2013
Comparison of Clinical Interpretation With Visual Assessment and Quantitative Coronary Angiography in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Contemporary Practice
Nallamothu BK, Spertus JA, Lansky AJ, Cohen DJ, Jones PG, Kureshi F, Dehmer GJ, Drozda JP, Walsh MN, Brush JE, Koenig GC, Waites TF, Gantt DS, Kichura G, Chazal RA, O’Brien P, Valentine CM, Rumsfeld JS, Reiber JH, Elmore JG, Krumholz RA, Weaver WD, Krumholz HM. Comparison of Clinical Interpretation With Visual Assessment and Quantitative Coronary Angiography in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Contemporary Practice. Circulation 2013, 127: 1793-1800. PMID: 23470859, PMCID: PMC3908681, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.113.001952.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsQuantitative coronary angiographyPercent diameter stenosisPercutaneous coronary interventionDiameter stenosisCoronary interventionCoronary angiographyCoronary lesionsClinical interpretationAngiographic interpretationStenosis severityHigher percent diameter stenosisMedian percent diameter stenosisElective percutaneous coronary interventionMean differenceCoronary stenosis severityIntermediate lesionsUS hospitalsStenosisLesionsAngiographyPatientsInterventionSeverityVisual assessmentSuch findings
2006
Drug-Eluting Stents in the Treatment of Intermediate Lesions Pooled Analysis From Four Randomized Trials
Moses JW, Stone GW, Nikolsky E, Mintz GS, Dangas G, Grube E, Ellis SG, Lansky AJ, Weisz G, Fahy M, Na Y, Russell ME, Donohoe D, Leon MB, Mehran R. Drug-Eluting Stents in the Treatment of Intermediate Lesions Pooled Analysis From Four Randomized Trials. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2006, 47: 2164-2171. PMID: 16750680, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.01.068.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor adverse cardiac eventsDrug-eluting stentsTarget vessel revascularizationIntermediate lesionsAngiographic restenosisMyocardial infarctionCardiac deathStent thrombosisDe novo coronary artery lesionsIntroduction of DESLate major adverse cardiac eventsEfficacy of DESNovo coronary artery lesionsBinary angiographic restenosisAdverse cardiac eventsCoronary artery lesionsCurrent treatment paradigmsTreatment of patientsIntermediate coronary lesionsBalloon-expandable stentsLower ratesEverolimus trialsRestenosis reductionTAXUS IVVessel revascularization