2020
Utility of Intravascular Ultrasound in Peripheral Vascular Interventions: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Sheikh AB, Anantha-Narayanan M, Smolderen KG, Jelani QU, Nagpal S, Schneider M, Llanos F, Ionescu C, Regan C, Attaran R, Altin SE, Mena-Hurtado C. Utility of Intravascular Ultrasound in Peripheral Vascular Interventions: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Vascular And Endovascular Surgery 2020, 54: 413-422. PMID: 32338163, DOI: 10.1177/1538574420920998.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeripheral vascular interventionsPeriprocedural adverse eventsVascular complicationsAdverse eventsIntravascular ultrasoundPrimary patencyCause mortalityTechnical successMyocardial infarctionObservational studyVascular interventionsEnd pointSimilar patency ratesSimilar primary patencyPrimary end pointRate of reinterventionSecondary end pointsPeripheral arterial diseaseImproved clinical outcomesIVUS groupAmputation rateArterial diseaseClinical outcomesPatency ratesLower risk
2019
Drug‐coated balloon versus plain old balloon angioplasty in femoropopliteal disease: An updated meta‐analysis of randomized controlled trials
Anantha‐Narayanan M, Shah SM, Jelani Q, Garcia S, Ionescu C, Regan C, Mena‐Hurtado C. Drug‐coated balloon versus plain old balloon angioplasty in femoropopliteal disease: An updated meta‐analysis of randomized controlled trials. Catheterization And Cardiovascular Interventions 2019, 94: 139-148. PMID: 30838719, DOI: 10.1002/ccd.28176.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAmputation, SurgicalAngioplasty, BalloonCardiovascular AgentsCoated Materials, BiocompatibleEquipment DesignFemaleFemoral ArteryHumansLimb SalvageMalePeripheral Arterial DiseasePopliteal ArteryRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicRisk FactorsTreatment OutcomeVascular Access DevicesVascular PatencyConceptsTarget vessel revascularizationPeripheral arterial diseaseFemoropopliteal diseaseBalloon angioplastyRate of TVRDrug-coated balloon angioplastyPlain old balloon angioplastyAvailable RCT dataDevice-related mortalityImproved vessel patencyPrimary safety endpointMainstay of therapyCochrane's Q statisticLate lumen lossDrug-coated balloonsRandom-effects modelQ statisticMajor amputationSafety endpointVessel revascularizationDCB groupPopliteal arteryArterial diseaseUse of DCBLumen loss