2023
Lower extremity symptoms and ankle–brachial index screening as predictors of cardiovascular outcomes in Black adults
Lee M, Smolderen K, Ionescu C, Hillegass W, Romain G, Mena-Hurtado C. Lower extremity symptoms and ankle–brachial index screening as predictors of cardiovascular outcomes in Black adults. Vascular Medicine 2023, 28: 197-204. PMID: 37293738, DOI: 10.1177/1358863x231151729.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeripheral artery diseaseAbnormal ABILower extremity symptomsNormal ABILeg symptomsHigh riskBlack adultsExtremity symptomsStepwise Cox proportional hazards modelKaplan-Meier survival curvesCox proportional hazards modelAnkle-brachial indexFramingham risk factorsJackson Heart StudyProportional hazards modelCardiovascular outcomesCause mortalityArtery diseaseAsymptomatic diseaseAdverse outcomesMean ageSymptom assessmentAsymptomatic participantsRisk factorsSymptomatic participants
2021
Increasing Prevalence of Critical Limb Ischemia Hospitalizations With Distinct Mental Health Burden Among Younger Adults
Harris KM, Mena-Hurtado C, Arham A, Burg MM, Freedland KE, Sinha R, Alabi O, Smolderen KG. Increasing Prevalence of Critical Limb Ischemia Hospitalizations With Distinct Mental Health Burden Among Younger Adults. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2021, 78: 2126-2128. PMID: 34794693, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2021.09.025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPeripheral 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 modelsOutcomesCorrelation between great saphenous length of treatment zone and diameter with improvement in symptoms after ablation
Attaran RR, Bhalla A, Mena-Hurtado CI, Ochoa Chaar CI. Correlation between great saphenous length of treatment zone and diameter with improvement in symptoms after ablation. Journal Of Vascular Surgery Venous And Lymphatic Disorders 2021, 9: 1443-1450. PMID: 33706000, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvsv.2021.02.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVenous Clinical Severity ScoreGSV diameterCyanoacrylate closureRadiofrequency ablationSymptom improvementGSV segmentsGroup IIGroup IMedian treatment lengthClinical severity scoreSignificant differencesGSV refluxReflux scorePoor correlationProspective studySeverity scoreStudy populationTreatment lengthGreater severityPatientsSymptom severityPooled dataLong segmentTime pointsBaseline
2019
Evaluation of anticoagulant and antiplatelet therapy after iliocaval stenting: Factors associated with stent occlusion
Attaran RR, Ozdemir D, Lin IH, Mena-Hurtado C, Lansky A. Evaluation of anticoagulant and antiplatelet therapy after iliocaval stenting: Factors associated with stent occlusion. Journal Of Vascular Surgery Venous And Lymphatic Disorders 2019, 7: 527-534. PMID: 31203859, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvsv.2019.01.058.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAnticoagulantsEndovascular ProceduresFemaleHumansIliac VeinMaleMay-Thurner SyndromeMiddle AgedPlatelet Aggregation InhibitorsPostthrombotic SyndromeProsthesis DesignRecurrenceRetrospective StudiesStentsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeVascular PatencyVena Cava, InferiorVenous ThrombosisConceptsAcute deep vein thrombosisPost-thrombotic syndromeDeep vein thrombosisMay-Thurner syndromeDuration of anticoagulationAntiplatelet therapyPatency ratesIliocaval stentingIpsilateral deep vein thrombosisIliocaval venous stentingPrimary patency rateStent patency ratesCommon femoral veinVariety of indicationsLarge teaching hospitalVein thrombosisVenous stentingRetrospective reviewDVT groupStent groupFemoral veinProcedural dataStent patencyStent occlusionTeaching hospitalCongenital Absence of the Iliac Arteries and Veins
Abdelghany M, Mojibian H, Mena-Hurtado C. Congenital Absence of the Iliac Arteries and Veins. Vascular And Endovascular Surgery 2019, 53: 520-521. PMID: 31088226, DOI: 10.1177/1538574419849995.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2016
Impact of Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa Inhibitors Use on Outcomes After Lower Extremity Endovascular Interventions From Nationwide Inpatient Sample (2006–2011)
Arora S, Panaich SS, Patel N, Patel NJ, Lahewala S, Thakkar B, Savani C, Jhamnani S, Singh V, Patel N, Patel S, Sonani R, Patel A, Tripathi B, Deshmukh A, Chothani A, Patel J, Bhatt P, Mohamad T, Remetz MS, Curtis JP, Attaran RR, Mena CI, Schreiber T, Grines C, Cleman M, Forrest JK, Badheka AO. Impact of Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa Inhibitors Use on Outcomes After Lower Extremity Endovascular Interventions From Nationwide Inpatient Sample (2006–2011). Catheterization And Cardiovascular Interventions 2016, 88: 605-616. PMID: 26914274, DOI: 10.1002/ccd.26452.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAmputation, SurgicalCross-Sectional StudiesDatabases, FactualDrug CostsEndovascular ProceduresFemaleHospital CostsHospital MortalityHumansLimb SalvageLogistic ModelsLower ExtremityMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisOdds RatioPeripheral Arterial DiseasePlatelet Aggregation InhibitorsPlatelet Glycoprotein GPIIb-IIIa ComplexPropensity ScoreRisk FactorsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesYoung AdultConceptsGlycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitorsPeripheral endovascular interventionsHospital mortalityHospitalization costsEndovascular interventionGPI useAmputation rateUtilization Project Nationwide Inpatient Sample databaseTwo-level hierarchical multivariateIIb/IIIa inhibitorsNationwide Inpatient Sample databaseLower amputation ratesPaucity of dataHospital outcomesPostprocedural complicationsSecondary outcomesPropensity matchingStudy cohortHealthcare costsICD-9Multivariate analysisStudy outcomesSample databaseMortalityHierarchical multivariate
2015
Intravascular Ultrasound in Lower Extremity Peripheral Vascular Interventions
Panaich SS, Arora S, Patel N, Patel NJ, Savani C, Patel A, Thakkar B, Singh V, Patel S, Patel N, Agnihotri K, Bhatt P, Deshmukh A, Gupta V, Attaran RR, Mena CI, Grines CL, Cleman M, Forrest JK, Badheka AO. Intravascular Ultrasound in Lower Extremity Peripheral Vascular Interventions. Journal Of Endovascular Therapy 2015, 23: 65-75. PMID: 26637836, DOI: 10.1177/1526602815620780.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAmputation, SurgicalChi-Square DistributionCost-Benefit AnalysisDatabases, FactualEndovascular ProceduresFemaleHospital CostsHospital MortalityHumansLimb SalvageLinear ModelsLower ExtremityMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisOdds RatioPeripheral Vascular DiseasesPractice Patterns, Physicians'Risk FactorsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUltrasonography, InterventionalUnited StatesYoung AdultConceptsLower limb endovascular interventionsPostprocedural complicationsHospitalization costsEndovascular interventionHospital mortalityAmputation rateOdds ratioNonsignificant increaseUtilization Project Nationwide Inpatient Sample databaseTwo-level hierarchical multivariateICD-9 procedure codesNationwide Inpatient Sample databasePeripheral vascular proceduresCo-primary outcomesLower amputation ratesPeripheral vascular interventionsPeripheral endovascular interventionsConfidence intervalsIVUS useIVUS utilizationSecondary outcomesStudy cohortVascular proceduresVascular interventionsHealthcare costsImpact of Hospital Volume on Outcomes of Lower Extremity Endovascular Interventions (Insights from the Nationwide Inpatient Sample [2006 to 2011])
Arora S, Panaich SS, Patel N, Patel N, Lahewala S, Solanki S, Patel P, Patel A, Manvar S, Savani C, Tripathi B, Thakkar B, Jhamnani S, Singh V, Patel S, Patel J, Bhimani R, Mohamad T, Remetz MS, Curtis JP, Attaran RR, Grines C, Mena CI, Cleman M, Forrest J, Badheka AO. Impact of Hospital Volume on Outcomes of Lower Extremity Endovascular Interventions (Insights from the Nationwide Inpatient Sample [2006 to 2011]). The American Journal Of Cardiology 2015, 116: 791-800. PMID: 26100585, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2015.05.050.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overEndovascular ProceduresFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHospital CostsHospital MortalityHospitals, High-VolumeHospitals, Low-VolumeHumansIncidenceInpatientsLower ExtremityMaleMiddle AgedPeripheral Arterial DiseasePostoperative ComplicationsPostoperative PeriodPrognosisRegistriesRetrospective StudiesUnited StatesYoung AdultConceptsPeripheral endovascular interventionsHospitalization costsEndovascular interventionInhospital mortalityAmputation rateHospital volumePrimary outcomeCharlson co-morbidity index scoreUtilization Project Nationwide Inpatient Sample databaseLower Extremity Endovascular InterventionsTwo-level hierarchical multivariateNationwide Inpatient Sample databaseHospital volume quartilesCo-morbidity statusHospital procedural volumeLower amputation ratesAppropriate International ClassificationHigh-volume centersAnnual institutional volumeWeekend admissionSecondary outcomesPostprocedural complicationsStudy cohortNinth RevisionVolume centersComparison of Inhospital Outcomes and Hospitalization Costs of Peripheral Angioplasty and Endovascular Stenting
Panaich SS, Arora S, Patel N, Patel NJ, Lahewala S, Solanki S, Manvar S, Savani C, Jhamnani S, Singh V, Patel SV, Thakkar B, Patel A, Deshmukh A, Chothani A, Bhatt P, Savani GT, Patel J, Mavani K, Bhimani R, Tripathi B, Mohamad T, Remetz MS, Curtis JP, Attaran RR, Grines C, Mena CI, Cleman M, Forrest JK, Badheka AO. Comparison of Inhospital Outcomes and Hospitalization Costs of Peripheral Angioplasty and Endovascular Stenting. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2015, 116: 634-641. PMID: 26096999, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2015.05.031.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLower amputation ratesInhospital mortalityPostprocedural complicationsHospitalization costsEndovascular stentingAmputation rateUtilization Project Nationwide Inpatient Sample databaseTwo-level hierarchical multivariateNationwide Inpatient Sample databaseComposite end pointPeripheral arterial diseaseHigher hospitalization costsAppropriate International ClassificationPeripheral endovascular interventionsInhospital outcomesSecondary outcomesPeripheral angioplastyPrimary outcomeArterial diseaseClinical outcomesStudy cohortNinth RevisionPatency ratesEndovascular interventionAngioplasty
2013
Carotid stent deformation: Sonographic findings and CT correlation
Millet JD, Stilp E, Kirsch JD, Gunabushanam G, Mena C, Pollak J, Scoutt LM. Carotid stent deformation: Sonographic findings and CT correlation. Journal Of Clinical Ultrasound 2013, 42: 313-317. PMID: 24926493, DOI: 10.1002/jcu.22108.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical Notes
2006
Sum of the Parts
Prasad M, Buller GK, Mena CI, Sofair AN. Sum of the Parts. New England Journal Of Medicine 2006, 355: 2468-2473. PMID: 17151369, DOI: 10.1056/nejmcps060364.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDetection of Heart Transplant Rejection in Adults by Echocardiographic Diastolic Indices: A Systematic Review of the Literature
Mena C, Wencker D, Krumholz HM, McNamara RL. Detection of Heart Transplant Rejection in Adults by Echocardiographic Diastolic Indices: A Systematic Review of the Literature. Journal Of The American Society Of Echocardiography 2006, 19: 1295-1300. PMID: 17000376, DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2006.04.029.Peer-Reviewed Original Research