2020
Paclitaxel-coated devices in the treatment of femoropopliteal stenosis among patients ≥65 years old: An ACC PVI Registry Analysis
Weissler EH, Annapureddy A, Wang Y, Secemsky EA, Shishehbor MH, Mena-Hurtado C, Jelani QU, Aronow HD, Tsai TT, Patel MR, Curtis JP, Jones WS. Paclitaxel-coated devices in the treatment of femoropopliteal stenosis among patients ≥65 years old: An ACC PVI Registry Analysis. American Heart Journal 2020, 233: 59-67. PMID: 33321119, PMCID: PMC8078180, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2020.12.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeripheral vascular interventionsPCD usePaclitaxel-coated devicesChronic total occlusionSignificant differencesCause mortalityAnalytic cohortFemoropopliteal lesionsOverall cohortPopliteal arteryPrimary outcomeRegistry analysisTotal occlusionUnadjusted ratesFemoropopliteal stenosesInverse probability weightingVascular interventionsAmerican CollegePatientsPractice settingsMortalityReal-world useClaim outcomesDevice useOutcomes
2019
Re-Opening Leg Arteries: Approach to Chronic Total Occlusion
Shah S, Mena-Hurtado C. Re-Opening Leg Arteries: Approach to Chronic Total Occlusion. 2019, 293-299. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-17918-6_23.ChaptersChronic total occlusionBurden of diseaseMedical comorbiditiesSurgical riskCTO lesionsPatient factorsSurgical managementDegree of calcificationTotal occlusionAnatomical considerationsAnatomical factorsVascular anatomyRevascularizationComorbiditiesOptimal methodLesionsNeovascularizationDiseaseCalcificationOcclusion
2017
Carotid Stenting of a Near Total Occlusion in a High Risk Patient Using Proximal and Distal Cerebral Embolic Protection
Bennett W, Singla A, Attaran R, Abi-Rafeh N, Mena-Hurtado C. Carotid Stenting of a Near Total Occlusion in a High Risk Patient Using Proximal and Distal Cerebral Embolic Protection. Journal Of Vascular And Endovascular Surgery 2017, 2 DOI: 10.21767/2573-4482.100061.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2015
Tools of the Trade: Adjunctive Tools for Lesion Crossing in Critical Limb Ischemia
Goldsweig A, Hasan F, Mena C. Tools of the Trade: Adjunctive Tools for Lesion Crossing in Critical Limb Ischemia. Medical Equipment Insights 2015, 6: mei.s18479. DOI: 10.4137/mei.s18479.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCritical limb ischemiaTrue lumenReentry deviceLimb ischemiaLesion crossingAtherectomy devicesAdjunctive toolChronic total occlusionDistal true lumenLives of patientsMechanical atherectomy devicesCrossing deviceTotal occlusionMechanical atherectomyOrbital atherectomyLaser atherectomyFurther interventionCause painTissue damageAtherectomyVessel lumenIschemiaAtheroma