Drug‐Coated Balloon and Drug‐Eluting Stent Safety in Patients With Femoropopliteal and Severe Chronic Kidney Disease
Hanna J, Smolderen K, Castro‐Dominguez Y, Romain G, Lee M, Turner J, Mena‐Hurtado C. Drug‐Coated Balloon and Drug‐Eluting Stent Safety in Patients With Femoropopliteal and Severe Chronic Kidney Disease. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2023, 12: e028622. PMID: 36974774, PMCID: PMC10122876, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.122.028622.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly-stage chronic kidney diseaseChronic kidney diseaseBare metal stentsDrug-eluting stentsDrug-coated balloonsMortality riskAmputation riskKidney diseaseSevere chronic kidney diseaseMajor amputation riskPlain balloon angioplastyDrug-Coated BalloonAmputation outcomesCKD statusAmputation rateCause mortalityBackground PatientsAdjusted analysisBalloon angioplastyFemoropopliteal interventionsDES useBMS useRegistry dataDisease trialsPatientsGuideline-Directed Medical Therapy and Long-Term Mortality and Amputation Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Peripheral Vascular Interventions
Smolderen K, Romain G, Provance J, Scierka L, Mao J, Goodney P, Henke P, Sedrakyan A, Mena-Hurtado C. Guideline-Directed Medical Therapy and Long-Term Mortality and Amputation Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Peripheral Vascular Interventions. JACC Cardiovascular Interventions 2023, 16: 332-343. PMID: 36792257, PMCID: PMC10359106, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2022.09.022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGuideline-directed medical therapyPeripheral vascular interventionsMedical therapyVascular interventionsEnzyme inhibitors/angiotensin receptor blockersVascular Quality Initiative registryAngiotensin receptor blockersLong-term mortalityRisk of amputationRisk of mortalityNational quality registryQuality improvement effortsAmputation outcomesAmputation riskMajor amputationAntiplatelet therapyCause mortalityReceptor blockersMean ageVascular careQuality registryObservational studyMortality riskHigh riskAmputation data