Featured Publications
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 percentageRevascularizationAntiplateletEndarterectomyStenting
2020
Intravascular Lithotripsy for Treatment of Calcified Lesions During Carotid Artery Stenting
Giannopoulos S, Speziale F, Vadalà G, Soukas P, Kuhn BA, Stoltz CL, Foteh MI, Mena-Hurtado C, Armstrong EJ. Intravascular Lithotripsy for Treatment of Calcified Lesions During Carotid Artery Stenting. Journal Of Endovascular Therapy 2020, 28: 93-99. PMID: 32869718, DOI: 10.1177/1526602820954244.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCarotid artery lesionsIntravascular lithotripsyArtery lesionsCarotid duplex ultrasound examinationAortic arch manipulationDual antiplatelet therapyCarotid artery stentingEmbolic protection devicesDuplex ultrasound examinationCarotid artery stenosisLong-term safetyArch manipulationBaseline stenosisAntiplatelet therapyAsymptomatic patientsSignificant restenosisIschemic strokeISR lesionsRisk patientsStent restenosesTransfemoral accessAdverse eventsArtery stentingArtery stenosisSymptomatic bradycardiaCarotid, Vertebral, and Brachiocephalic Interventions
Anantha-Narayanan M, Nagpal S, Mena-Hurtado C. Carotid, Vertebral, and Brachiocephalic Interventions. Interventional Cardiology Clinics 2020, 9: 139-152. PMID: 32147116, DOI: 10.1016/j.iccl.2019.12.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProximal internal carotid arteryCommon carotid artery bifurcationPosterior circulation strokeVertebral artery stenosisInternal carotid arteryCoronary stealVertebrobasilar insufficiencyArtery atherosclerosisArtery stenosisCarotid atherosclerosisVertebral arteryMajor trialsInterventional techniquesCarotid arteryCarotid artery bifurcationHigh incidenceProximal segmentAtherosclerosisArtery bifurcationArteryCarotidBrachiocephalicStenosisInsufficiencyStroke