2025
Defining Thresholds for Meaningful Health Status Changes Following Transfemoral Carotid Artery Stenting
Kluger J, Romain G, Mena‐Hurtado C, Grubman S, Pajarillo C, Cleman J, Scierka L, Smolderen K. Defining Thresholds for Meaningful Health Status Changes Following Transfemoral Carotid Artery Stenting. Catheterization And Cardiovascular Interventions 2025, 105: 927-937. PMID: 39789704, DOI: 10.1002/ccd.31410.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMinimal clinically important differenceHealth status changesHealth statusSF-36Visual analog scaleEQ-5DDistribution-based MCIDPhysical component scoreCarotid artery stentingDisease-specific instrumentHealth status improvementTransfemoral carotid artery stentingSymptom statusClinically important differenceTF-CASStatus changesGeneric instrumentsArtery stentingRegistry dataComponent scoresImportant differencePatients no changeStatus improvementAsymptomatic carotid stenosisHealth
2024
Lack of diversity in patients undergoing carotid artery stenting: Implications for the Distressed Community Index
Pajarillo C, Romain G, Cleman J, Scierka L, Grubman S, Schenck C, Kluger J, Smolderen K, Mena-Hurtado C. Lack of diversity in patients undergoing carotid artery stenting: Implications for the Distressed Community Index. Vascular Medicine 2024, 30: 27-37. PMID: 39526556, DOI: 10.1177/1358863x241292545.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDistressed Communities IndexCommunity distressDistress groupCarotid artery stentingDistressed Communities Index scoreHierarchical Cox regressionCumulative incidence function curvesSocial determinantsNon-Hispanic/LatinoStroke incidenceAccess barriersFine-Gray modelArtery stentingDistressKaplan-Meier survival curvesVascular Quality Initiative databaseZip-codeFine-GrayMortality incidenceCox regressionAssociationAnalyzed patientsNo significant differenceMortalityLack of diversityVariability and Factors Associated With the Use of Embolic Protection Devices in Carotid Artery Stenting
Callegari S, Romain G, Pajarillo C, Cleman J, Scierka L, Smolderen K, Mena-Hurtado C. Variability and Factors Associated With the Use of Embolic Protection Devices in Carotid Artery Stenting. Journal Of The Society For Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions 2024, 3: 102170. PMID: 39575211, PMCID: PMC11576362, DOI: 10.1016/j.jscai.2024.102170.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCarotid artery stenting
2022
Antiplatelet regimens following carotid artery revascularization
Lee M, Ahmed ZV, Huang J, Brice A, Arham A, Castro-Dominguez Y, Aboian E, Nagpal S, Smolderen KG, Mena-Hurtado C. Antiplatelet regimens following carotid artery revascularization. American Heart Journal 2022, 253: 48-52. PMID: 35863439, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2022.07.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDual antiplatelet therapySingle antiplatelet therapyCarotid artery stentingCarotid endarterectomyAntiplatelet therapyReal-world clinical practiceCarotid artery revascularizationLow adherence ratesArtery revascularizationArtery stentingAdherence ratesClinical practicePatientsTherapyEngland dataHigh percentageRevascularizationAntiplateletEndarterectomyStentingCAROTID ARTERY STENTING AND ANGIOPLASTY WITH PROTECTION IN PATIENTS AT HIGH-RISK FOR ENDARTERECTOMY: SAPPHIRE WORLDWIDE REGISTRY OUTCOMES
Harris K, Smolderen K, Mena-Hurtado C. CAROTID ARTERY STENTING AND ANGIOPLASTY WITH PROTECTION IN PATIENTS AT HIGH-RISK FOR ENDARTERECTOMY: SAPPHIRE WORLDWIDE REGISTRY OUTCOMES. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2022, 79: 640. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(22)01631-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCarotid artery stentingArtery stentingRegistry outcomesHigh riskAngioplastyEndarterectomyStentingPatientsCAROTID ARTERY STENTING AND ANGIOPLASTY WITH PROTECTION IN PATIENTS AT HIGH-RISK FOR ENDARTERECTOMY: SAPPHIRE WORLDWIDE REGISTRY OUTCOMES ACROSS PATIENT SUBGROUPS
Harris K, Mena-Hurtado C, Smolderen K. CAROTID ARTERY STENTING AND ANGIOPLASTY WITH PROTECTION IN PATIENTS AT HIGH-RISK FOR ENDARTERECTOMY: SAPPHIRE WORLDWIDE REGISTRY OUTCOMES ACROSS PATIENT SUBGROUPS. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2022, 79: 1812. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(22)02803-0.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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