2013
Objective Simulator-Based Evaluation of Carotid Artery Stenting Proficiency (from Assessment of Operator Performance by the Carotid Stenting Simulator Study [ASSESS])
Weisz G, Smilowitz N, Parise H, Devaud J, Moussa I, Ramee S, Reisman M, White C, Gray W. Objective Simulator-Based Evaluation of Carotid Artery Stenting Proficiency (from Assessment of Operator Performance by the Carotid Stenting Simulator Study [ASSESS]). The American Journal Of Cardiology 2013, 112: 299-306. PMID: 23601579, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2013.02.069.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlgorithmsCarotid ArteriesClinical CompetenceComputer SimulationEndovascular ProceduresHumansStentsConceptsCarotid arteryInterventional cardiologistsComplication rateAngiographic resultsCarotid lesionsMedical managementFluoroscopy timeProcedural outcomesEndovascular proceduresEndovascular simulatorScoring systemInterventional operatorsArteryFilter deploymentPresent study validatesComposite scoreOperator proficiencyExperienced groupLesionsOperator experienceCardiologistsProficiency evaluationPresent studyBetter scoresScores
2004
Changes in Arterial Stiffness and Wave Reflection With Advancing Age in Healthy Men and Women
Mitchell G, Parise H, Benjamin E, Larson M, Keyes M, Vita J, Vasan R, Levy D. Changes in Arterial Stiffness and Wave Reflection With Advancing Age in Healthy Men and Women. Hypertension 2004, 43: 1239-1245. PMID: 15123572, DOI: 10.1161/01.hyp.0000128420.01881.aa.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPulse wave velocityCarotid-femoral pulse wave velocityArterial stiffness gradientArterial stiffnessPulse pressureHigher carotid-femoral pulse wave velocityElevated central pulse pressureHigher mean arterial pressureCardiovascular disease risk factorsPeripheral pulse wave velocityFramingham Heart Study Offspring CohortClinical cardiovascular diseaseMean arterial pressurePeripheral arterial stiffnessCentral pulse pressureDisease risk factorsMultivariable linear regression modelsAge 50 yearsAge-related increaseArterial tonometryAortic stiffnessArterial pressureAugmentation indexHealthy menUnfavorable prognosis