2021
Sex Differences in Intracoronary Imaging and Functional Evaluation of Coronary Arteries
Velagapudi P, Altin S, Schneider M, Alasnag M. Sex Differences in Intracoronary Imaging and Functional Evaluation of Coronary Arteries. Current Cardiovascular Imaging Reports 2021, 14: 7. DOI: 10.1007/s12410-021-09557-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIntracoronary imagingArtery diseaseCoronary arteryNon-obstructive coronary artery diseaseSpontaneous coronary artery dissectionFunctional evaluationChronic coronary syndromeCoronary artery dissectionCoronary artery diseaseConventional coronary angiographyRecent FindingsThe diagnosisTreatment of womenOptical coherence tomographySex differencesSex-based differencesArtery dissectionCoronary syndromeMicrovascular dysfunctionCoronary angiographyMicrovascular functionClinical outcomesHyperemic responsePlaque characteristicsMyocardial infarctionBroad pathology
2020
Utility of Intravascular Ultrasound in Peripheral Vascular Interventions: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Sheikh AB, Anantha-Narayanan M, Smolderen KG, Jelani QU, Nagpal S, Schneider M, Llanos F, Ionescu C, Regan C, Attaran R, Altin SE, Mena-Hurtado C. Utility of Intravascular Ultrasound in Peripheral Vascular Interventions: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Vascular And Endovascular Surgery 2020, 54: 413-422. PMID: 32338163, DOI: 10.1177/1538574420920998.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeripheral vascular interventionsPeriprocedural adverse eventsVascular complicationsAdverse eventsIntravascular ultrasoundPrimary patencyCause mortalityTechnical successMyocardial infarctionObservational studyVascular interventionsEnd pointSimilar patency ratesSimilar primary patencyPrimary end pointRate of reinterventionSecondary end pointsPeripheral arterial diseaseImproved clinical outcomesIVUS groupAmputation rateArterial diseaseClinical outcomesPatency ratesLower risk