2001
Final results of a randomized trial comparing the NIR stent to the Palmaz-Schatz stent for narrowings in native coronary arteries
Baim D, Cutlip D, O’Shaughnessy C, Hermiller J, Kereiakes D, Giambartolomei A, Katz S, Lansky A, Fitzpatrick M, Popma J, Ho K, Leon M, Kuntz R, Investigators N. Final results of a randomized trial comparing the NIR stent to the Palmaz-Schatz stent for narrowings in native coronary arteries. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2001, 87: 152-156. PMID: 11152830, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9149(00)01307-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary end pointTarget vessel failureNIR stentPS stentBetter acute angiographic resultsTarget vessel failure rateMajor adverse cardiac eventsEnd pointSingle coronary lesionsAdverse cardiac eventsNative coronary arteriesNorth American trialsSuccessful stent deliveryAcute angiographic resultsPalmaz-Schatz stentsPrespecified cohortCardiac eventsAngiographic restudyAngiographic resultsCoronary lesionsPS patientsDiameter stenosisCoronary arteryVessel failureStent placement
1998
Procedural Results and Late Clinical Outcomes After Placement of Three or More Stents in Single Coronary Lesions
Kornowski R, Mehran R, Hong M, Satler L, Pichard A, Kent K, Mintz G, Waksman R, Laird J, Lansky A, Bucher T, Popma J, Leon M. Procedural Results and Late Clinical Outcomes After Placement of Three or More Stents in Single Coronary Lesions. Circulation 1998, 97: 1355-1361. PMID: 9577946, DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.97.14.1355.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-Q-wave MIUnfavorable lesion characteristicsClinical outcomesProcedural successMajor complicationsLesion characteristicsMultiple stentsOverall cardiac event-free survivalMajor cardiac event rateCardiac event-free survivalLong-term clinical outcomesCardiac event rateHospital procedural successLate clinical outcomesSingle coronary lesionsEvent-free survivalSaphenous vein graftsOverall procedural successRight coronary arteryLong-term complicationsQ-wave MILesion revascularizationConsecutive patientsCoronary lesionsLong dissection