2008
Treatment of diffuse IN-stent restenosis with Drug-Eluting stents vs. intracoronary bEta-raDiation therapy: INDEED Study
Park SW, Lee SW, Bon Kwon Koo, Park DW, Lee SW, Kim YH, Lee CW, Hong MK, Kim JJ, Mori K, Lansky AJ, Mintz GS, Lee MM, Park SJ. Treatment of diffuse IN-stent restenosis with Drug-Eluting stents vs. intracoronary bEta-raDiation therapy: INDEED Study. International Journal Of Cardiology 2008, 131: 70-77. PMID: 18190986, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2007.09.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor adverse cardiac eventsIntracoronary brachytherapySES implantationMyocardial infarctionGroup IILate lossGroup IDiffuse ISRAngiographic restenosisSirolimus-eluting stent implantationEnd pointMore effective treatment modalitiesBare-metal ISRAdverse cardiac eventsPrimary end pointSecondary end pointsEffective treatment modalityIn-Stent RestenosisDrug-eluting stentsLesion revascularizationBaseline characteristicsCardiac eventsCardiac deathLower restenosisStent implantation
2003
Optimal final lumen area and predictors of target lesion revascularization after stent implantation in small coronary arteries
Iakovou I, Mintz GS, Dangas G, Abizaid A, Mehran R, Lansky AJ, Kobayashi Y, Hirose M, Ashby DT, Stone GW, Moses JW, Leon MB. Optimal final lumen area and predictors of target lesion revascularization after stent implantation in small coronary arteries. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2003, 92: 1171-1176. PMID: 14609591, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2003.07.025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTarget lesion revascularizationGreater stent expansionSmall coronary arteriesCoronary arteryLesion revascularizationTLR rateStent implantationStent areaSmall vesselsPredictors of TLRAngiographic reference vessel diameterGroup IStent expansionLumen areaHigher TLR rateGroup II patientsBaseline patient characteristicsReference vessel diameterPrior myocardial infarctionEarly clinical eventsReference vessel areaFinal lumen areaHospital outcomesClinical restenosisPatient characteristics