2010
Intravascular Ultrasound Findings of Stent Fractures in Patients With Sirolimus- and Paclitaxel-Eluting Stents
Doi H, Maehara A, Mintz GS, Tsujita K, Kubo T, Castellanos C, Lansky AJ, Witzenbichler B, Guagliumi G, Brodie B, Kellett MA, Parise H, Mehran R, Leon MB, Moses JW, Stone GW. Intravascular Ultrasound Findings of Stent Fractures in Patients With Sirolimus- and Paclitaxel-Eluting Stents. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2010, 106: 952-957. PMID: 20854956, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2010.05.024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPaclitaxel-eluting stentsIntravascular ultrasound findingsSirolimus-eluting stentsUltrasound findingsStent fractureExternal elastic membrane areaClinical trial cohortSimilar frequencyComplete stent fracturePE fractureTrial cohortInstitutional cohortIVUS findingsStent lengthDistal fragmentIVUS featuresIVUS analysisCalcified plaquesStent fragmentsPatientsStrut fractureStentsMalalignmentCohortFracturesEVEN AFTER PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION OF ANGIOGRAPHICALLY SIGNIFICANT LESIONS, IVUS-DEFINED HIGH-GRADE STENOSES ARE COMMON. A BASELINE IVUS ANALYSIS FROM THE PROSPECT TRIAL
Maehara A, Mintz G, Cristea E, Lansky A, Mehran R, Dangas G, Templin B, Cheong W, McPherson J, de Bruyne B, Farhat N, Marso S, Fajadet J, Foster M, Serruys P, Stone G. EVEN AFTER PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION OF ANGIOGRAPHICALLY SIGNIFICANT LESIONS, IVUS-DEFINED HIGH-GRADE STENOSES ARE COMMON. A BASELINE IVUS ANALYSIS FROM THE PROSPECT TRIAL. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2010, 55: a204.e1921. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(10)61922-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchARE VULNERABLE PLAQUES WIDELY DISSEMINATED OR FOCAL? A BASELINE 3-VESSEL IVUS ANALYSIS FROM THE PROSPECT TRIAL
McPherson J, Maehara A, Mintz G, Lansky A, Cristea E, Templin B, Mehran R, Dangas G, Zhang Z, Wennerblom B, Iniguez A, Fajadet J, Foster M, de Bruyne B, Serruys P, Stone G. ARE VULNERABLE PLAQUES WIDELY DISSEMINATED OR FOCAL? A BASELINE 3-VESSEL IVUS ANALYSIS FROM THE PROSPECT TRIAL. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2010, 55: a178.e1669. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(10)61670-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPROSPECT trialIVUS analysis
2009
Classification and Potential Mechanisms of Intravascular Ultrasound Patterns of Stent Fracture
Doi H, Maehara A, Mintz GS, Tsujita K, Kubo T, Castellanos C, Liu J, Yang J, Oviedo C, Aoki J, Franklin-Bond T, Dasgupta N, Lansky AJ, Dangas GD, Stone GW, Moses JW, Mehran R, Leon MB. Classification and Potential Mechanisms of Intravascular Ultrasound Patterns of Stent Fracture. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2009, 103: 818-823. PMID: 19268738, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2008.11.051.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStent fractureStent failureIndex stentingDrug-eluting stent (DES) failurePaclitaxel-eluting Taxus stentSirolimus-eluting Cypher stentsIntravascular ultrasound findingsBare metal stentsComplete stent fractureCoronary aneurysmsClinical eventsFracture groupTaxus stentUltrasound findingsUltrasound patternAneurysm formationIVUS analysisMetal stentsSimilar clinical eventsCypher stentsAneurysmsStent segmentIVUSPotential mechanismsStents
2007
Assessing intermediate left main coronary lesions using intravascular ultrasound
Sano K, Mintz GS, Carlier SG, de Ribamar Costa J, Qian J, Missel E, Shan S, Franklin-Bond T, Boland P, Weisz G, Moussa I, Dangas GD, Mehran R, Lansky AJ, Kreps EM, Collins MB, Stone GW, Leon MB, Moses JW. Assessing intermediate left main coronary lesions using intravascular ultrasound. American Heart Journal 2007, 154: 983-988. PMID: 17967608, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2007.07.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLeft main coronary artery stenosisQuantitative coronary angiographySignificant left main coronary artery stenosisMinimal lumen areaIntravascular ultrasoundOstial lesionsIVUS analysisMain coronary artery stenosisLumen areaIVUS minimal lumen areaLeft main ostiumAmbiguous left main coronary artery stenosisCoronary artery stenosisMain coronary lesionsMinimal lumen diameterIVUS evaluationConsecutive patientsCoronary angiographyCoronary lesionsSuch patientsArtery stenosisPlaque burdenDiameter stenosisMain ostiumPhysiologic assessment
2005
Bifurcation Coronary Lesions Treated With the “Crush” Technique An Intravascular Ultrasound Analysis
Costa RA, Mintz GS, Carlier SG, Lansky AJ, Moussa I, Fujii K, Takebayashi H, Yasuda T, Costa JR, Tsuchiya Y, Jensen LO, Cristea E, Mehran R, Dangas GD, Iyer S, Collins M, Kreps EM, Colombo A, Stone GW, Leon MB, Moses JW. Bifurcation Coronary Lesions Treated With the “Crush” Technique An Intravascular Ultrasound Analysis. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2005, 46: 599-605. PMID: 16098422, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2005.05.034.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMinimum stent areaStent areaBifurcation lesionsSB ostiumDistal stentMain vesselCrush areaCrush stent techniqueIntravascular ultrasound findingsHigh restenosis rateSirolimus-eluting stentsBifurcation coronary lesionsIntravascular ultrasound analysisSide branch ostiumIncomplete appositionRestenosis rateCoronary lesionsUltrasound findingsMain lesionIVUS analysisCrush techniqueLesionsOstiumUltrasound analysisBranch ostium
2002
7-Hexanoyltaxol–Eluting Stent for Prevention of Neointimal Growth
Kataoka T, Grube E, Honda Y, Morino Y, Hur SH, Bonneau HN, Colombo A, Di Mario C, Guagliumi G, Hauptmann KE, Pitney MR, Lansky AJ, Stertzer SH, Yock PG, Fitzgerald PJ. 7-Hexanoyltaxol–Eluting Stent for Prevention of Neointimal Growth. Circulation 2002, 106: 1788-1793. PMID: 12356631, DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.0000031734.11420.1c.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBare metal stentsNeointimal growthIntravascular ultrasoundDe novo coronary lesionsAdjacent reference segmentsNovo coronary lesionsIndependent core laboratoryHuman feasibility studyNeointimal tissue growthIVUS substudyUnhealed dissectionConventional mechanical treatmentMulticenter trialCoronary lesionsRestenosis rateAtherosclerotic diseaseIntracoronary brachytherapyIVUS analysisNeointimal responseLong-term benefitsNeointimal thickeningStented segmentsCore laboratoryMetal stentsReference segments
2001
Comparison of self-expanding and balloon-expandable stents for the reduction of restenosis
Han R, Schwartz R, Kobayashi Y, Wilson S, Mann J, Sketch M, Safian R, Lansky A, Popma J, Fitzgerald P, Palacios I, Chazin-Caldie M, Goldberg S, in the Appendix. F. Comparison of self-expanding and balloon-expandable stents for the reduction of restenosis. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2001, 88: 253-259. PMID: 11472703, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9149(01)01636-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNative coronary arteriesIntravascular ultrasound examinationBalloon-expandable stentsSE stentsCoronary arteryBE stentsMajor adverse cardiac eventsAdverse cardiac eventsBinary restenosis rateCoronary angiographic characteristicsSubgroup of patientsMinimum stent areaReduction of restenosisAngiographic characteristicsAngiographic outcomesBaseline demographicsBypass surgeryCardiac eventsRestenosis rateRestenotic lesionsIntimal proliferationIVUS analysisMyocardial infarctionUltrasound examinationLate loss
2000
Treatment of In-Stent Restenosis With Excimer Laser Coronary Angioplasty Versus Rotational Atherectomy
Mehran R, Dangas G, Mintz G, Waksman R, Abizaid A, Satler L, Pichard A, Kent K, Lansky A, Stone G, Leon M. Treatment of In-Stent Restenosis With Excimer Laser Coronary Angioplasty Versus Rotational Atherectomy. Circulation 2000, 101: 2484-2489. PMID: 10831522, DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.101.21.2484.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExcimer laser coronary angioplastyVolumetric IVUS analysisRotational atherectomyQuantitative coronary angiographicClinical resultsCoronary angiographicIVUS analysisLumen enlargementSimilar long-term clinical outcomesTarget lesion revascularization rateLong-term clinical outcomesSignificant between-group differencesIntimal hyperplasia volumeLesion revascularization rateLaser coronary angioplastyTreatment of diffuseIn-Stent RestenosisSimilar clinical resultsBetween-group differencesIntravascular ultrasound measurementsAdjunct PTCADiffuse ISRHospital complicationsAngiographic successRevascularization rates
1997
Comparison of Men Versus Women in Cross-Sectional Area Luminal Narrowing, Quantity of Plaque, Presence of Calcium in Plaque, and Lumen Location in Coronary Arteries by Intravascular Ultrasound in Patients with Stable Angina Pectoris
Kornowski R, Lansky A, Mintz G, Kent K, Pichard A, Satler L, Bucher T, Popma J, Leon M. Comparison of Men Versus Women in Cross-Sectional Area Luminal Narrowing, Quantity of Plaque, Presence of Calcium in Plaque, and Lumen Location in Coronary Arteries by Intravascular Ultrasound in Patients with Stable Angina Pectoris. The American Journal Of Cardiology 1997, 79: 1601-1605. PMID: 9202348, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9149(97)00206-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExternal elastic membraneIntravascular ultrasoundCoronary atherosclerosisPlaque burdenCross-sectional area luminal narrowingPreinterventional intravascular ultrasoundNative coronary lesionsStable angina pectorisMen Versus WomenProximal reference siteBody surface areaComorbid clinical conditionsQuantity of plaqueChronic anginaCoronary interventionAngina pectorisCoronary lesionsLuminal narrowingCoronary arteryIVUS analysisPlaque eccentricityTarget lesionsIVUS measuresClinical conditionsM area