2007
Nonrandomized Comparison of Coronary Stenting Under Intravascular Ultrasound Guidance of Direct Stenting Without Predilation Versus Conventional Predilation With a Semi-Compliant Balloon Versus Predilation With a New Scoring Balloon
de Ribamar Costa J, Mintz GS, Carlier SG, Mehran R, Teirstein P, Sano K, Liu X, Lui J, Na Y, Castellanos C, Biro S, Dani L, Rinker J, Moussa I, Dangas G, Lansky AJ, Kreps EM, Collins M, Stone GW, Moses JW, Leon MB. Nonrandomized Comparison of Coronary Stenting Under Intravascular Ultrasound Guidance of Direct Stenting Without Predilation Versus Conventional Predilation With a Semi-Compliant Balloon Versus Predilation With a New Scoring Balloon. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2007, 100: 812-817. PMID: 17719325, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2007.03.100.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntravascular ultrasound guidanceMinimum stent areaStent expansionDirect stentingStent areaUltrasound guidanceStent diameterConsecutive de novo lesionsFinal minimum stent areaDrug-eluting stent eraDe novo lesionsReference vessel sizeSemi-compliant balloonMinimum stent diameterNovo lesionsCoronary stentingStent eraNonrandomized studyNonrandomized comparisonLesion preparationFinal stent expansionScoring balloonPredilationLesion morphologyDES expansion
2000
Comparison of debulking followed by stenting versus stenting alone for saphenous vein graft aortoostial lesions: immediate and one-year clinical outcomes
Ahmed J, Hong M, Mehran R, Mintz G, Lansky A, Pichard A, Satler L, Kent K, Wu H, Stone G, Leon M. Comparison of debulking followed by stenting versus stenting alone for saphenous vein graft aortoostial lesions: immediate and one-year clinical outcomes. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2000, 35: 1560-1568. PMID: 10807461, DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(00)00592-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOne-year clinical outcomesLumen cross-sectional areaLate clinical outcomesClinical outcomesStent implantationProcedural successRestenotic lesionsIntravascular ultrasoundCross-sectional areaOverall cardiac event-free survivalCardiac event-free survivalLate cardiac eventsEvent-free survivalOverall procedural successCox regression analysisComplex lesion subsetsPalmaz-Schatz stentsLesion revascularizationCardiac eventsMost patientsConsecutive patientsIndependent predictorsProcedural complicationsLesion subsetsMyocardial infarctionEffect of plaque debulking and stenting on short- and long-term outcomes after revascularization of chronic total occlusions
Gruberg L, Mehran R, Dangas G, Hong M, Mintz G, Kornowski R, Lansky A, Kent K, Pichard A, Satler L, Stone G, Leon M. Effect of plaque debulking and stenting on short- and long-term outcomes after revascularization of chronic total occlusions. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2000, 35: 151-156. PMID: 10636273, DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(99)00491-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLesion revascularization rateChronic total occlusionRevascularization ratesClinical outcomesTotal occlusionCoronary arteryStent deploymentTarget lesion revascularization rateLong-term clinical outcomesCoronary artery locationLate clinical outcomesPrimary success rateNative coronary arteriesGroup of patientsCoronary artery occlusionLong-term outcomesSuccessful stent deploymentNew interventional devicesEffect of plaqueAngioplasty ratesHospital mortalityLesion modificationSuccessful stentingAngiographic characteristicsHospital outcomes
1998
Paradoxic Decreases in Atherosclerotic Plaque Mass in Insulin-Treated Diabetic Patients
Kornowski R, Mintz G, Lansky A, Hong M, Kent K, Pichard A, Satler L, Popma J, Bucher T, Leon M. Paradoxic Decreases in Atherosclerotic Plaque Mass in Insulin-Treated Diabetic Patients. The American Journal Of Cardiology 1998, 81: 1298-1304. PMID: 9631966, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9149(98)00157-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsArterial areaPlaque accumulationLumen compromiseDe novo native coronary stenosisInsulin-treated patientsInsulin-treated diabeticsNative coronary stenosisMultivariate linear regression analysisAtherosclerotic lesion formationBody surface areaParadoxic decreaseInsulin useDiabetes mellitusDiabetic patientsIndependent predictorsRemodeling indexAnginal syndromePlaque burdenCoronary stenosisArterial shrinkageInsulin treatmentPlaque massIntravascular ultrasoundLinear regression analysisReference segments