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
2004
Relation of final lumen dimensions in saphenous vein grafts after stent implantation to outcome
Iakovou I, Dangas G, Mintz GS, Mehran R, Kobayashi Y, Aymong E, Hirose M, Ashby DT, Lansky AJ, Stone GW, Leon MB, Moses JW. Relation of final lumen dimensions in saphenous vein grafts after stent implantation to outcome. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2004, 93: 963-968. PMID: 15081436, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2003.12.049.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSaphenous vein graftsAggressive stent expansionSVG lesionsStent expansionVein graftsMyocardial infarctionStent implantationHospital non-Q-wave myocardial infarctionLumen dimensionsGroup IINon-Q-wave myocardial infarctionIntravascular ultrasound-guided stentingTarget vessel revascularization rateVessel revascularization rateBaseline patient characteristicsMyocardial infarction rateNative coronary lesionsStent cross-sectional areaTarget vessel revascularizationPercutaneous coronary interventionNative coronary arteriesCross-sectional areaLower restenosis rateRevascularization ratesVessel revascularization
2000
Prognostic value of cardiac troponin-I levels following catheter-based coronary interventions
Fuchs S, Kornowski R, Mehran R, Lansky A, Satler L, Pichard A, Kent K, Clark C, Stone G, Leon M. Prognostic value of cardiac troponin-I levels following catheter-based coronary interventions. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2000, 85: 1077-1082. PMID: 10781755, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9149(00)00699-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCatheter-based coronary interventionsCK-MB levelsHospital complicationsCoronary interventionCreatine kinase-MB fraction levelsCardiac event-free survivalIntermediate-term clinical outcomesTn-I levelsEvent-free survivalIntermediate-term outcomesRisk of mortalityQ-wave infarctionLesion revascularizationConsecutive patientsCoronary angioplastyIndependent predictorsClinical outcomesPrognostic significancePrognostic valueCoronary arteryMyocardial infarctionPlasma levelsSaphenous veinNormal limitsGroup II