2006
Angiographic Results of the First Human Experience With the Biolimus A9 Drug-Eluting Stent for De Novo Coronary Lesions
Costa RA, Lansky AJ, Abizaid A, Müeller R, Tsuchiya Y, Mori K, Cristea E, Leon MB, Sousa JE, Schmidt T, Hauptmann KE, Grube E. Angiographic Results of the First Human Experience With the Biolimus A9 Drug-Eluting Stent for De Novo Coronary Lesions. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2006, 98: 443-446. PMID: 16893694, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2006.02.051.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNovo coronary lesionsCoronary lesionsDe novo coronary lesionsNoncomplex coronary lesionsLate lumen lossFirst human experienceDrug-eluting stentsAngiographic characteristicsAngiographic findingsAngiographic resultsLumen lossStent groupBaseline lesionsStent restenosisControl groupLesionsStentsUncoated stentsDistal edgeGroupPatientsHyperplasiaRestenosis
2005
Intravascular Ultrasound Study of Patterns of Calcium in Ruptured Coronary Plaques
Fujii K, Carlier SG, Mintz GS, Takebayashi H, Yasuda T, Costa RA, Moussa I, Dangas G, Mehran R, Lansky AJ, Kreps EM, Collins M, Stone GW, Moses JW, Leon MB. Intravascular Ultrasound Study of Patterns of Calcium in Ruptured Coronary Plaques. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2005, 96: 352-357. PMID: 16054456, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2005.03.074.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRuptured plaquesControl plaquesCalcium depositsCoronary calciumSuperficial calciumLarge calcium depositsLumen cross-sectional areaMinimum lumen cross-sectional areaRuptured coronary plaquesIntravascular ultrasound studyArc of calciumAtherosclerotic plaque developmentDeep calciumCoronary plaquesSmall calcium depositsPlaque instabilityPlaque ruptureUltrasound studyPlaque developmentPlaquesCross-sectional areaLess calciumCalciumLong segmentGroup