Featured Publications
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
2021
Peripheral Artery Disease and COVID-19 Outcomes: Insights from the Yale DOM-CovX Registry
Smolderen KG, Lee M, Arora T, Simonov M, Mena-Hurtado C. Peripheral Artery Disease and COVID-19 Outcomes: Insights from the Yale DOM-CovX Registry. Current Problems In Cardiology 2021, 47: 101007. PMID: 34627824, PMCID: PMC8496926, DOI: 10.1016/j.cpcardiol.2021.101007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeripheral arterial diseaseSARS-CoV-2Myocardial infarctionMajor adverse cardiovascular eventsAdverse cardiovascular eventsPeripheral artery diseaseOdds of mortalityCOVID-19 infectionCOVID-19 outcomesLogistic regression modelsCardiovascular eventsArtery diseaseArterial diseaseMean ageRisk factorsWorse outcomesPatientsMinority raceMortalityRegistryStrokeDiseaseMACERegression modelsOutcomes
2016
Carotid artery stenting versus carotid endarterectomy
Nanna MG, Gomes P, Njoh RF, Ward C, Attaran RR, Mena C. Carotid artery stenting versus carotid endarterectomy. Postgraduate Medical Journal 2016, 92: 532-539. PMID: 27317752, DOI: 10.1136/postgradmedj-2015-133689.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCarotid endarterectomyCarotid artery stentingCarotid artery stenosisArtery stentingMedical therapyArtery stenosisCarotid stenosisTreatment optionsSurgical techniqueTreatment strategiesCarotid arteryMajor causeEndarterectomyStenosisStrokeMorbidityStentingArterySignificant contributorOptionsTherapyMortalityTrials
2014
Management of Symptomatic Carotid Disease in 2014
Litsky J, Stilp E, Njoh R, Mena-Hurtado C. Management of Symptomatic Carotid Disease in 2014. Current Cardiology Reports 2014, 16: 462. PMID: 24464307, DOI: 10.1007/s11886-013-0462-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSymptomatic carotid stenosisCarotid artery stentingCarotid endarterectomyCarotid stenosisMedical therapyHigh-grade symptomatic carotid stenosisExtracranial carotid artery stenosisPreventive medical therapyClass I recommendationSymptomatic carotid diseaseCarotid artery stenosisCause of deathRetinal symptomsStroke preventionArtery stentingI recommendationLandmark trialsPerioperative eventsArtery stenosisCarotid diseaseSymptomatic lesionsNoninvasive evaluationStenosisTherapyModern management
2013
An evidence‐based review of the impact of periprocedural myocardial infarction in carotid revascularization
Stilp E, Baird C, Gray WA, Schneider PA, Simonton CA, Verta P, Mena‐Hurtado C. An evidence‐based review of the impact of periprocedural myocardial infarction in carotid revascularization. Catheterization And Cardiovascular Interventions 2013, 82: 709-714. PMID: 23765902, DOI: 10.1002/ccd.25056.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeriprocedural myocardial infarctionCarotid endarterectomyRevascularization strategyCarotid revascularizationMyocardial infarctionCarotid arteryIncidence of PMIAsymptomatic atherosclerotic stenosisCarotid revascularization strategiesPatient symptom statusLong-term morbidityCarotid artery stenosisExtracranial carotid arteriesEvidence-based reviewAsymptomatic patientsRevascularization TrialLandmark trialsMedical therapyArtery stenosisRandomized comparisonAtherosclerotic stenosisSymptom statusInvasive optionBiomarker assessmentRevascularizationCarotid 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