2001
Final results of a randomized trial comparing the MULTI-LINK stent with the Palmaz-Schatz stent for narrowings in native coronary arteries
Baim D, Cutlip D, Midei M, Linnemeier T, Schreiber T, Cox D, Kereiakes D, Popma J, Robertson L, Prince R, Lansky A, Ho K, Kuntz R, Investigators A. Final results of a randomized trial comparing the MULTI-LINK stent with the Palmaz-Schatz stent for narrowings in native coronary arteries. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2001, 87: 157-162. PMID: 11152831, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9149(00)01308-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTarget vessel failurePS stentPalmaz-SchatzMajor adverse cardiac eventsNative vessel lesionsAdverse cardiac eventsPrimary end pointNative coronary arteriesSuccessful stent deliveryPalmaz-Schatz stentsAngiographic outcomesCardiac eventsAngiographic restudyAcute resultsDiameter stenosisVessel lesionsCoronary arteryVessel failureClinical equivalenceStent deliveryNonsignificant trendPatientsExcellent deliverabilityEnd pointStentsFinal results of a randomized trial comparing the NIR stent to the Palmaz-Schatz stent for narrowings in native coronary arteries
Baim D, Cutlip D, O’Shaughnessy C, Hermiller J, Kereiakes D, Giambartolomei A, Katz S, Lansky A, Fitzpatrick M, Popma J, Ho K, Leon M, Kuntz R, Investigators N. Final results of a randomized trial comparing the NIR stent to the Palmaz-Schatz stent for narrowings in native coronary arteries. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2001, 87: 152-156. PMID: 11152830, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9149(00)01307-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary end pointTarget vessel failureNIR stentPS stentBetter acute angiographic resultsTarget vessel failure rateMajor adverse cardiac eventsEnd pointSingle coronary lesionsAdverse cardiac eventsNative coronary arteriesNorth American trialsSuccessful stent deliveryAcute angiographic resultsPalmaz-Schatz stentsPrespecified cohortCardiac eventsAngiographic restudyAngiographic resultsCoronary lesionsPS patientsDiameter stenosisCoronary arteryVessel failureStent placement
1998
Final Results of the Balloon vs Optimal Atherectomy Trial (BOAT)
Baim D, Cutlip D, Sharma S, Ho K, Fortuna R, Schreiber T, Feldman R, Shani J, Senerchia C, Zhang Y, Lansky A, Popma J, Kuntz R. Final Results of the Balloon vs Optimal Atherectomy Trial (BOAT). Circulation 1998, 97: 322-331. PMID: 9468205, DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.97.4.322.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAngiographic restenosisBalloon angioplastyHigh short-term successPrespecified primary end pointLower angiographic restenosisNative vessel lesionsSingle de novoPrimary end pointTarget vessel failureTarget vessel revascularizationResidual diameter stenosisLate clinical eventsConventional balloon angioplastyCreatine kinase-MBLow residual stenosisSignificant reductionHospital complicationsResidual stenosisLesion successMajor complicationsAngiographic restudyDiameter stenosisVessel lesionsClinical eventsLong-term benefits