2024
Intermediate and long-term residual cardiovascular risk in patients with established cardiovascular disease treated with statins
Vijayaraghavan K, Baum S, Desai N, Voyce S. Intermediate and long-term residual cardiovascular risk in patients with established cardiovascular disease treated with statins. Frontiers In Cardiovascular Medicine 2024, 10: 1308173. PMID: 38288054, PMCID: PMC10822878, DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2023.1308173.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLDL-CCV riskPeripheral arterial diseaseArtery diseaseCumulative incidence of CV eventsCV diseaseLowering of low-density lipoprotein cholesterolPatients treated with statinsIncidence of CV eventsLong-term event ratesWell-controlled LDL-CLow-density lipoprotein cholesterolLDL-C reductionAdd-on agentEvent ratesFirst-line treatmentResidual cardiovascular riskCV event ratesCoronary artery diseaseCV-related deathOmega-3 fatty acids eicosapentaenoic acidFirst-lineCumulative incidenceEicosapentaenoic acidCV events
2023
Patterns of Care and Outcomes of Ambulatory Endovascular Interventions in Lower Extremity Peripheral Arterial Disease
Chaturvedi A, Castro-Dominguez Y, Gertz Z, Lawson B, Chandrika P, Gupta R, Milioglou I, Sung J, Desai N, Vetrovec G, Kochar A, Guha A. Patterns of Care and Outcomes of Ambulatory Endovascular Interventions in Lower Extremity Peripheral Arterial Disease. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2023, 194: 17-26. PMID: 36924641, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2023.02.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPatterns of careEndovascular interventionCardiovascular eventsLower Extremity Peripheral Arterial DiseaseLower extremity endovascular interventionsChronic kidney diseasePeripheral arterial diseasePeripheral artery diseasePrimary treatment modalityIschemic heart diseaseNon-Medicare insuranceUrban teaching facilityDisease refractoryUncontrolled hypertensionMost patientsArtery diseaseHeart failureArterial diseaseStudy cohortKidney diseaseMean ageNoninvasive managementTreatment modalitiesHeart diseaseFemale gender
2022
Trends In US Heart Failure Hospitalizations: Increased Volume And Patient Diversity With Decreased Total Costs, 2008-2018
Reinhardt S, Clark K, Chouairi F, Miller E, Kay B, Fuery M, Guha A, Ahmad T, Desai N. Trends In US Heart Failure Hospitalizations: Increased Volume And Patient Diversity With Decreased Total Costs, 2008-2018. Journal Of Cardiac Failure 2022, 28: s109-s110. DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2022.03.280.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOverall heart failureHeart failureInpatient mortalityDiagnosis codesHospital costsChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseIntroduction Heart failureHeart failure hospitalizationPeripheral arterial diseaseObstructive pulmonary diseaseCoronary artery diseaseNational Inpatient SampleLength of stayUS healthcare costsComorbid diabetesHF hospitalizationHospitalization volumeFailure hospitalizationHF cohortArtery diseaseEjection fractionMedian agePulmonary diseaseArterial diseaseHispanic patients
2021
Coronary artery bypass grafting surgery versus percutaneous coronary intervention for coronary artery disease
Ahmed Z, Bravo C, Mori M, Herrera S, Gluud C, Kataria R, Zarich S, Hirji S, Desai N, Bhatt D. Coronary artery bypass grafting surgery versus percutaneous coronary intervention for coronary artery disease. Cochrane Database Of Systematic Reviews 2021, 2021 PMCID: PMC8409801, DOI: 10.1002/14651858.cd013374.pub2.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus Statements
2019
Coronary artery bypass grafting surgery versus percutaneous coronary intervention for coronary artery disease
Ahmed Z, Bravo C, Mori M, Herrera S, Gluud C, Kataria R, Zarich S, Hirji S, Desai N, Bhatt D. Coronary artery bypass grafting surgery versus percutaneous coronary intervention for coronary artery disease. Cochrane Database Of Systematic Reviews 2019, 2019 PMCID: PMC6619914, DOI: 10.1002/14651858.cd013374.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2011
Antiplatelet Therapy in the Management of Peripheral Artery Disease
Desai N, Beckman J. Antiplatelet Therapy in the Management of Peripheral Artery Disease. 2011, 167-174. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-0839-0_9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPeripheral artery diseasePAD patientsArtery diseaseCommon clinical presentationAtherosclerotic occlusive diseaseCritical limb ischemiaBrachial artery pressureDistal abdominal aortaLower extremity arteriesAntiplatelet therapyArtery pressureIntermittent claudicationLimb ischemiaOcclusive diseaseClinical presentationPerfusion pressureExtremity arteriesAbdominal aortaAtypical featuresDiseasePatientsClaudicationIschemiaArteryAorta