2020
Carotid, Vertebral, and Brachiocephalic Interventions
Anantha-Narayanan M, Nagpal S, Mena-Hurtado C. Carotid, Vertebral, and Brachiocephalic Interventions. Interventional Cardiology Clinics 2020, 9: 139-152. PMID: 32147116, DOI: 10.1016/j.iccl.2019.12.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProximal internal carotid arteryCommon carotid artery bifurcationPosterior circulation strokeVertebral artery stenosisInternal carotid arteryCoronary stealVertebrobasilar insufficiencyArtery atherosclerosisArtery stenosisCarotid atherosclerosisVertebral arteryMajor trialsInterventional techniquesCarotid arteryCarotid artery bifurcationHigh incidenceProximal segmentAtherosclerosisArtery bifurcationArteryCarotidBrachiocephalicStenosisInsufficiencyStroke
2016
Carotid artery stenting versus carotid endarterectomy
Nanna MG, Gomes P, Njoh RF, Ward C, Attaran RR, Mena C. Carotid artery stenting versus carotid endarterectomy. Postgraduate Medical Journal 2016, 92: 532-539. PMID: 27317752, DOI: 10.1136/postgradmedj-2015-133689.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCarotid endarterectomyCarotid artery stentingCarotid artery stenosisArtery stentingMedical therapyArtery stenosisCarotid stenosisTreatment optionsSurgical techniqueTreatment strategiesCarotid arteryMajor causeEndarterectomyStenosisStrokeMorbidityStentingArterySignificant contributorOptionsTherapyMortalityTrialsCarotid 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
2013
An evidence‐based review of the impact of periprocedural myocardial infarction in carotid revascularization
Stilp E, Baird C, Gray WA, Schneider PA, Simonton CA, Verta P, Mena‐Hurtado C. An evidence‐based review of the impact of periprocedural myocardial infarction in carotid revascularization. Catheterization And Cardiovascular Interventions 2013, 82: 709-714. PMID: 23765902, DOI: 10.1002/ccd.25056.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeriprocedural myocardial infarctionCarotid endarterectomyRevascularization strategyCarotid revascularizationMyocardial infarctionCarotid arteryIncidence of PMIAsymptomatic atherosclerotic stenosisCarotid revascularization strategiesPatient symptom statusLong-term morbidityCarotid artery stenosisExtracranial carotid arteriesEvidence-based reviewAsymptomatic patientsRevascularization TrialLandmark trialsMedical therapyArtery stenosisRandomized comparisonAtherosclerotic stenosisSymptom statusInvasive optionBiomarker assessmentRevascularization