2024
Association between 82Rb positron emission tomography-derived regional myocardial blood flow, severity of angiographic coronary artery stenosis, and mortality in patients with chest pain
Gallegos C, Paredes C, Hu J, Posada E, Saito Y, Lansky A, Shah S, Liu Y, Smolderen K, Mena-Hurtado C, Sinusas A, Miller E. Association between 82Rb positron emission tomography-derived regional myocardial blood flow, severity of angiographic coronary artery stenosis, and mortality in patients with chest pain. Advances In Radiotherapy & Nuclear Medicine 2024, 2: 3786. DOI: 10.36922/arnm.3786.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMyocardial flow reserveGlobal myocardial flow reserveQuantitative coronary angiographyAssociated with increased all-cause mortalityPositron emission tomographyCoronary artery stenosis severityMyocardial blood flowAll-cause mortalityCoronary angiographyChest painStenosis severityAngiographic coronary artery stenosisResting myocardial blood flowAcute chest painBlood flowInvasive coronary angiographyLeft circumflex arteryLeft descending arteryRight coronary arteryCoronary artery stenosisStress testCoronary stenosis severityCardiovascular eventsDescending arteryWeak correlation
2023
Successful percutaneous management of hypothenar hammer syndrome with thrombosuction and catheter-directed intra-arterial thrombolysis
Aggarwal A, Markiel J, Chandra N, Buller G, Smolderen K, Mena-Hurtado C. Successful percutaneous management of hypothenar hammer syndrome with thrombosuction and catheter-directed intra-arterial thrombolysis. Journal Of Vascular Surgery Cases And Innovative Techniques 2023, 10: 101384. PMID: 38205441, PMCID: PMC10777006, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvscit.2023.101384.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHypothenar hammer syndromeIntra-arterial thrombolysisLimb ischemiaPercutaneous managementCatheter-directed intra-arterial thrombolysisAcute digital ischemiaAcute limb ischemiaChronic limb ischemiaSuccessful percutaneous managementUlnar artery thrombosisRare vascular disorderBrachial artery accessTraditional surgical approachesAnticoagulation therapyArtery thrombosisDigital ischemiaSymptomatic reliefArtery accessSurgical interventionSurgical approachConservative measuresVascular disordersBlood flowInvasive techniquesDefinitive consensus