Samantha Minc

Conference Ann Vasc Surg · May 2024 BACKGROUND: Carotid artery stent (CAS) occlusion is a rare complication not well studied. We used a national dataset to assess real world CAS experience to determine the rate of stent occlusion. The purpose of this study was to 1) Identify risk factors ass ... Full text Link to item Cite

Outcomes of carotid artery stenting in patients with radiation arteritis compared with those with atherosclerotic disease.

Conference J Vasc Surg · April 2022 OBJECTIVE: Head and neck malignancies are often treated with radiotherapy (RT). Nearly 80% of patients who have undergone RT will develop carotid radiation arteritis to some degree and 29% will develop stenosis >50%. Surgery in a radiated neck has higher r ... Full text Link to item Cite

Sex-related disparities in intervention rates and type of intervention in patients with aortic and peripheral arterial diseases in the National Inpatient Sample Database.

Conference J Vasc Surg · June 2021 OBJECTIVE: The first annual Women's Vascular Summit highlighted sex- and gender-related knowledge gaps in vascular disease diagnosis and treatment. This finding suggests an opportunity for further research to improve care and outcomes in people who identif ... Full text Link to item Cite

The effect of rurality on the risk of primary amputation is amplified by race.

Conference J Vasc Surg · September 2020 OBJECTIVE: Primary amputation (ie, without attempted revascularization) is a devastating complication of peripheral artery disease. Racial disparities in primary amputation have been described; however, rural disparities have not been well investigated. Th ... Full text Link to item Cite

Geographic variation in amputation rates among patients with diabetes and/or peripheral arterial disease in the rural state of West Virginia identifies areas for improved care.

Conference J Vasc Surg · May 2020 OBJECTIVE: Amputation is a devastating but preventable complication of diabetes and peripheral arterial disease (PAD). Multiple studies have focused on disparities in amputation rates based on race and socioeconomic status, but few focus on amputation tren ... Full text Link to item Cite