Featured Publications
Use of drug-coated balloons and stents in patients with femoropopliteal artery disease and severe chronic kidney disease
Castro-Dominguez Y, Smolderen K, Romain G, Turner J, Mena-Hurtado C. Use of drug-coated balloons and stents in patients with femoropopliteal artery disease and severe chronic kidney disease. Vascular Medicine 2023, 28: 150-152. PMID: 36710497, DOI: 10.1177/1358863x221148521.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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
2014
Critical 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