2019
Endovascular Treatment of Inferior Vena Cava Thrombosis in Metastatic Malignancy: A Case Report and Review of Literature
Shapero KS, Jelani QU, Mena C. Endovascular Treatment of Inferior Vena Cava Thrombosis in Metastatic Malignancy: A Case Report and Review of Literature. Vascular And Endovascular Surgery 2019, 53: 507-511. PMID: 31216954, DOI: 10.1177/1538574419857992.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInferior vena cava thrombosisLower extremity edemaVena cava thrombosisAcute liver failureRight atriumIVC thrombosisCava thrombosisExtremity edemaLiver failureSevere bilateral lower extremity edemaBilateral lower extremity edemaAdrenal cell carcinomaExtensive clot burdenExtensive IVC thrombosisMetastatic liver massesDeep vein thrombosisClot burdenIVC syndromeReview of literatureGastrointestinal bleedHospital courseVein thrombosisHepatic failureCaudate lobeEndovascular treatment
2015
Endovascular Treatment of Below the Knee Arteries
Ward C, Gamberdella J, Mena-Hurtado C. Endovascular Treatment of Below the Knee Arteries. 2015, 3195-3203. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-37078-6_192.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPatient-specific challengesBTK interventionKnee revascularizationPeriprocedural medicationsArterial revascularizationEndovascular revascularizationKnee arteriesEndovascular treatmentBTK arteriesAngiosome conceptWidespread therapyEndovascular specialistsAnatomical considerationsRevascularizationPatientsArteryAccess approachMedicationsTherapy
2014
Endovascular Treatment of Below-the-Knee Arteries
Ward C, Gamberdella J, Mena-Hurtado C. Endovascular Treatment of Below-the-Knee Arteries. 2014, 1-11. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-37393-0_192-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPatient-specific challengesBTK interventionKnee revascularizationPeriprocedural medicationsArterial revascularizationEndovascular revascularizationKnee arteriesEndovascular treatmentBTK arteriesAngiosome conceptWidespread therapyEndovascular specialistsAnatomical considerationsRevascularizationPatientsArteryAccess approachMedicationsTherapyRole of laser atherectomy for the management of in-stent restenosis in the peripheral arteries.
Jayasuriya S, Ward C, Mena-Hurtado C. Role of laser atherectomy for the management of in-stent restenosis in the peripheral arteries. The Journal Of Cardiovascular Surgery 2014, 55: 339-45. PMID: 24755702.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStent restenosisPeripheral arteriesLaser atherectomyPeripheral vascular diseasePrevalence of PADExcimer laser atherectomySurgical revascularizationClinical improvementEndovascular treatmentEndovascular techniquesPeripheral lesionsVascular diseaseChronic diseasesLower extremitiesEndovascular specialistsPopulation agesRestenosisRevascularizationAtherectomyArteryTreatmentDiseaseLesionsPrevalenceExtremitiesCritical evaluation of stents in the peripheral arterial disease of the superficial femoral artery – focus on the paclitaxel eluting stent
Litsky J, Chanda A, Stilp E, Lansky A, Mena C. Critical evaluation of stents in the peripheral arterial disease of the superficial femoral artery – focus on the paclitaxel eluting stent. Medical Devices Evidence And Research 2014, Volume 7: 149-156. PMID: 24920940, PMCID: PMC4045256, DOI: 10.2147/mder.s45472.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSuperficial femoral arteryPeripheral arterial diseaseArterial diseaseSymptomatic peripheral arterial diseasePercutaneous transluminal balloon angioplastyPreferred initial therapyTransluminal balloon angioplastySelf-expanding nitinol stentsInitial therapyObstructive lesionsSFA diseaseEndovascular managementObstructive diseaseEndovascular treatmentAdequate therapyBalloon angioplastySFA stenosisFemoral arteryDurable resultsClinical practiceLong occlusionsDiseaseNitinol stentsStentsBiomechanical forces