2023
The Impact of Dual Antiplatelet Therapy Duration on Unruptured Aneurysm Occlusion After Flow Diversion: A Multicenter Study
Vranic J, Harker P, Stapleton C, Regenhardt R, Dmytriw A, Doron O, Alotaibi N, Leslie-Mazwi T, Gupta R, Berglar I, Tan C, Koch M, Raymond S, Mascitelli J, Patterson T, Seinfeld J, White A, Case D, Roark C, Gandhi C, Al-Mufti F, Cooper J, Matouk C, Sujijantarat N, Devia D, Ocampo-Navia M, Villamizar-Torres D, Puentes J, Patel A. The Impact of Dual Antiplatelet Therapy Duration on Unruptured Aneurysm Occlusion After Flow Diversion: A Multicenter Study. Journal Of Computer Assisted Tomography 2023, 47: 753-758. PMID: 37707405, DOI: 10.1097/rct.0000000000001457.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDual antiplatelet therapyAneurysm occlusion rateAneurysm occlusionDAPT durationThromboembolic complicationsOcclusion rateFlow diversionDuration of DAPTDual antiplatelet therapy durationIntracranial aneurysmsSingle Pipeline Embolization DeviceAntiplatelet therapy durationEndoluminal flow diversionRate of complicationsPrimary outcome measurePipeline Embolization DeviceSignificant differencesUnruptured intracranial aneurysmsAspirin monotherapyAntiplatelet therapyIschemic strokeTherapy durationIatrogenic complicationsRetrospective reviewMulticenter study
2012
Carotid Artery Angioplasty and Stenting for Patients Less than 70 Years-of-Age
Alkins R, Matouk CC, Cruz JP, Marotta T, Montanera W, Spears J. Carotid Artery Angioplasty and Stenting for Patients Less than 70 Years-of-Age. Canadian Journal Of Neurological Sciences / Journal Canadien Des Sciences Neurologiques 2012, 39: 338-342. PMID: 22547514, DOI: 10.1017/s0317167100013470.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDeath/stroke/myocardial infarctionStroke/myocardial infarctionCarotid artery angioplastyMyocardial infarctionYears of ageCarotid endarterectomyArtery angioplastyComposite outcomeAverage-risk patientsAdverse event ratesSimilar complication ratesAcute myocardial infarctionLongitudinal cohort studySt. Michael's HospitalComposite deathCohort studyRisk patientsComplication rateConsecutive patientsMajor complicationsPatient ageConsecutive seriesCAS proceduresOutcome measuresStroke rateThe Pipeline Flow-Diverting Stent for Exclusion of Ruptured Intracranial Aneurysms With Difficult Morphologies
Martin AR, Cruz JP, Matouk CC, Spears J, Marotta TR. The Pipeline Flow-Diverting Stent for Exclusion of Ruptured Intracranial Aneurysms With Difficult Morphologies. Neurosurgery 2012, 70: ons21-ons28. PMID: 21841519, DOI: 10.1227/neu.0b013e3182315ee3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPipeline Embolization DeviceSubarachnoid hemorrhageFlow-diverting stentsIntracranial aneurysmsAneurysm morphologyPipeline flow-diverting stentAcute subarachnoid hemorrhageViable treatment optionRuptured intracranial aneurysmNew therapeutic toolsEarly rehemorrhagePipeline flowAdverse eventsEndovascular treatmentThird patientBlister aneurysmsTreatment optionsAneurysm obliterationType aneurysmsPrimary treatmentRuptured aneurysmsEmbolization DeviceAneurysmsTherapeutic toolPatients