2003
Intravascular Ultrasound Assessment of Ulcerated Ruptured Plaques
Fujii K, Kobayashi Y, Mintz GS, Takebayashi H, Dangas G, Moussa I, Mehran R, Lansky AJ, Kreps E, Collins M, Colombo A, Stone GW, Leon MB, Moses JW. Intravascular Ultrasound Assessment of Ulcerated Ruptured Plaques. Circulation 2003, 108: 2473-2478. PMID: 14610010, DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.0000097121.95451.39.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-ACS patientsACS patientsAcute coronary syndromeCulprit lesionPlaque ruptureNonculprit lesionsSmaller lumen areaLumen areaPlaque burdenArea stenosisSmaller minimum lumen areaCulprit plaque ruptureGreater plaque burdenIntravascular ultrasound findingsPresence of thrombusIntravascular ultrasound assessmentMinimum lumen areaMinimal lumen siteCoronary syndromeRemodeling indexIndependent predictorsUltrasound assessmentUltrasound findingsRuptured plaquesPatients
2001
Intravascular Radiation Therapy after Balloon Angioplasty of Narrowed Femoropopliteal Arteries to Prevent Restenosis: Results of the PARIS Feasibility Clinical Trial
Waksman R, Laird J, Jurkovitz C, Lansky A, Gerrits F, Kosinski A, Murrah N, Weintraub W, Investigators F. Intravascular Radiation Therapy after Balloon Angioplasty of Narrowed Femoropopliteal Arteries to Prevent Restenosis: Results of the PARIS Feasibility Clinical Trial. Journal Of Vascular And Interventional Radiology 2001, 12: 915-921. PMID: 11487671, DOI: 10.1016/s1051-0443(07)61569-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPercutaneous transluminal angioplastyAnkle-brachial indexRadiation therapySFA lesionsRestenosis rateBalloon angioplastyAngiographic binary restenosis rateMean reference vessel diameterSuccessful percutaneous transluminal angioplastySuperficial femoral artery lesionsClinical restenosis rateFeasibility clinical trialBinary restenosis rateClinical adverse eventsReference vessel diameterFemoral artery lesionsMean lesion lengthRate gamma radiationIntravascular radiation therapyMicroSelectron-HDR afterloaderGamma radiation therapyRutherford scoreAdverse eventsArtery lesionsClinical improvement