2021
Association of sleep apnea with outcomes in peripheral artery disease: Insights from the PORTRAIT study
Jelani QU, Mena-Hurtado C, Gosch K, Mohammed M, Labrosciano C, Regan C, Scierka LE, Spertus JA, Nagpal S, Smolderen KG. Association of sleep apnea with outcomes in peripheral artery disease: Insights from the PORTRAIT study. PLOS ONE 2021, 16: e0256933. PMID: 34506511, PMCID: PMC8432750, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0256933.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeripheral artery diseasePeripheral Artery QuestionnaireSleep apneaHealth statusArtery diseaseSummary scoresDisease-specific Peripheral Artery QuestionnaireFive-year survival curvesHigh ankle-brachial indexPAQ summary scoreVascular specialty clinicsAnkle-brachial indexLog-rank testSleep apnea statusHealth status outcomesWorse health statusQuality of lifeBetter health statusCause mortalityMultivariable adjustmentPAD symptomsCoronary diseasePeripheral interventionsUS patientsMean ageSafety and efficacy outcomes of the Pioneer Plus catheter in endovascular revascularization of lower extremity chronic total occlusions
Sheikh AB, Llanos-Chea F, Jelani QU, Anantha-Narayanan M, Attaran R, Schneider M, Ionescu C, Regan C, Nagpal S, Smolderen KG, Mena-Hurtado C. Safety and efficacy outcomes of the Pioneer Plus catheter in endovascular revascularization of lower extremity chronic total occlusions. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2021, 74: 746-755. PMID: 33592298, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2021.01.045.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor adverse limb eventsAdverse limb eventsDevice-related complicationsProcedure-related complicationsProcedure-related outcomesProcedural successEfficacy outcomesPseudoaneurysm formationSafety outcomesLimb eventsLower extremity chronic total occlusionMajor adverse cardiovascular eventsChronic total occlusion interventionAccess site hematomaAcute arterial thrombosisAcute limb ischemiaAdverse cardiovascular eventsProvider-level factorsArteriovenous fistula formationHigh-volume centersChronic total occlusionMajor bleedingPreprocedural symptomsCardiovascular eventsCatheter use
2020
Systematic review and meta-analysis of outcomes of lower extremity peripheral arterial interventions in patients with and without chronic kidney disease or end-stage renal disease
Anantha-Narayanan M, Sheikh AB, Nagpal S, Jelani QU, Smolderen KG, Regan C, Ionescu C, Ochoa Chaar CI, Schneider M, Llanos-Chea F, Mena-Hurtado C. Systematic review and meta-analysis of outcomes of lower extremity peripheral arterial interventions in patients with and without chronic kidney disease or end-stage renal disease. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2020, 73: 331-340.e4. PMID: 32889074, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2020.08.032.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsEndovascular ProceduresHumansKidney Failure, ChronicLower ExtremityPeripheral Arterial DiseaseRenal Insufficiency, ChronicRisk FactorsConceptsCKD/end-stage renal diseaseEnd-stage renal diseaseNormal renal functionChronic kidney diseaseTarget lesion revascularizationLong-term mortalityPeripheral arterial diseaseRenal functionPAD interventionsMajor amputationRenal diseaseKidney diseaseOdds ratioNormal renal function groupIntervention typeRenal function groupCritical limb ischemiaPeripheral arterial interventionsConfidence intervalsPooled odds ratioOpen surgical approachMultivariable regression analysisCase-control matchingRandom-effects modelEvidence-based strategiesUtility 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
2019
Drug‐coated balloon versus plain old balloon angioplasty in femoropopliteal disease: An updated meta‐analysis of randomized controlled trials
Anantha‐Narayanan M, Shah SM, Jelani Q, Garcia S, Ionescu C, Regan C, Mena‐Hurtado C. Drug‐coated balloon versus plain old balloon angioplasty in femoropopliteal disease: An updated meta‐analysis of randomized controlled trials. Catheterization And Cardiovascular Interventions 2019, 94: 139-148. PMID: 30838719, DOI: 10.1002/ccd.28176.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAmputation, SurgicalAngioplasty, BalloonCardiovascular AgentsCoated Materials, BiocompatibleEquipment DesignFemaleFemoral ArteryHumansLimb SalvageMalePeripheral Arterial DiseasePopliteal ArteryRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicRisk FactorsTreatment OutcomeVascular Access DevicesVascular PatencyConceptsTarget vessel revascularizationPeripheral arterial diseaseFemoropopliteal diseaseBalloon angioplastyRate of TVRDrug-coated balloon angioplastyPlain old balloon angioplastyAvailable RCT dataDevice-related mortalityImproved vessel patencyPrimary safety endpointMainstay of therapyCochrane's Q statisticLate lumen lossDrug-coated balloonsRandom-effects modelQ statisticMajor amputationSafety endpointVessel revascularizationDCB groupPopliteal arteryArterial diseaseUse of DCBLumen lossReview of the Current Basic Science Strategies to Treat Critical Limb Ischemia
Haghighat L, Ionescu CN, Regan CJ, Altin SE, Attaran RR, Mena-Hurtado CI. Review of the Current Basic Science Strategies to Treat Critical Limb Ischemia. Vascular And Endovascular Surgery 2019, 53: 316-324. PMID: 30808262, DOI: 10.1177/1538574419831489.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCritical limb ischemiaLimb ischemiaDevelopment of CLIMolecular therapyPoor surgical candidatesImpairment of angiogenesisSurgical candidatesMicrovascular changesNovel imaging modalityTreatment optionsMorbid diseaseTranslational medicine studiesTherapyMedicine studiesImaging modalitiesIschemiaDiseasePatientsPathophysiologyArteriogenesisImpairmentTrials