Featured Publications
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
2023
Representativeness of Peripheral Artery Disease Randomized Clinical Trials Supporting Current Guidelines
Castro-Dominguez Y, Mena-Hurtado C, Algara M, Obas V, Ahmed Z, Romain G, Solaru K, Smolderen K. Representativeness of Peripheral Artery Disease Randomized Clinical Trials Supporting Current Guidelines. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2023, 201: 166-169. PMID: 37385170, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2023.05.053.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeripheral artery diseasePAD guidelinesArtery diseaseRecent American Heart Association/American CollegeAmerican Heart Association/American CollegeLower extremity peripheral artery diseaseOlder adult patientsRace/ethnicity distributionAdult patientsPooled proportionMean ageClinical trialsCurrent guidelinesEpidemiologic studiesAmerican CollegeTrial participantsRCTsEthnicity distributionOlder adultsTrialsWomenPatientsDiseaseGuidelinesEthnic groups
2020
MULTIVESSEL VS CULPRIT VESSEL ONLY PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION IN ST-ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION AND MULTIVESSEL CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE: A META-ANALYSIS OF RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS
Atti V, Narayanan M, Garcia S, Sandoval Y, Brilakis E, Basir M, Turagam M, Khandelwal A, Mena-Hurtado C, Mamas M, Kirtane A, Abbott J, Bhatt D, Velagapudi P. MULTIVESSEL VS CULPRIT VESSEL ONLY PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION IN ST-ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION AND MULTIVESSEL CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE: A META-ANALYSIS OF RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2020, 75: 171. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(20)30798-1.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
DRUG COATED BALLOON VERSUS PLAIN BALLOON ANGIOPLASTY IN FEMORO-POPLITEAL DISEASE: AN UPDATED META-ANALYSIS OF RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS
Narayanan M, Shah S, Qurat-ul-Ain J, Garcia S, Mena-Hurtado C. DRUG COATED BALLOON VERSUS PLAIN BALLOON ANGIOPLASTY IN FEMORO-POPLITEAL DISEASE: AN UPDATED META-ANALYSIS OF RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2019, 73: 1058. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(19)31665-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchReview of the Current Basic Science Strategies to Treat Critical Limb Ischemia
Haghighat L, Ionescu CN, Regan CJ, Altin SE, Attaran RR, Mena-Hurtado CI. Review of the Current Basic Science Strategies to Treat Critical Limb Ischemia. Vascular And Endovascular Surgery 2019, 53: 316-324. PMID: 30808262, DOI: 10.1177/1538574419831489.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCritical limb ischemiaLimb ischemiaDevelopment of CLIMolecular therapyPoor surgical candidatesImpairment of angiogenesisSurgical candidatesMicrovascular changesNovel imaging modalityTreatment optionsMorbid diseaseTranslational medicine studiesTherapyMedicine studiesImaging modalitiesIschemiaDiseasePatientsPathophysiologyArteriogenesisImpairmentTrialsAntiplatelet therapy for tibial balloon angioplasty: A clinical perspective
Ionescu CN, Altin SE, Mena-Hurtado C. Antiplatelet therapy for tibial balloon angioplasty: A clinical perspective. SAGE Open Medicine 2019, 7: 2050312119854579. PMID: 31210934, PMCID: PMC6545680, DOI: 10.1177/2050312119854579.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTibial balloon angioplastyCritical limb ischaemiaBalloon angioplastyAntiplatelet therapyLimb ischaemiaCritical limb ischaemia patientsNumber of patientsMultiple comorbiditiesPreclinical dataAngioplasty techniquesTherapeutic approachesHigh riskPost interventionAngioplastyClinical perspectiveTherapyIschaemiaPatientsShort durationComorbiditiesTrialsImportant role
2018
TCT-132 Balloon-Expandable ePTFE-Covered Stent for Obstructive Lesions in the Iliac Artery: 24-Month Results from the BOLSTER Trial
Bouras G, Laird J, Zeller T, Holden A, Zhou S, Mena-Hurtado C, Cristea E, Lansky A, Lansky A. TCT-132 Balloon-Expandable ePTFE-Covered Stent for Obstructive Lesions in the Iliac Artery: 24-Month Results from the BOLSTER Trial. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2018, 72: b57. DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2018.08.1238.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2016
Carotid artery stenting versus carotid endarterectomy
Nanna MG, Gomes P, Njoh RF, Ward C, Attaran RR, Mena C. Carotid artery stenting versus carotid endarterectomy. Postgraduate Medical Journal 2016, 92: 532-539. PMID: 27317752, DOI: 10.1136/postgradmedj-2015-133689.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCarotid endarterectomyCarotid artery stentingCarotid artery stenosisArtery stentingMedical therapyArtery stenosisCarotid stenosisTreatment optionsSurgical techniqueTreatment strategiesCarotid arteryMajor causeEndarterectomyStenosisStrokeMorbidityStentingArterySignificant contributorOptionsTherapyMortalityTrials
2014
TCT-531 EXCITE ISR: A Prospective, Randomized Controlled Trial of Excimer Laser Atherectomy vs Balloon Angioplasty for the Treatment of Femoropopliteal In-Stent Restenosis
Dippel E, Makam P, Kovach R, George J, Patlola R, Metzger D, Mena C, Soukas P, Colon-Hernadez P, Stark M, Walker C. TCT-531 EXCITE ISR: A Prospective, Randomized Controlled Trial of Excimer Laser Atherectomy vs Balloon Angioplasty for the Treatment of Femoropopliteal In-Stent Restenosis. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2014, 64: b155. DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2014.07.590.Peer-Reviewed Original Research