Carotid Revascularization in Asymptomatic Patients after Renal Transplantation
Arhuidese I, Craig-Schapiro R, Obeid T, Nejim B, Hicks C, Malas M. Carotid Revascularization in Asymptomatic Patients after Renal Transplantation. Annals Of Vascular Surgery 2016, 38: 130-135. PMID: 27522968, DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2016.06.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAngioplastyCarotid Artery DiseasesChi-Square DistributionEndarterectomy, CarotidFemaleHumansIncidenceKaplan-Meier EstimateKidney TransplantationLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedMyocardial InfarctionOdds RatioPropensity ScoreProportional Hazards ModelsRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsStentsStrokeTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsRenal transplant patientsCarotid artery stentingCox regression analysisTransplant patientsLong-term strokeCarotid endarterectomyCarotid revascularizationPerioperative strokeMyocardial infarctionRenal transplantationCarotid artery stenting cohortIncidence of perioperative complicationsCohort of renal transplant patientsChronic renal insufficiencyAssociated with increased riskAsymptomatic carotid artery stenosisRisk of periprocedural strokeRisk of perioperative strokeStroke-free survivalPropensity scoreSociety of Vascular SurgeryBaseline medical characteristicsUnited States Renal Data SystemBenefit of revascularizationCarotid artery stenosisAbstract 102: Carotid Endarterectomy versus Stenting in Patients on Chronic Hemodialysis
Arhuidese I, Obeid T, Nejim B, Yin K, Wang S, Malas M. Abstract 102: Carotid Endarterectomy versus Stenting in Patients on Chronic Hemodialysis. Stroke 2016, 47 DOI: 10.1161/str.47.suppl_1.102.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLong-term outcomesPropensity score matching analysisCohort of HD patientsRisk of perioperative strokeScore matching analysisCarotid endarterectomyPerioperative strokeHD patientsCompare long-term outcomesMean follow-upMultivariate Cox regressionMatching analysisStroke-free survivalPredictors of perioperative strokeCarotid artery stenosisPerioperative stroke rateFree survivalStroke free survivalChronic hemodialysisSymptomatic statusCarotid revascularizationFollow-upCox regressionArtery stenosisMedicare database