2015
Readmissions After Carotid Artery Revascularization in the Medicare Population
Al-Damluji MS, Dharmarajan K, Zhang W, Geary LL, Stilp E, Dardik A, Mena-Hurtado C, Curtis JP. Readmissions After Carotid Artery Revascularization in the Medicare Population. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2015, 65: 1398-1408. PMID: 25857904, PMCID: PMC4403264, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2015.01.048.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk-standardized readmission ratesCarotid artery stentingHospital risk-standardized readmission ratesCarotid revascularizationCarotid endarterectomyReadmission ratesHospital variationReadmission riskService administrative claims dataKaplan-Meier survival curvesLogistic regressionCarotid artery revascularizationPrior clinical researchAcute care hospitalizationDays of dischargeHospital-level variationSevere carotid stenosisCause hospital readmissionAdministrative claims dataMixed-effects logistic regressionChoice of procedureArtery revascularizationIschemic strokeArtery stentingHospital readmission
2009
Impact of Baseline Renal Function on Outcomes of Renal Artery Stenting in Hypertensive Patients
Singer GM, Remetz MS, Curtis JP, Setaro JF. Impact of Baseline Renal Function on Outcomes of Renal Artery Stenting in Hypertensive Patients. Journal Of Clinical Hypertension 2009, 11: 615-620. PMID: 19878369, PMCID: PMC8673102, DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-7176.2009.00167.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRenal artery stentingSystolic blood pressureBlood pressureRenal functionArtery stentingObstructive renal artery diseaseResistant hypertension patientsBaseline renal functionImpaired renal functionGlomerular filtration rateRenal artery diseaseHypertensive patientsRenal dysfunctionArtery diseaseConsecutive patientsHypertension patientsRenal arteryFiltration ratePatientsEGFRGreat benefitMonthsStentingHgArtery
2008
Distal Embolic Protection During Renal Artery Stenting: Impact on Hypertensive Patients With Renal Dysfunction
Singer GM, Setaro JF, Curtis JP, Remetz MS. Distal Embolic Protection During Renal Artery Stenting: Impact on Hypertensive Patients With Renal Dysfunction. Journal Of Clinical Hypertension 2008, 10: 830-836. PMID: 19128271, PMCID: PMC8672993, DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-7176.2008.00030.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDistal embolic protectionChronic kidney diseaseBlood pressureRenal arteryHypertensive patientsEmbolic protectionDEP patientsRenal artery stentingSystolic BP reductionGlomerular filtration rateSystolic blood pressureBP reductionEGFR improvementRenal dysfunctionArtery stentingKidney diseaseFiltration rateAtherosclerotic debrisPatientsArteryMonthsEGFRBaselineHypertensionEmbolization