2022
Sex-Based Differences in Periprocedural Complications Following Lower Extremity Peripheral Vascular Intervention
Altin S, Gitto M, Secemsky E, Rao S, Hess C. Sex-Based Differences in Periprocedural Complications Following Lower Extremity Peripheral Vascular Intervention. Circulation Cardiovascular Interventions 2022, 15: e011768. PMID: 35938403, DOI: 10.1161/circinterventions.121.011768.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLower extremity peripheral vascular interventionsPeripheral vascular interventionsSymptomatic peripheral artery diseasePeripheral artery diseasePeriprocedural complicationsArtery diseaseHigh riskHospital mortalityKnee amputationFemale sexVascular interventionsVascular Quality Initiative registryAccess site bleedingAccess site complicationsPercutaneous coronary interventionCoronary artery diseaseSex-based outcomesMultivariate logistic regressionWarrants further investigationSex-based differencesBaseline patientSite bleedingCoronary interventionSite complicationsContemporary cohortSex Differences in Peripheral Artery Disease
Pabon M, Cheng S, Altin S, Sethi S, Nelson M, Moreau K, Hamburg N, Hess C. Sex Differences in Peripheral Artery Disease. Circulation Research 2022, 130: 496-511. PMID: 35175843, PMCID: PMC8919803, DOI: 10.1161/circresaha.121.320702.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeripheral artery diseaseArtery diseaseManagement of PADSuch sex-based differencesNontraditional risk factorsSex differencesLack of diagnosisSex-based differencesImportant sex differencesIschemic cardiovascularPAD prevalenceVascular stressorSubstantial morbidityClinical presentationClinical manifestationsRisk factorsPrevalent conditionLimb eventsOverall populationVascular substratesDiseaseSex variationWomenCurrent knowledgeManifestations
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