Acute and long-term results of treatment of diffuse in-stent restenosis in aortocoronary saphenous vein grafts
Dangas G, Mehran R, Lansky A, Waksman R, Satler L, Pichard A, Kent K, Mintz G, Stone G, Leon M. Acute and long-term results of treatment of diffuse in-stent restenosis in aortocoronary saphenous vein grafts. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2000, 86: 777-779. PMID: 11018200, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9149(00)01080-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAnalysis of VarianceAngioplasty, Balloon, CoronaryAngioplasty, Balloon, Laser-AssistedCombined Modality TherapyCoronary Artery BypassCoronary Artery DiseaseFemaleGraft Occlusion, VascularHumansHyperplasiaMaleRecurrenceRisk FactorsSaphenous VeinStentsTreatment OutcomeUltrasonography, InterventionalConceptsSaphenous vein graftsVein graftsStent restenosisAortocoronary saphenous vein graftsHigher long-term mortalityExcimer laser coronary angioplastyAdjunct balloon angioplastyLong-term mortalityLaser coronary angioplastyTreatment of diffuseLong-term resultsRepeat revascularizationCoronary angioplastyAcute resultsBalloon angioplastyFrequent needAngioplastyRestenosisGraftTreatmentRevascularizationMortalityTreatment of In-Stent Restenosis With Excimer Laser Coronary Angioplasty Versus Rotational Atherectomy
Mehran R, Dangas G, Mintz G, Waksman R, Abizaid A, Satler L, Pichard A, Kent K, Lansky A, Stone G, Leon M. Treatment of In-Stent Restenosis With Excimer Laser Coronary Angioplasty Versus Rotational Atherectomy. Circulation 2000, 101: 2484-2489. PMID: 10831522, DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.101.21.2484.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExcimer laser coronary angioplastyVolumetric IVUS analysisRotational atherectomyQuantitative coronary angiographicClinical resultsCoronary angiographicIVUS analysisLumen enlargementSimilar long-term clinical outcomesTarget lesion revascularization rateLong-term clinical outcomesSignificant between-group differencesIntimal hyperplasia volumeLesion revascularization rateLaser coronary angioplastyTreatment of diffuseIn-Stent RestenosisSimilar clinical resultsBetween-group differencesIntravascular ultrasound measurementsAdjunct PTCADiffuse ISRHospital complicationsAngiographic successRevascularization rates