The effect of ballooning following carotid stent deployment on hemodynamic stability
Qazi U, Obeid T, Enwerem N, Schneider E, White J, Freischlag J, Perler B, Malas M. The effect of ballooning following carotid stent deployment on hemodynamic stability. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2013, 59: 756-760.e1. PMID: 24342066, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2013.09.027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCarotid artery stentingCoronary artery diseaseRecent myocardial infarctionHemodynamic depressionHemodynamic instabilityHemodynamic stabilitySymptomatic statusArtery diseaseMyocardial infarctionStent stenosisMajor adverse cardiovascular eventsCarotid stent deploymentPrevious carotid endarterectomyAdverse cardiovascular eventsPrimary end pointTertiary care centerLength of stayRisk of intraLong-term patencyHigh-risk statusGreater luminal diameterLogistic regression modelsBinary logistic regression modelCardiovascular eventsLack of evidenceDifferences in dual-task performance and prefrontal cortex activation between younger and older adults
Ohsugi H, Ohgi S, Shigemori K, Schneider E. Differences in dual-task performance and prefrontal cortex activation between younger and older adults. BMC Neuroscience 2013, 14: 10. PMID: 23327197, PMCID: PMC3552708, DOI: 10.1186/1471-2202-14-10.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOxy-Hb valuesTMT-B scoresPFC activationAttentional functionsTask performanceBrain activationOlder adultsTask factorsExecutive/attentional functionsMixed ANOVADual-task challengesDual-task performanceHigh cognitive loadTest Part BPrefrontal cortex activityPrefrontal cortex activationTask performance accuracyPost-task periodDual-task activitiesTask-related changesPattern of activationTask-induced changesBaseline attentionExecutive functionCognitive load