Christiany Tapia
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Postdoctoral AssociateAbout
Research
Publications
2026
Evolving dynamic needs for patient-reported outcomes assessment in individuals with an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA): A systematic review.
Smolderen K, Tapia C, Dennis B, Callegari S, Dahl M, Lindholt J, Van Herzeele I, Romain G, Mena-Hurtado C. Evolving dynamic needs for patient-reported outcomes assessment in individuals with an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA): A systematic review. Vascular Medicine 2026, 1358863x261417234. PMID: 41854119, DOI: 10.1177/1358863x261417234.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPatient-reported outcomesMental health assessmentAbdominal aortic aneurysmHealth assessmentPatient-centered dimensionsPatient-centered carePatient-reported outcome assessmentsHealth status instrumentsPatient-centered experiencePatient-reported outcome evaluationPatient-reported outcome studyMeasures of social connectionEmotional Well-BeingBiopsychosocial profilePhysical symptomsOutcome assessmentSystematic reviewResponse burdenDisease burdenTreatment satisfactionAbdominal aortic aneurysm (AAAClinical complexityAdaptive testingWell-beingSingle itemsBiopsychosocial predictors of long-term major amputation following peripheral vascular intervention in chronic limb-threatening ischemia using a machine learning algorithm approach
Joodi G, Romain G, Cleman J, Rendon I, Tabet R, Scierka L, Rahman M, Vashist A, Mubarak E, Tapia C, Smolderen K, Mena-Hurtado C. Biopsychosocial predictors of long-term major amputation following peripheral vascular intervention in chronic limb-threatening ischemia using a machine learning algorithm approach. JVS-Vascular Insights 2026, 4: 100348. DOI: 10.1016/j.jvsvi.2025.100348.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChronic limb-threatening ischemiaAmputation riskPeripheral vascular interventionsBiopsychosocial factorsBiopsychosocial predictorsMajor amputationLimb-threatening ischemiaRisk factorsDelivery of individualized careHigh riskCardiovascular risk factorsBelow-the-kneeIndividualized careLimb outcomesClinical risk factorsFunctional statusVascular interventionsMultidisciplinary involvementBehavioral factorsAmputationQuality InitiativeFemale sexPre-procedural variablesPatient characteristicsOutcome data
2025
Advancing Management of Patients With Lower Extremity Peripheral Artery Disease: A Focused Review and Our Institution’s Approach to Postendovascular Intervention Care
Tabet R, Rendon I, Joodi G, Filho J, Romain G, Tapia C, Smolderen K, Mena-Hurtado C. Advancing Management of Patients With Lower Extremity Peripheral Artery Disease: A Focused Review and Our Institution’s Approach to Postendovascular Intervention Care. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2025, 261: 50-58. PMID: 41455511, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2025.11.022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeripheral arterial diseaseLower extremity peripheral arterial diseaseHigh risk of amputationRisk of amputationCare of patientsChronic limb-threatening ischemiaHigh riskManagement of patientsPostintervention phaseInterventional careStandard careLimb-threatening ischemiaBest-practice approachAtherosclerotic cardiovascular diseaseRisk of cardiovascular eventsArtery diseaseLimb lossComprehensive road mapCareCardiovascular diseasePhysiciansInterventionAdvanced managementCardiovascular eventsClinical presentations rangePeriprocedural outcomes of embolic protection device use in carotid artery stenting
Callegari S, Romain G, Balasquide Odeh O, Tapia C, Pinto D, Rahman M, Vashist A, Smolderen K, Mena-Hurtado C. Periprocedural outcomes of embolic protection device use in carotid artery stenting. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2025, 83: 738-746.e3. PMID: 41077289, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2025.10.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCarotid artery stentingEmbolic protection devicesIn-Hospital MortalityNational quality improvement effortsPeriprocedural outcomesAssociated with higher oddsCumulative incidenceQuality improvement effortsArtery stentingCox proportional hazards regressionAssociated with higher in-hospitalAssociated with lower mortalityEPD groupHigher in-hospitalVascular Quality Initiative registryRisk of deathCarotid artery stenosisHigher oddsManagement of carotid artery stenosisMortality outcomesImprovement effortsTranscarotid artery revascularizationPropensity score matchingHazards regressionDevice useVARIABILITY IN GUIDELINE-DIRECTED MEDICAL THERAPY AMONG SITES AND OPERATORS AND PATIENT FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH ITS USAGE FOLLOWING CAROTID ARTERY STENTING
Jallow M, Romain G, AL Mouslmani M, Rahman M, Tapia C, Kansal D, Jamil Y, Pajarillo C, Mena G, Mubarak E, Vashist A, Filho J, Smolderen K, Hurtado C. VARIABILITY IN GUIDELINE-DIRECTED MEDICAL THERAPY AMONG SITES AND OPERATORS AND PATIENT FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH ITS USAGE FOLLOWING CAROTID ARTERY STENTING. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2025, 85: 2399. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(25)02883-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCHRONIC PAIN DISORDERS, OPIOID USE AND 1-YEAR MORTALITY OUTCOMES IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING PERIPHERAL VASCULAR INTERVENTION FOR CHRONIC LIMB THREATENING ISCHEMIA
Rahman M, Romain G, Tapia C, AL Mouslmani M, Jallow M, Mena G, Mubarak E, Filho J, Vashist A, Hurtado C, Smolderen K. CHRONIC PAIN DISORDERS, OPIOID USE AND 1-YEAR MORTALITY OUTCOMES IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING PERIPHERAL VASCULAR INTERVENTION FOR CHRONIC LIMB THREATENING ISCHEMIA. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2025, 85: 2405. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(25)02889-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDEFINITIVE THERAPEUTIC EFFICACY OF COLCHICINE FOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS IN 80756 PATIENTS
Tapia C, Cañola L, Acosta S, Zenteno-Aguilar A, Castro A, Montaño K, Temaxte C, Carrada A, Castillo V, Campos A, González J, Rios-Garcia W, Valdes O. DEFINITIVE THERAPEUTIC EFFICACY OF COLCHICINE FOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS IN 80756 PATIENTS. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2025, 85: 523. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(25)01007-1.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
Understanding Protein Protocadherin-19 (PCDH19) Syndrome: A Literature Review of the Pathophysiology
Moncayo J, Ayala I, Argudo J, Aguirre A, Parwani J, Pachano A, Ojeda D, Cordova S, Mora M, Tapia C, Ortiz J, AYALA I, Bravo A, Pinos M. Understanding Protein Protocadherin-19 (PCDH19) Syndrome: A Literature Review of the Pathophysiology. Cureus 2022, 14: e25808. PMID: 35822151, PMCID: PMC9271214, DOI: 10.7759/cureus.25808.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBlood-brain barrierPCDH19-related epilepsyGamma-aminobutyric acid type A receptorsProtocadherin-19Glutamate receptor antibodiesLevels of allopregnanoloneType A receptorBlood-brain barrier dysfunctionInhibitory currentsNon-mutant cellsReceptor antibodiesRefractory epilepsyA receptorsPathophysiologyMonogenic epilepsiesBrain developmentEpilepsyX geneDysfunctionLiterature reviewDiseaseCellular interferenceGenesDeficiencyReview