2017
Management of Isolated Atherosclerotic Stenosis of the Common Femoral Artery: A Review of the Literature
Halpin D, Erben Y, Jayasuriya S, Cua B, Jhamnani S, Mena-Hurtado C. Management of Isolated Atherosclerotic Stenosis of the Common Femoral Artery: A Review of the Literature. Vascular And Endovascular Surgery 2017, 51: 220-227. PMID: 28376704, DOI: 10.1177/1538574417702773.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCommon femoral endarterectomyTarget lesion revascularizationCommon femoral arteryCFA stenosisEndovascular therapyEndovascular studiesPrimary patencyAtherosclerotic stenosisTechnical successEndovascular interventionFemoral arteryGood short-term patencyFurther trial dataFirst-line therapyPercentage of patientsCritical limb ischemiaStandard of careNumber of patientsShort-term patencyLower ratesHigh rateEndovascular literatureFemoropopliteal systemLesion revascularizationLimb ischemia
2014
Renal sympathetic denervation in the treatment of resistant hypertension.
Sánchez-Álvarez C, González-Vélez M, Stilp E, Ward C, Mena-Hurtado C. Renal sympathetic denervation in the treatment of resistant hypertension. The Yale Journal Of Biology And Medicine 2014, 87: 527-35. PMID: 25506285, PMCID: PMC4257026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTreatment-resistant hypertensionRenal sympathetic denervationSympathetic denervationBlood pressureRenal arteryEfficacy of RSDSYMPLICITY HTN-3 studyDifferent antihypertensive medicationsSympathetic nerve hyperactivityMinor adverse eventsTarget blood pressureCommon femoral arteryMain renal arteryMajor health problemAntihypertensive medicationsRenal denervationRenal sympathectomySymplicity catheterArterial hypertensionResistant hypertensionAdverse eventsConsiderable morbidityEndovascular approachFemoral arteryConcomitant useCritical evaluation of stents in the peripheral arterial disease of the superficial femoral artery – focus on the paclitaxel eluting stent
Litsky J, Chanda A, Stilp E, Lansky A, Mena C. Critical evaluation of stents in the peripheral arterial disease of the superficial femoral artery – focus on the paclitaxel eluting stent. Medical Devices Evidence And Research 2014, Volume 7: 149-156. PMID: 24920940, PMCID: PMC4045256, DOI: 10.2147/mder.s45472.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSuperficial femoral arteryPeripheral arterial diseaseArterial diseaseSymptomatic peripheral arterial diseasePercutaneous transluminal balloon angioplastyPreferred initial therapyTransluminal balloon angioplastySelf-expanding nitinol stentsInitial therapyObstructive lesionsSFA diseaseEndovascular managementObstructive diseaseEndovascular treatmentAdequate therapyBalloon angioplastySFA stenosisFemoral arteryDurable resultsClinical practiceLong occlusionsDiseaseNitinol stentsStentsBiomechanical forces