatus outcomesAbstract 1150: Effect Of Diabetes On Clinical Outcomes In Patients With Peripheral Arterial Disease Undergoing Lower Extremity Revascularization: A Systematic Review And Meta-analysis
EDJIMBI J, Aziri B, Begic E, Cleman J, Smolderen K, Mena-Hurtado C. Abstract 1150: Effect Of Diabetes On Clinical Outcomes In Patients With Peripheral Arterial Disease Undergoing Lower Extremity Revascularization: A Systematic Review And Meta-analysis. Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis And Vascular Biology 2024, 44 DOI: 10.1161/atvb.44.suppl_1.1150.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPeripheral arterial diseaseLower extremity revascularizationLimb amputationRisk of major limb amputationOpen lower extremity revascularizationMajor limb amputationIncreased riskMeta-analysisImpact of diabetesEffects of diabetesExtremity revascularizationRandom-effects modelAssociated with diabetesClinical outcomesLower-extremity revascularizationSystematic reviewCochrane DatabaseSystematic searchReview ManagerObservational studyAmputationDiabetesAdverse cardiovascular eventsFollow-upDays of follow-up