2017
Outcomes of Primary and Secondary Carotid Artery Stenting
Arhuidese I, Rizwan M, Nejim B, Malas M. Outcomes of Primary and Secondary Carotid Artery Stenting. Stroke 2017, 48: 3086-3092. PMID: 28974632, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.117.016963.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAssociated with significantly lower oddsSymptomatic patientsSignificantly lower oddsLower oddsIpsilateral carotid endarterectomyCox regression analysisOdds of hypotensionCarotid artery stentingVascular Quality InitiativeAsymptomatic patientsOdds of hypertensionKaplan-MeierPeriprocedural stroke/deathCAS proceduresPeriprocedural hypotensionArtery stentingCarotid angioplastyCarotid endarterectomyPatientsStroke/deathEvaluate outcomesOddsHypotensionBradycardiaStent
2016
Stenting versus endarterectomy after prior ipsilateral carotid endarterectomy
Arhuidese I, Obeid T, Nejim B, Locham S, Hicks C, Malas M. Stenting versus endarterectomy after prior ipsilateral carotid endarterectomy. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2016, 65: 1-11. PMID: 27707617, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2016.07.115.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAngioplastyCarotid StenosisChi-Square DistributionCranial Nerve InjuriesDatabases, FactualEndarterectomy, CarotidFemaleHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisMyocardial InfarctionPatient SelectionPropensity ScoreProportional Hazards ModelsRecurrenceReoperationRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsStentsStrokeTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsIpsilateral CEACohort of patientsCarotid endarterectomyMyocardial infarctionPatient characteristicsOutcomes of carotid revascularizationVascular Quality Initiative (VQI) databaseSuperiority of carotid endarterectomyAssociated with high mortalityCranial nerve injuryIpsilateral carotid endarterectomyCompare patient characteristicsCox regression analysisRedo carotid endarterectomyIncreased risk of strokeAccess site complicationsPopulation-based studyPopulation-based evaluationRisk of strokeIpsilateral eventsAsymptomatic patientsSymptomatic patientsPeriprocedural periodPostoperative strokeCAS patients