2011
Discrepancy in the assessment of jailed side branch lesions by visual estimation and quantitative coronary angiographic analysis
Shin D, Koo B, Waseda K, Park KW, Kim H, Corral M, Lansky A, Honda Y, Fearon WF, Fitzgerald PJ. Discrepancy in the assessment of jailed side branch lesions by visual estimation and quantitative coronary angiographic analysis. Catheterization And Cardiovascular Interventions 2011, 78: 720-726. PMID: 22025472, DOI: 10.1002/ccd.23049.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMean minimum lumen diameterQuantitative coronary angiographyFractional flow reserveSide branch lesionsDiameter stenosisSB lesionsIntraclass correlation coefficientBranch lesionsQuantitative coronary angiographic analysisCoronary angiographic analysisMinimum lumen diameterVisual estimationCoronary angiographyPressure trialAngiographic analysisAngiographic assessmentFlow reserveCore laboratoryStenosisReference diameterLesionsLumen diameterLesion lengthFunctional significance
2006
A Prospective Registry to Evaluate Sirolimus-Eluting Stents Implanted at Coronary Bifurcation Lesions Using the “Crush Technique”
Moussa I, Costa RA, Leon MB, Lansky AJ, Lasic Z, Cristea E, Trubelja N, Carlier SG, Mehran R, Dangas GD, Weisz G, Kreps EM, Collins M, Stone GW, Moses JW. A Prospective Registry to Evaluate Sirolimus-Eluting Stents Implanted at Coronary Bifurcation Lesions Using the “Crush Technique”. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2006, 97: 1317-1321. PMID: 16635603, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2005.11.072.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSirolimus-eluting stentsCoronary bifurcation lesionsFinal kissing balloon inflationBifurcation lesionsKissing balloon inflationCrush techniqueBalloon inflationHigh procedural success rateLong-term clinical outcomesStent minimum lumen diameterSmaller reference diameterProcedural success rateExcellent patency ratesSide branch lesionsLong-term efficacyMinimum lumen diameterComplex bifurcation lesionsMain vesselSide branch ostiumBifurcation stenting techniquesLesion revascularizationNoncardiac causesProspective registryPatient ageDiabetes mellitus