2025
Carotid artery stenting with open versus closed stent cell configurations in the CREST-2 Registry
Lal B, Roubin G, Meschia J, Jones M, Heck D, Sternbergh W, Aronow H, Mena-Hurtado C, Howard G, Mayorga-Carlin M, Sorkin J, Brott T. Carotid artery stenting with open versus closed stent cell configurations in the CREST-2 Registry. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2025 PMID: 40024381, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2025.02.025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCarotid artery stentingOpen-cell stentClosed-cell stentsFood and Drug Administration-approved deviceArtery stentingEmbolic protectionComparison of clinical outcomesStandardized procedure protocolsSymptomatic patientsPeri-proceduralAntiplatelet therapyPatient selectionClinical outcomesInstitutional experiencePatient characteristicsProcedural detailsCREST-2Lesion characteristicsLesion selectionHigh riskStentVascular anatomyPatient preferencesPatientsProcedure protocol
2022
Patient-level and external factors in the use of drug-coated balloons and drug-eluting stents in femoropopliteal endovascular interventions
Castro-Dominguez Y, Smolderen KG, Pichert M, Alabi O, Romain G, Huang J, Lee M, Ahmed Z, Peri-Okonny PA, Arham A, Brice A, Chaar CO, Stacy MR, Mena-Hurtado C. Patient-level and external factors in the use of drug-coated balloons and drug-eluting stents in femoropopliteal endovascular interventions. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2022, 76: 1675-1680. PMID: 35868423, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2022.06.093.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDrug-coated balloonsDrug-eluting stentsBare metal stentsDES useFemoropopliteal endovascular interventionEndovascular interventionMedian odds ratioFemoropopliteal diseaseLesion characteristicsPrimary treatmentChronic kidney disease stage 4Adjusted median odds ratioVascular Quality Initiative registryAppropriate use guidelinesPrior anticoagulant usePatient-level factorsPoor functional statusTrans-Atlantic InterPlain balloon angioplastyPatient-level characteristicsFavorable patency ratesHierarchical logistic regression modelsLogistic regression modelsMeta-analysis publicationsRutherford classification
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