The effect of ballooning following carotid stent deployment on hemodynamic stability
Qazi U, Obeid T, Enwerem N, Schneider E, White J, Freischlag J, Perler B, Malas M. The effect of ballooning following carotid stent deployment on hemodynamic stability. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2013, 59: 756-760.e1. PMID: 24342066, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2013.09.027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCarotid artery stentingCoronary artery diseaseRecent myocardial infarctionHemodynamic depressionHemodynamic instabilityHemodynamic stabilitySymptomatic statusArtery diseaseMyocardial infarctionStent stenosisMajor adverse cardiovascular eventsCarotid stent deploymentPrevious carotid endarterectomyAdverse cardiovascular eventsPrimary end pointTertiary care centerLength of stayRisk of intraLong-term patencyHigh-risk statusGreater luminal diameterLogistic regression modelsBinary logistic regression modelCardiovascular eventsLack of evidenceComparison of surgical bypass with angioplasty and stenting of superficial femoral artery disease
Malas M, Enwerem N, Qazi U, Brown B, Schneider E, Reifsnyder T, Freischlag J, Perler B. Comparison of surgical bypass with angioplasty and stenting of superficial femoral artery disease. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2013, 59: 129-135. PMID: 23891488, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2013.05.100.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAngioplasty, BalloonBaltimoreBlood Vessel Prosthesis ImplantationChi-Square DistributionFemaleFemoral ArteryHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisPeripheral Arterial DiseasePostoperative ComplicationsProportional Hazards ModelsRegistriesRisk FactorsStentsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeVascular GraftingVascular PatencyVeinsConceptsPeripheral arterial diseaseFemoral-popliteal bypassPercutaneous transluminal angioplasty/stentingJohns Hopkins Bayview Medical CenterAngioplasty/stentingSuperficial femoral arteryReintervention rateTASC CSymptomatic patientsD lesionsMedical managementB lesionsFemoral arteryMedical CenterSuperficial femoral artery diseaseSymptomatic peripheral arterial diseaseFemoral artery diseaseTASC II ARate of reinterventionHigher reintervention rateBest treatment optionSimilar risk factorsProportional hazards modelTerms of patencyFisher's exact test