Beta-blocker use is associated with lower stroke and death after carotid artery stenting
Obeid T, Arhuidese I, Gaidry A, Qazi U, Abularrage C, Goodney P, Cronenwett J, Malas M. Beta-blocker use is associated with lower stroke and death after carotid artery stenting. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2015, 63: 363-369. PMID: 26526052, PMCID: PMC5292260, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2015.08.108.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdrenergic beta-AntagonistsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAngioplastyCarotid Artery DiseasesChi-Square DistributionDatabases, FactualFemaleHemodynamicsHumansLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisOdds RatioProtective FactorsRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsStentsStrokeTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesYoung AdultConceptsCarotid artery stentingBeta-blocker usePostprocedural hypertensionPostprocedural hypotensionBeta-blockersArtery stentingAssociated with postprocedural hypotensionEffect of preoperative medicationOutcomes of carotid artery stentingPredictors of postoperative strokeAssociated with lower strokeSelection of patientsMultivariate logistic regression modelDistal embolic protection useVascular Quality InitiativeMyocardial infarction rateGranular clinical dataMultiple controlled trialsPreoperative medicationsPostoperative strokeBeta blockersPeriprocedural stroke/deathStroke/death rateLogistic regression modelsStroke/death riskPoststent ballooning is associated with increased periprocedural stroke and death rate in carotid artery stenting
Obeid T, Arnaoutakis D, Arhuidese I, Qazi U, Abularrage C, Black J, Perler B, Malas M. Poststent ballooning is associated with increased periprocedural stroke and death rate in carotid artery stenting. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2015, 62: 616-623.e1. PMID: 26033011, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2015.03.069.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAngioplasty, BalloonCarotid StenosisChi-Square DistributionDatabases, FactualFemaleHumansLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisOdds RatioPatient SelectionRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSeverity of Illness IndexStentsStrokeTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeYoung AdultConceptsCarotid artery stentingCarotid endarterectomyHemodynamic depressionPerioperative strokeArtery stentingVascular Quality Initiative databaseApplication of carotid artery stentingAge of patientsIncreased perioperative riskIpsilateral CEASevere residual stenosisDeath rateCarotid artery lesionsLogistic regression analysisDegree of stenosisComplication rateSurgical riskPatient agePreoperative medicationsPerioperative riskRetrospective analysisSymptomatic statusIntraoperative techniquesResidual stenosisComparison to carotid endarterectomy