2021
Lack of Guideline-Directed Medical Therapy in Patients Undergoing Endovascular Procedures for Critical Limb Ischemia
Llanos-Chea F, Jelani QU, Trejo-Paredes C, Curtis JP, Parzynski CS, Huang J, Faridi KF, Turner J, Smolderen KG, Mena-Hurtado C. Lack of Guideline-Directed Medical Therapy in Patients Undergoing Endovascular Procedures for Critical Limb Ischemia. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2021, 77: 1374-1375. PMID: 33706882, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2020.12.063.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overAngiotensin Receptor AntagonistsAngiotensin-Converting Enzyme InhibitorsCohort StudiesEndovascular ProceduresFemaleGuideline AdherenceHumansHydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase InhibitorsIschemiaMaleMiddle AgedPeripheral Arterial DiseasePlatelet Aggregation Inhibitors
2016
Angiotensin II antagonism is associated with reduced risk for gastrointestinal bleeding caused by arteriovenous malformations in patients with left ventricular assist devices
Houston BA, Schneider AL, Vaishnav J, Cromwell DM, Miller PE, Faridi KF, Shah A, Sciortino C, Whitman G, Tedford RJ, Stevens GR, Judge DP, Russell SD, Rouf R. Angiotensin II antagonism is associated with reduced risk for gastrointestinal bleeding caused by arteriovenous malformations in patients with left ventricular assist devices. The Journal Of Heart And Lung Transplantation 2016, 36: 380-385. PMID: 28169115, DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2016.12.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAngiotensin Receptor AntagonistsAngiotensin-Converting Enzyme InhibitorsArteriovenous MalformationsFemaleGastrointestinal HemorrhageHeart FailureHeart-Assist DevicesHumansLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesConceptsLeft ventricular assist deviceGastrointestinal bleedingAngiotensin II antagonismARB therapyVascular endothelial growth factorArteriovenous malformationsVentricular assist deviceAssist deviceAngiotensin receptor blocker therapyContinuous-flow Left Ventricular Assist DevicesAssociation of ACEIReceptor blocker therapyInternational normalized ratioRegression hazard modelGastrointestinal arteriovenous malformationsJohns Hopkins HospitalLogistic regression analysisRisk of AVMAngiotensin II SignalingEndothelial growth factorBlocker therapyRenal functionAdult patientsBlood pressureCardiomyopathy etiology