2010
Intravascular Ultrasound Findings of Stent Fractures in Patients With Sirolimus- and Paclitaxel-Eluting Stents
Doi H, Maehara A, Mintz GS, Tsujita K, Kubo T, Castellanos C, Lansky AJ, Witzenbichler B, Guagliumi G, Brodie B, Kellett MA, Parise H, Mehran R, Leon MB, Moses JW, Stone GW. Intravascular Ultrasound Findings of Stent Fractures in Patients With Sirolimus- and Paclitaxel-Eluting Stents. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2010, 106: 952-957. PMID: 20854956, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2010.05.024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPaclitaxel-eluting stentsIntravascular ultrasound findingsSirolimus-eluting stentsUltrasound findingsStent fractureExternal elastic membrane areaClinical trial cohortSimilar frequencyComplete stent fracturePE fractureTrial cohortInstitutional cohortIVUS findingsStent lengthDistal fragmentIVUS featuresIVUS analysisCalcified plaquesStent fragmentsPatientsStrut fractureStentsMalalignmentCohortFractures
2009
Classification and Potential Mechanisms of Intravascular Ultrasound Patterns of Stent Fracture
Doi H, Maehara A, Mintz GS, Tsujita K, Kubo T, Castellanos C, Liu J, Yang J, Oviedo C, Aoki J, Franklin-Bond T, Dasgupta N, Lansky AJ, Dangas GD, Stone GW, Moses JW, Mehran R, Leon MB. Classification and Potential Mechanisms of Intravascular Ultrasound Patterns of Stent Fracture. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2009, 103: 818-823. PMID: 19268738, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2008.11.051.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStent fractureStent failureIndex stentingDrug-eluting stent (DES) failurePaclitaxel-eluting Taxus stentSirolimus-eluting Cypher stentsIntravascular ultrasound findingsBare metal stentsComplete stent fractureCoronary aneurysmsClinical eventsFracture groupTaxus stentUltrasound findingsUltrasound patternAneurysm formationIVUS analysisMetal stentsSimilar clinical eventsCypher stentsAneurysmsStent segmentIVUSPotential mechanismsStents
2004
Nonuniform Strut Distribution Correlates With More Neointimal Hyperplasia After Sirolimus-Eluting Stent Implantation
Takebayashi H, Mintz GS, Carlier S, Kobayashi Y, Fujii K, Yasuda T, Costa RA, Moussa I, Dangas GD, Mehran R, Lansky AJ, Kreps E, Collins MB, Colombo A, Stone GW, Leon MB, Moses JW. Nonuniform Strut Distribution Correlates With More Neointimal Hyperplasia After Sirolimus-Eluting Stent Implantation. Circulation 2004, 110: 3430-3434. PMID: 15557367, DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.0000148371.53174.05.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMinimum lumen siteIntimal hyperplasiaLumen areaStent implantationStent strutsIH areaSmaller minimal lumen areaSirolimus-eluting stent implantationAmount of neointimaMinimum lumen areaMinimal lumen areaIVUS predictorsRestenosis patientsSES implantationRestenosis lesionsStent cellsStent strut distributionNeointimal hyperplasiaStrut distributionIntravascular ultrasoundMultivariate analysisVisible strutsComparison groupCross-sectional areaHyperplasia
2000
The PARAGON stent study: a randomized trial of a new martensitic nitinol stent versus the Palmaz-Schatz stent for treatment of complex native coronary arterial lesions
Holmes D, Lansky A, Kuntz R, Bell M, Buchbinder M, Fortuna R, O’Shaughnessy C, Popma J, Investigators F. The PARAGON stent study: a randomized trial of a new martensitic nitinol stent versus the Palmaz-Schatz stent for treatment of complex native coronary arterial lesions. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2000, 86: 1073-1079. PMID: 11074202, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9149(00)01162-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStent minimal lumen diameterTarget vessel failureMinimal lumen diameterAngiographic restenosisPalmaz-SchatzLumen diameterPS stentEnd pointSignificant differencesAverage stent lengthBinary angiographic restenosisInfrequent adverse eventsPrimary end pointSecondary end pointsSmaller reference vesselsCoronary arterial lesionsNative coronary lesionsPrior bypass surgeryLong-term outcomesPalmaz-Schatz stentsPrior restenosisLesion revascularizationPercutaneous revascularizationBypass surgeryClinical restenosisUsefulness of stent length in predicting in-stent restenosis (the MULTI-LINK stent trials)
Kereiakes D, Linnemeier T, Baim D, Kuntz R, O’Shaughnessy C, Hermiller J, Fink S, Lansky A, Nishimura N, Broderick T, Popma J. Usefulness of stent length in predicting in-stent restenosis (the MULTI-LINK stent trials). The American Journal Of Cardiology 2000, 86: 336-341. PMID: 10922447, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9149(00)00928-0.Peer-Reviewed Original Research