2024
Equity in Modifying Plaque of Women With Undertreated Calcified Coronary Artery Disease: Design and Rationale of EMPOWER CAD study
McEntegart M, Gonzalo N, Fendelander L, West N, Lansky A. Equity in Modifying Plaque of Women With Undertreated Calcified Coronary Artery Disease: Design and Rationale of EMPOWER CAD study. Journal Of The Society For Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions 2024, 102289. DOI: 10.1016/j.jscai.2024.102289.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCoronary artery diseaseCalcified coronary artery diseasePercutaneous coronary interventionTarget lesion failureCoronary intravascular lithotripsyArtery diseaseFemale patientsIntravascular lithotripsySubcohort analysis of patientsPrevalence of coronary artery calcificationEnd pointsOptical coherence tomography imagesComposite of cardiac deathClinical events committeeSafety end pointAnalysis of patientsIndependent core laboratoryIncreased risk of mortalityIschemia-driven target lesion revascularizationTarget vessel myocardial infarctionTarget lesion revascularizationCoronary artery calcificationEffectiveness end pointCAD studiesCardiology clinical trials
2023
Predictors of Cerebral Embolic Debris During Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: The SafePass 2 First-in-Human Study
Grubman D, Ahmad Y, Leipsic J, Blanke P, Pasupati S, Webster M, Nazif T, Parise H, Lansky A. Predictors of Cerebral Embolic Debris During Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: The SafePass 2 First-in-Human Study. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2023, 207: 28-34. PMID: 37722198, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2023.08.137.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTranscatheter aortic valve replacementAortic valve replacementValve replacementAtrial fibrillationHuman studiesEmbolic protection device useHigh embolic riskPrimary end pointHigh-risk patientsIndependent core laboratorySelf-expanding valvesComputed tomography angiographyProtection device useCerebral embolizationCerebrovascular eventsEmbolic riskAcute thrombusEmbolic burdenAngiography featuresTechnical successTomography angiographyEmbolic debrisValve useCore laboratoryEnd point
2022
Angiographic Lesion Discordance in Women Presenting With Ischemic Heart Disease: Comparison of Visual Assessment, Quantitative Coronary Angiography, and Quantitative Flow Ratio.
Gitto M, Saito Y, Taoutel R, Schneider MD, Papoutsidakis N, Ardito S, Henry G, Cristea E, Lansky AJ, Altin SE. Angiographic Lesion Discordance in Women Presenting With Ischemic Heart Disease: Comparison of Visual Assessment, Quantitative Coronary Angiography, and Quantitative Flow Ratio. Journal Of Invasive Cardiology 2022, 34: e202-e209. PMID: 35089162, DOI: 10.25270/jic/21.00146.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsQuantitative coronary angiographyIschemic heart diseaseQuantitative flow ratioStress perfusion imagingDiameter stenosisCoronary angiographyIschemic symptomsCoronary revascularizationHeart diseasePerfusion imagingStenosis severityIndependent core laboratoryCohort of womenVisual assessmentCoronary stenosis severityConsecutive patientsAngiographic severityCoronary stenosisLesion assessmentClinical practiceCore laboratoryLesionsAngiographyWomenBlinded operators
2019
Safety and Effectiveness of Coronary Intravascular Lithotripsy for Treatment of Severely Calcified Coronary Stenoses
Ali ZA, Nef H, Escaned J, Werner N, Banning AP, Hill JM, De Bruyne B, Montorfano M, Lefevre T, Stone GW, Crowley A, Matsumura M, Maehara A, Lansky AJ, Fajadet J, Di Mario C. Safety and Effectiveness of Coronary Intravascular Lithotripsy for Treatment of Severely Calcified Coronary Stenoses. Circulation Cardiovascular Interventions 2019, 12: e008434. PMID: 31553205, DOI: 10.1161/circinterventions.119.008434.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overCardiac CatheterizationCoronary AngiographyCoronary StenosisEuropeFemaleHumansLithotripsyMaleMiddle AgedPatient SafetyPercutaneous Coronary InterventionProspective StudiesRisk FactorsSeverity of Illness IndexStentsTime FactorsTomography, Optical CoherenceTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesVascular CalcificationConceptsSevere coronary artery calcificationCoronary artery calcificationMajor adverse cardiac eventsAdverse cardiac eventsPrimary end pointIntravascular lithotripsyOptical coherence tomographyCardiac eventsStent implantationPlaque fractureHospital major adverse cardiac eventsNon-Q-wave myocardial infarctionOptical coherence tomography substudyIndependent clinical events committeeCoherence tomographyDrug-eluting stent implantationEnd pointCoronary intravascular lithotripsyClinical events committeeHigh procedural successIndependent core laboratoryAcute luminal gainPost-approval studiesMechanism of actionCalcium fracture
2018
Comparison of Physician Visual Assessment With Quantitative Coronary Angiography in Assessment of Stenosis Severity in China
Zhang H, Mu L, Hu S, Nallamothu BK, Lansky AJ, Xu B, Bouras G, Cohen DJ, Spertus JA, Masoudi FA, Curtis JP, Gao R, Ge J, Yang Y, Li J, Li X, Zheng X, Li Y, Krumholz HM, Jiang L. Comparison of Physician Visual Assessment With Quantitative Coronary Angiography in Assessment of Stenosis Severity in China. JAMA Internal Medicine 2018, 178: 239-247. PMID: 29340571, PMCID: PMC5838612, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2017.7821.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overChinaCoronary AngiographyCoronary StenosisCoronary VesselsCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansIncidenceMaleMiddle AgedPercutaneous Coronary InterventionPractice Patterns, Physicians'Predictive Value of TestsProspective StudiesRisk AssessmentSeverity of Illness IndexTime FactorsConceptsPhysician visual assessmentPercutaneous coronary interventionAcute myocardial infarctionQuantitative coronary angiographyStenosis severityCoronary angiographyMean agePCI studiesMean percent diameter stenosisIndependent core laboratoryPercent diameter stenosisCross-sectional studyNon-AMI patientsStandard clinical practiceFractional flow reserveSubset of participantsQCA assessmentCoronary revascularizationMore stenosisCoronary interventionCoronary lesionsChina PatientCoronary angiogramDiameter stenosisMyocardial infarction
2016
Diagnostic Accuracy of Fast Computational Approaches to Derive Fractional Flow Reserve From Diagnostic Coronary Angiography The International Multicenter FAVOR Pilot Study
Tu S, Westra J, Yang J, von Birgelen C, Ferrara A, Pellicano M, Nef H, Tebaldi M, Murasato Y, Lansky A, Barbato E, van der Heijden LC, Reiber JH, Holm NR, Wijns W, Group F. Diagnostic Accuracy of Fast Computational Approaches to Derive Fractional Flow Reserve From Diagnostic Coronary Angiography The International Multicenter FAVOR Pilot Study. JACC Cardiovascular Interventions 2016, 9: 2024-2035. PMID: 27712739, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2016.07.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenosineAdministration, IntravenousAgedArea Under CurveBlood Flow VelocityCardiac CatheterizationChinaComputer SimulationCoronary AngiographyCoronary StenosisCoronary VesselsEuropeFeasibility StudiesFemaleFractional Flow Reserve, MyocardialHumansHyperemiaJapanMaleMiddle AgedModels, CardiovascularMyocardial Perfusion ImagingPilot ProjectsPredictive Value of TestsPrognosisProspective StudiesRadiographic Image Interpretation, Computer-AssistedRegional Blood FlowReproducibility of ResultsROC CurveSeverity of Illness IndexTime FactorsUnited StatesVasodilator AgentsWorkflowConceptsQuantitative flow ratioHyperemic flow velocityReceiver-operating characteristic curveCoronary angiographyDiagnostic accuracyAngiographic percent diameter stenosisDiagnostic coronary angiographyProspective multicenter studyIndependent core laboratoryAdenosine-induced hyperemiaPercent diameter stenosisQuantitative coronary angiographyIntermediate coronary lesionsCharacteristic curveFractional flow reservePositive likelihood ratioOverall diagnostic accuracyNegative likelihood ratioDrug-induced hyperemiaLikelihood ratioCoronary lesionsMulticenter studyDiameter stenosisMaximal hyperemiaFlow reserve
2011
Diagnosis of Ischemia-Causing Coronary Stenoses by Noninvasive Fractional Flow Reserve Computed From Coronary Computed Tomographic Angiograms Results From the Prospective Multicenter DISCOVER-FLOW (Diagnosis of Ischemia-Causing Stenoses Obtained Via Noninvasive Fractional Flow Reserve) Study
Koo BK, Erglis A, Doh JH, Daniels DV, Jegere S, Kim HS, Dunning A, DeFrance T, Lansky A, Leipsic J, Min JK. Diagnosis of Ischemia-Causing Coronary Stenoses by Noninvasive Fractional Flow Reserve Computed From Coronary Computed Tomographic Angiograms Results From the Prospective Multicenter DISCOVER-FLOW (Diagnosis of Ischemia-Causing Stenoses Obtained Via Noninvasive Fractional Flow Reserve) Study. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2011, 58: 1989-1997. PMID: 22032711, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2011.06.066.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFractional flow reserveCoronary artery diseaseComputation of FFRInvasive coronary angiographyNoninvasive fractional flow reserveCCTA stenosisCoronary angiographyDiagnostic performanceFlow reserveCCTA dataPredictive valueObstructive coronary artery diseaseMeasurement of FFRComputed Tomographic AngiogramsIschemia-causing stenosisPercent of patientsCoronary artery lesionsIndependent core laboratoryInvasive fractional flow reserveStrut Coverage and Late Malapposition With Paclitaxel-Eluting Stents Compared With Bare Metal Stents in Acute Myocardial Infarction
Guagliumi G, Costa MA, Sirbu V, Musumeci G, Bezerra HG, Suzuki N, Matiashvili A, Lortkipanidze N, Mihalcsik L, Trivisonno A, Valsecchi O, Mintz GS, Dressler O, Parise H, Maehara A, Cristea E, Lansky AJ, Mehran R, Stone GW. Strut Coverage and Late Malapposition With Paclitaxel-Eluting Stents Compared With Bare Metal Stents in Acute Myocardial Infarction. Circulation 2011, 123: 274-281. PMID: 21220730, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.110.963181.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsST-segment elevation myocardial infarctionPaclitaxel-eluting stentsBare metal stentsOptical coherence tomographyStrut coverageCoherence tomographyBMS lesionsMyocardial infarctionPE lesionsStent strutsMetal stentsPrimary percutaneous coronary interventionAcute Myocardial Infarction trialMyocardial Infarction trialPrespecified end pointElevation myocardial infarctionIndependent core laboratoryPercutaneous coronary interventionStent strut coverageAcute myocardial infarctionSubsequent stent thrombosisDrug-eluting stentsFormal substudyHarmonizing OutcomesStent assignment
2007
Percutaneous Coronary Revascularization Using a Trilayer Metal Phosphorylcholine-Coated Zotarolimus-Eluting Stent
Abizaid A, Lansky AJ, Fitzgerald PJ, Tanajura LF, Feres F, Staico R, Mattos L, Abizaid A, Chaves A, Centemero M, Sousa AG, Sousa JE, Zaugg MJ, Schwartz LB. Percutaneous Coronary Revascularization Using a Trilayer Metal Phosphorylcholine-Coated Zotarolimus-Eluting Stent. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2007, 99: 1403-1408. PMID: 17493469, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2006.12.064.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAngioplasty, Balloon, CoronaryBlood Vessel Prosthesis ImplantationCardiovascular AgentsCoronary AngiographyCoronary CirculationCoronary RestenosisCoronary StenosisFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansMaleMiddle AgedPhosphorylcholineProspective StudiesProsthesis DesignResearch DesignSirolimusStentsTreatment OutcomeTunica IntimaUltrasonography, InterventionalConceptsCoronary artery stenosisQuantitative coronary angiographyZoMaxx stentCoronary angiographyArtery stenosisDe novo coronary artery stenosisSingle-arm prospective clinical trialDevice-deployment success ratesMajor adverse cardiac eventsSegment late lumen lossCoronary occlusive diseaseIntravascular ultrasound resultsNeointimal volume obstructionAdverse cardiac eventsIndependent core laboratoryLate lumen lossNative coronary arteriesPercutaneous coronary revascularizationProspective clinical trialsCoronary stent systemReduction of restenosisCoronary revascularizationVolume obstructionCardiac eventsObstructive lesions
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
Effectiveness of excimer laser coronary angioplasty in acute myocardial infarction or in unstable angina pectoris
Topaz O, Bernardo N, Shah R, McQueen R, Desai P, Janin Y, Lansky A, Carr M. Effectiveness of excimer laser coronary angioplasty in acute myocardial infarction or in unstable angina pectoris. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2001, 87: 849-855. PMID: 11274939, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9149(00)01525-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExcimer laser coronary angioplastyUnstable angina pectorisAcute myocardial infarctionPercutaneous excimer laser coronary angioplastyAcute coronary syndromeUAP groupLaser coronary angioplastyAMI groupLaser successCoronary syndromeAngina pectorisCoronary angioplastyProcedural successMyocardial infarctionGlycoprotein IIb/IIIa receptor antagonistsIIb/IIIa receptor antagonistsAdjunct balloon dilationMyocardial infarction (TIMI) flowEmergency bypass surgeryIndependent core laboratoryMinimal luminal diameterCreatine kinase levelsFinal stenosisBurden areasBypass surgery
2000
Intracoronary γ-Radiation Therapy After Angioplasty Inhibits Recurrence in Patients With In-Stent Restenosis
Waksman R, White R, Chan R, Bass B, Geirlach L, Mintz G, Satler L, Mehran R, Serruys P, Lansky A, Fitzgerald P, Bhargava B, Kent K, Pichard A, Leon M. Intracoronary γ-Radiation Therapy After Angioplasty Inhibits Recurrence in Patients With In-Stent Restenosis. Circulation 2000, 101: 2165-2171. PMID: 10801757, DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.101.18.2165.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStent restenosisIntracoronary gamma radiation therapyLess target lesion revascularizationBinary angiographic restenosisSuccessful coronary interventionTarget lesion revascularizationMajor cardiac eventsIndependent core laboratoryIntracoronary stent implantationInitial clinical trialsGamma radiation therapyLesion revascularizationAngiographic restenosisVessel revascularizationAngiographic outcomesCardiac eventsClinical restenosisCoronary interventionAdjunct therapyProcedural successStent implantationClinical trialsTreatment protocolNeointimal formationRadiation group