2011
Usefulness of Minimum Stent Cross Sectional Area as a Predictor of Angiographic Restenosis After Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Acute Myocardial Infarction (from the HORIZONS-AMI Trial IVUS Substudy)
Choi SY, Maehara A, Cristea E, Witzenbichler B, Guagliumi G, Brodie B, Kellett MA, Dressler O, Lansky AJ, Parise H, Mehran R, Mintz GS, Stone GW. Usefulness of Minimum Stent Cross Sectional Area as a Predictor of Angiographic Restenosis After Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Acute Myocardial Infarction (from the HORIZONS-AMI Trial IVUS Substudy). The American Journal Of Cardiology 2011, 109: 455-460. PMID: 22118823, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2011.10.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMinimum stent areaST-segment elevation myocardial infarctionBare-metal stent useElevation myocardial infarctionAngiographic restenosisMyocardial infarctionStent areaIndependent predictorsStent usePrimary percutaneous coronary interventionStable coronary artery diseaseLumen areaMinimum stent cross-sectional areaDifferent antithrombotic regimensIntravascular ultrasound substudyPrimary percutaneous interventionStent cross-sectional areaPercutaneous coronary interventionCoronary artery diseaseAcute myocardial infarctionAverage lumen areaMinimum lumen areaIVUS minimum lumen areaAntithrombotic regimensAttenuated plaque
2001
Differential Impact on Survival of Electrocardiographic Q-Wave Versus Enzymatic Myocardial Infarction After Percutaneous Intervention
Stone G, Mehran R, Dangas G, Lansky A, Kornowski R, Leon M. Differential Impact on Survival of Electrocardiographic Q-Wave Versus Enzymatic Myocardial Infarction After Percutaneous Intervention. Circulation 2001, 104: 642-647. PMID: 11489768, DOI: 10.1161/hc3101.093902.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsQ-wave myocardial infarctionMyocardial infarctionPercutaneous interventionCPK-MB elevationNon-Q-wave myocardial infarctionElective percutaneous interventionIndependent research nurseSerial creatine phosphokinasePeriprocedural myocardial infarctionTertiary referral centerRelative prognostic importanceNew Q wavesCPK-MB levelsPowerful independent determinantCPK-MB releaseEnzymatic elevationPeriprocedural infarctionReferral centerConsecutive patientsReferral populationResearch nursesIndependent determinantsPrognostic importanceStent useQ wavesAre we making progress with percutaneous saphenous vein graft treatment? A comparison of 1990 to 1994 and 1995 to 1998 results
Hong M, Mehran R, Dangas G, Mintz G, Lansky A, Kent K, Pichard A, Satler L, Stone G, Leon M. Are we making progress with percutaneous saphenous vein graft treatment? A comparison of 1990 to 1994 and 1995 to 1998 results. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2001, 38: 150-154. PMID: 11451265, DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(01)01324-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLate cardiac eventsSVG lesionsCardiac eventsDistal embolizationStent useSaphenous vein graft angioplastyUnfavorable lesion characteristicsVein graft angioplastyOne-year outcomesProcedural success rateHigh procedural successHigh-risk lesionsGraft angioplastySVG angioplastyLate mortalityRepeat revascularizationBaseline characteristicsProcedural successRisk lesionsFavorable outcomeLesion characteristicsGraft treatmentMultivariate analysisAngioplastyLesions
1996
Contemporary stent designs: Technical considerations, complications, role of intravascular ultrasound, and anticoagulation therapy
Popma J, Lansky A, Ito S, Mintz G, Leon M. Contemporary stent designs: Technical considerations, complications, role of intravascular ultrasound, and anticoagulation therapy. Progress In Cardiovascular Diseases 1996, 39: 111-128. PMID: 8841006, DOI: 10.1016/s0033-0620(96)80021-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBalloon angioplastyIntravascular ultrasoundSaphenous vein graft diseaseClinical useLate clinical benefitNative coronary arteriesVein graft diseaseStent designCurrent antiplateletAnticoagulation therapyAntithrombotic therapyGraft diseaseAdjunct therapyClinical benefitCoronary arteryStent placementDiffuse diseaseStent useBifurcation stenosisTherapySmall vesselsAngioplastyComplicationsNumber of studiesDisease