Use of a Novel Crossing and Re-Entry System in Coronary Chronic Total Occlusions That Have Failed Standard Crossing Techniques Results of the FAST-CTOs (Facilitated Antegrade Steering Technique in Chronic Total Occlusions) Trial
Whitlow PL, Burke MN, Lombardi WL, Wyman RM, Moses JW, Brilakis ES, Heuser RR, Rihal CS, Lansky AJ, Thompson CA, Investigators F. Use of a Novel Crossing and Re-Entry System in Coronary Chronic Total Occlusions That Have Failed Standard Crossing Techniques Results of the FAST-CTOs (Facilitated Antegrade Steering Technique in Chronic Total Occlusions) Trial. JACC Cardiovascular Interventions 2012, 5: 393-401. PMID: 22516395, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2012.01.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAngioplasty, Balloon, CoronaryCathetersChronic DiseaseCoronary AngiographyCoronary OcclusionDrug-Eluting StentsEquipment DesignFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedMyocardial InfarctionPredictive Value of TestsProspective StudiesProsthesis DesignRetreatmentTime FactorsTreatment FailureUnited StatesConceptsCoronary chronic total occlusionsElevation myocardial infarctionPercutaneous coronary interventionChronic total occlusionCrossing catheterTotal occlusionMyocardial infarctionMajor adverse cardiac event ratesST-segment elevation myocardial infarctionAdverse cardiac event ratesSuccessful percutaneous coronary interventionSegment elevation myocardial infarctionCardiac event ratePrimary efficacy endpointRe-entry catheterSingle-arm trialCTO-PCI successMean lesion lengthDistal true lumenCardiac reinterventionEfficacy endpointCoronary interventionEmergency surgeryHemodynamic instabilityPCI successCharacteristics and Clinical Significance of Angiographically Mild Lesions in Acute Coronary Syndromes
Brener SJ, Mintz GS, Cristea E, Weisz G, Maehara A, McPherson JA, Marso SP, Farhat N, Botker HE, Dressler O, Xu K, Templin B, Zhang Z, Lansky AJ, de Bruyne B, Serruys PW, Stone GW. Characteristics and Clinical Significance of Angiographically Mild Lesions in Acute Coronary Syndromes. JACC Cardiovascular Imaging 2012, 5: s86-s94. PMID: 22421235, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2011.12.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute Coronary SyndromeAgedAngioplasty, Balloon, CoronaryChi-Square DistributionCoronary AngiographyCoronary Artery DiseaseCoronary StenosisEuropeFemaleFibrosisHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateMaleMiddle AgedNecrosisPlaque, AtheroscleroticPredictive Value of TestsProportional Hazards ModelsProspective StudiesRecurrenceRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSeverity of Illness IndexTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUltrasonography, InterventionalUnited StatesVascular CalcificationConceptsAcute coronary syndromePercutaneous coronary interventionMajor adverse cardiac eventsAdverse cardiac eventsCoronary syndromeNC lesionsCoronary interventionCardiac eventsDiameter stenosisSuccessful percutaneous coronary interventionMedian diameter stenosisRecurrent ischemic eventsThin-cap fibroatheromaNonculprit lesionsIschemic eventsUntreated lesionsClinical eventsClinical significanceMild lesionsPatientsLesionsNormal segmentsOne-halfSyndromeRecurrent eventsPlaque Composition and Clinical Outcomes in Acute Coronary Syndrome Patients With Metabolic Syndrome or Diabetes
Marso SP, Mercado N, Maehara A, Weisz G, Mintz GS, McPherson J, Schiele F, Dudek D, Fahy M, Xu K, Lansky A, Templin B, Zhang Z, de Bruyne B, Serruys PW, Stone GW. Plaque Composition and Clinical Outcomes in Acute Coronary Syndrome Patients With Metabolic Syndrome or Diabetes. JACC Cardiovascular Imaging 2012, 5: s42-s52. PMID: 22421230, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2012.01.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute Coronary SyndromeAgedAngina, UnstableAngioplasty, Balloon, CoronaryChi-Square DistributionCoronary AngiographyCoronary Artery DiseaseCoronary StenosisDiabetes MellitusEuropeFemaleHeart ArrestHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateMaleMetabolic SyndromeMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisMyocardial InfarctionNecrosisPlaque, AtheroscleroticPredictive Value of TestsProportional Hazards ModelsProspective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSeverity of Illness IndexTime FactorsTomography, X-Ray ComputedTreatment OutcomeUltrasonography, InterventionalUnited StatesVascular CalcificationConceptsMajor adverse cardiac eventsGreater necrotic coreUntreated nonculprit lesionsAcute coronary syndromeMet SynNonculprit lesionsPercutaneous coronary interventionSYN patientsNecrotic coreMACE rateMetabolic syndromePlaque burdenFuture major adverse cardiac eventsSubsequent major adverse cardiac eventsAcute coronary syndrome patientsSuccessful percutaneous coronary interventionGreater plaque burdenAdverse cardiac eventsCoronary syndrome patientsHigh-risk groupQuantitative coronary angiographySmaller lumen areaACS patientsCoronary syndromeACS populationResidual Plaque Burden in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndromes After Successful Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
McPherson JA, Maehara A, Weisz G, Mintz GS, Cristea E, Mehran R, Foster M, Verheye S, Rabbani L, Xu K, Fahy M, Templin B, Zhang Z, Lansky AJ, de Bruyne B, Serruys PW, Stone GW. Residual Plaque Burden in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndromes After Successful Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. JACC Cardiovascular Imaging 2012, 5: s76-s85. PMID: 22421234, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2012.01.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAngioplasty, Balloon, CoronaryChi-Square DistributionCoronary AngiographyCoronary Artery DiseaseCoronary StenosisEuropeFemaleHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedNecrosisPlaque, AtheroscleroticPredictive Value of TestsProportional Hazards ModelsProspective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSeverity of Illness IndexTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUltrasonography, InterventionalUnited StatesVascular CalcificationConceptsMajor adverse cardiovascular eventsSuccessful percutaneous coronary interventionPercutaneous coronary interventionAcute coronary syndromePlaque burdenThin-cap fibroatheromaNonculprit lesionsIntravascular ultrasoundCardiovascular eventsCoronary syndromeCoronary interventionAtherosclerotic diseaseSignificant lesionsFuture major adverse cardiovascular eventsPrior percutaneous coronary interventionMean diameter stenosisMean plaque burdenPercent plaque volumeResidual plaque burdenUntreated nonculprit lesionsAdverse cardiovascular eventsFuture cardiovascular eventsCoronary artery diseaseRadiofrequency intravascular ultrasoundAtherosclerotic burden