2022
Antiplatelet regimens following carotid artery revascularization
Lee M, Ahmed ZV, Huang J, Brice A, Arham A, Castro-Dominguez Y, Aboian E, Nagpal S, Smolderen KG, Mena-Hurtado C. Antiplatelet regimens following carotid artery revascularization. American Heart Journal 2022, 253: 48-52. PMID: 35863439, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2022.07.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDual antiplatelet therapySingle antiplatelet therapyCarotid artery stentingCarotid endarterectomyAntiplatelet therapyReal-world clinical practiceCarotid artery revascularizationLow adherence ratesArtery revascularizationArtery stentingAdherence ratesClinical practicePatientsTherapyEngland dataHigh percentageRevascularizationAntiplateletEndarterectomyStenting
2013
Long-term Outcomes After Percutaneous Patent Foramen Ovale Closure
Nagpal SV, Lerakis S, Halista M, Willis P, Block P, Douglas J, Morris D, Liff D, Stewart J, Devireddy C, Babaliaros V, Flueckiger P, Veledar E, Nahab F. Long-term Outcomes After Percutaneous Patent Foramen Ovale Closure. The American Journal Of The Medical Sciences 2013, 346: 181-186. PMID: 23328836, DOI: 10.1097/maj.0b013e318276b071.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPercutaneous PFO closureLong-term outcomesPFO closureNeurological eventsRecurrent strokeCryptogenic strokePercutaneous patent foramen ovale closurePatent foramen ovale closureSerious long-term complicationsMigraines/monthThirty-day mortalityForamen ovale closureEmory University HospitalRecords of patientsLong-term complicationsPercutaneous patent foramenHistory of migraineSeverity of migraineEmergent surgeryChart reviewThirteen patientsConsecutive patientsMigraine frequencyPatent foramenAtrial fibrillationCarotid 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