2024
Intravascular Imaging–Guided Versus Angiography‐Guided Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis of Randomized Trials
Sreenivasan J, Reddy R, Jamil Y, Malik A, Chamie D, Howard J, Nanna M, Mintz G, Maehara A, Ali Z, Moses J, Chen S, Chieffo A, Colombo A, Leon M, Lansky A, Ahmad Y. Intravascular Imaging–Guided Versus Angiography‐Guided Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis of Randomized Trials. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2024, 13: e031111. PMID: 38214263, PMCID: PMC10926835, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.123.031111.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdverse cardiac eventsPercutaneous coronary interventionAngiography-guided percutaneous coronary interventionTarget vessel revascularizationTarget-lesion revascularizationCardiac eventsCardiac deathImaging-guided percutaneous coronary interventionWeighted mean follow-up durationMeta-analysisPrimary outcomeMean follow-up durationStent thrombosisMeta-analysis of randomized trialsStudy-level meta-analysisComplex lesion subsetsIntravascular imagingAll-cause deathRandom-effects meta-analysisStandard of careIntention-to-treat principleUpdates of clinical guidelinesMixed-effects meta-regressionComplex percutaneous coronary interventionIntravascular imaging-guided percutaneous coronary intervention
2022
Long-Term Outcomes of Randomized Controlled Trials Comparing Percutaneous Left Atrial Appendage Closure to Oral Anticoagulation for Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation: A Meta-Analysis
Madhavan M, Howard J, Brener M, Der Nigoghossian C, Chen S, Makkar R, Osmancik P, Reddy V, Holmes D, Stone G, Leon M, Ahmad Y. Long-Term Outcomes of Randomized Controlled Trials Comparing Percutaneous Left Atrial Appendage Closure to Oral Anticoagulation for Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation: A Meta-Analysis. Structural Heart 2022, 7: 100096. PMID: 37275318, PMCID: PMC10236864, DOI: 10.1016/j.shj.2022.100096.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLeft atrial appendage closurePercutaneous left atrial appendage closureRandomized clinical trialsNonvalvular atrial fibrillationOral anticoagulationAtrial appendage closureAtrial fibrillationNonprocedural bleedingCause mortalityAppendage closureHazard ratioHemorrhagic strokeClinical trialsLong-term oral anticoagulationReduced long-term riskLarge-scale clinical trialsIndividual clinical endpointsPrespecified primary endpointCochrane Central RegisterStandard of careNew trial dataSignificant differencesLong-term riskStroke prophylaxisPrimary endpointMechanical thrombectomy with retrievable stents and aspiration catheters for acute ischaemic stroke: a meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials.
Rajkumar CA, Ganesananthan S, Ahmad Y, Seligman H, Thornton GD, Foley M, Nowbar AN, Howard JP, Francis DP, Keeble TR, Grunwald IQ, Al-Lamee RK, Malik I, Shun-Shin MJ. Mechanical thrombectomy with retrievable stents and aspiration catheters for acute ischaemic stroke: a meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. EuroIntervention 2022, 17: e1425-e1434. PMID: 34503942, PMCID: PMC9896406, DOI: 10.4244/eij-d-21-00343.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSymptomatic intracranial hemorrhageAcute ischemic strokeModified Rankin ScaleIschemic strokeCause mortalityMechanical thrombectomyAspiration catheterIntracranial hemorrhageRetrievable stentsAnterior circulation ischemic strokeLong-term neurological outcomeAcute anterior circulation strokeTrial of thrombectomyAnterior circulation strokeStandard of careIntravenous thrombolysisNeurological outcomeSecondary endpointsPrimary endpointSubsequent disabilityMRS scoreRankin ScaleMedical therapyThrombectomyTreatment strategies
2021
Long-term follow-up after ultrathin vs. conventional 2nd-generation drug-eluting stents: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
Madhavan MV, Howard JP, Naqvi A, Ben-Yehuda O, Redfors B, Prasad M, Shahim B, Leon MB, Bangalore S, Stone GW, Ahmad Y. Long-term follow-up after ultrathin vs. conventional 2nd-generation drug-eluting stents: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. European Heart Journal 2021, 42: 2643-2654. PMID: 34002202, PMCID: PMC8282325, DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehab280.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsThin-strut drug-eluting stentsUltrathin-strut drug-eluting stentsTarget lesion failureDrug-eluting stentsStent thrombosisMyocardial infarctionCardiac deathCause mortalityCD-TLRRisk of TLFSystematic reviewPre-specified primary endpointRisk of MIRevascularization of patientsWeighted mean followTarget lesion revascularizationPercutaneous coronary interventionStandard of careNew trial dataCause deathLesion revascularizationEligible trialsLesion failureMean followPrimary endpoint