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
2013
Carotid Revascularization: A Systematic Review of the Evidence
AL‐DAMLUJI M, NAGPAL S, STILP E, REMETZ M, MENA C. Carotid Revascularization: A Systematic Review of the Evidence. Journal Of Interventional Cardiology 2013, 26: 399-410. PMID: 23844747, DOI: 10.1111/joic.12037.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCarotid artery stentingProspective clinical trialsHigh surgical risk patientsSurgical risk patientsEmbolic protection devicesCarotid endarterectomyClinical trialsRisk patientsMyocardial infarctionIncidence rateSafety of CASEffective stroke prevention strategiesHigh surgical risk candidatesLong-term outcome ratesObjective performance criteriaTrials (RCTs) comparing outcomesHigh surgical riskStroke prevention strategiesEvidence-based reviewPatient selection strategiesLong-term effectivenessArtery stentingPeriprocedural safetySurgical riskComparing outcomes