2020
Association of perceived stress with health status outcomes in patients with peripheral artery disease
Malik AO, Peri-Okonny P, Gosch K, Thomas MB, Mena-Hurtado C, Hiatt W, Aronow HD, Jones PG, Provance J, Labrosciano C, Jelani QU, Spertus JA, Smolderen KG. Association of perceived stress with health status outcomes in patients with peripheral artery disease. Journal Of Psychosomatic Research 2020, 140: 110313. PMID: 33279876, PMCID: PMC8130536, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2020.110313.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeripheral artery diseaseHealth status outcomesArtery diseaseStatus outcomesSelf-perceived stressSummary scoresDisease-specific health statusPoor recoveryHigh chronic stressProspective registryChart reviewAnalytical cohortMean ageAverage stress scoreHealth statusDisease severityPatientsChronic stressComorbiditiesSum scoreAverage exposureDiseaseStress scoresSocioeconomic statusTime points
2019
Re-Opening Leg Arteries: Approach to Chronic Total Occlusion
Shah S, Mena-Hurtado C. Re-Opening Leg Arteries: Approach to Chronic Total Occlusion. 2019, 293-299. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-17918-6_23.ChaptersChronic total occlusionBurden of diseaseMedical comorbiditiesSurgical riskCTO lesionsPatient factorsSurgical managementDegree of calcificationTotal occlusionAnatomical considerationsAnatomical factorsVascular anatomyRevascularizationComorbiditiesOptimal methodLesionsNeovascularizationDiseaseCalcificationOcclusionAntiplatelet 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
2016
Carotid stenting versus endarterectomy for the treatment of carotid artery stenosis: Contemporary results from a large single center study
Meller SM, Al‐Damluji M, Gutierrez A, Stilp E, Mena‐Hurtado C. Carotid stenting versus endarterectomy for the treatment of carotid artery stenosis: Contemporary results from a large single center study. Catheterization And Cardiovascular Interventions 2016, 88: 822-830. PMID: 27219323, DOI: 10.1002/ccd.26593.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBaseline medical comorbiditiesMedical comorbiditiesComposite endpointMyocardial infarctionSymptom statusCarotid revascularizationCarotid endarterectomy (CEA) versus carotid arteryPrimary end pointCause of strokeOccurrence of strokeEmbolic protection devicesCarotid artery stenosisMultivariate regression analysisHigh ratePeriprocedural deathPeriprocedural strokeComplication rateArtery stenosisCarotid stenosisPatient populationCarotid arteryComorbiditiesEnd pointStrokePatients