2003
Safety of an Aspirin-Alone Regimen After Intracoronary Stenting With a Heparin-Coated Stent
Mehran R, Aymong ED, Ashby DT, Fischell T, Whitworth H, Siegel R, Thomas W, Wong SC, Narasimaiah R, Lansky AJ, Leon MB. Safety of an Aspirin-Alone Regimen After Intracoronary Stenting With a Heparin-Coated Stent. Circulation 2003, 108: 1078-1083. PMID: 12925457, DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.0000086347.31341.f9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStent thrombosisIntracoronary stentingNon-Q-wave myocardial infarctionMajor adverse cardiac eventsNative coronary artery lesionsAdverse cardiac eventsBlunt chest traumaPrimary end pointCoronary artery lesionsNative coronary arteriesDevastating clinical consequencesBalloon-expandable stentsAspirin monotherapyAnticoagulation therapyArtery lesionsCardiac eventsChest traumaInfrequent complicationSelect patientsProcedural successRestenotic lesionsCoronary arteryOptimal stentingMyocardial infarctionClinical consequences
1996
Contemporary stent designs: Technical considerations, complications, role of intravascular ultrasound, and anticoagulation therapy
Popma J, Lansky A, Ito S, Mintz G, Leon M. Contemporary stent designs: Technical considerations, complications, role of intravascular ultrasound, and anticoagulation therapy. Progress In Cardiovascular Diseases 1996, 39: 111-128. PMID: 8841006, DOI: 10.1016/s0033-0620(96)80021-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBalloon angioplastyIntravascular ultrasoundSaphenous vein graft diseaseClinical useLate clinical benefitNative coronary arteriesVein graft diseaseStent designCurrent antiplateletAnticoagulation therapyAntithrombotic therapyGraft diseaseAdjunct therapyClinical benefitCoronary arteryStent placementDiffuse diseaseStent useBifurcation stenosisTherapySmall vesselsAngioplastyComplicationsNumber of studiesDisease