2008
Effectiveness of Drug-Eluting Stent Implantation for Patients With Unprotected Left Main Coronary Artery Stenosis
Kim YH, Dangas GD, Solinas E, Aoki J, Parise H, Kimura M, Franklin-Bond T, Dasgupta NK, Kirtane AJ, Moussa I, Lansky AJ, Collins M, Stone GW, Leon MB, Moses JW, Mehran R. Effectiveness of Drug-Eluting Stent Implantation for Patients With Unprotected Left Main Coronary Artery Stenosis. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2008, 101: 801-806. PMID: 18328844, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2007.10.052.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overBlood Vessel Prosthesis ImplantationCoated Materials, BiocompatibleCoronary AngiographyCoronary StenosisElectrocardiographyFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansImmunosuppressive AgentsMaleMyocardial RevascularizationPaclitaxelProspective StudiesSirolimusStentsTreatment OutcomeTubulin ModulatorsUltrasonography, InterventionalConceptsHigh surgical riskMain coronary artery stenosisMajor adverse cardiac eventsUnprotected LMCA stenosisAdverse cardiac eventsCoronary artery stenosisSurgical riskLMCA stenosisCardiac eventsArtery stenosisStent thrombosisMyocardial infarctionBifurcation stenosisUnprotected left main coronary artery stenosisLeft main coronary artery stenosisDrug-eluting stent placementUrgent percutaneous coronary interventionQ-wave myocardial infarctionFeasible therapeutic alternativeOutcomes of patientsPercutaneous coronary interventionPaclitaxel-eluting stentsSingle-stent strategyUnfavorable clinical outcomeSirolimus-eluting stents
1999
One-year follow-up after intravascular ultrasound assessment of moderate left main coronary artery disease in patients with ambiguous angiograms
Abizaid A, Mintz G, Abizaid A, Mehran R, Lansky A, Pichard A, Satler L, Wu H, Kent K, Leon M. One-year follow-up after intravascular ultrasound assessment of moderate left main coronary artery disease in patients with ambiguous angiograms. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 1999, 34: 707-715. PMID: 10483951, DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(99)00261-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMinimum lumen diameterMain coronary artery diseaseCoronary artery diseaseLMCA diseaseCardiac eventsArtery diseaseLeft main coronary artery diseaseLumen diameterOne-year event ratesPoor long-term prognosisEvent ratesLesion lumen areaSignificant LMCA diseaseUnderwent bypass surgeryPresence of diabetesIntravascular ultrasound findingsLong-term prognosisCatheter-based interventionsIntravascular ultrasound assessmentLogistic regression analysisImportant quantitative predictorLMCA interventionCoronary eventsLMCA stenosisBypass surgery