2022
Randomized Trial of Chocolate Touch Compared With Lutonix Drug-Coated Balloon in Femoropopliteal Lesions (Chocolate Touch Study)
Shishehbor MH, Zeller T, Werner M, Brodmann M, Parise H, Holden A, Lichtenberg M, Parikh SA, Kashyap VS, Pietras C, Tirziu D, Ardakani S, Beschorner U, Krishnan P, Niazi KA, Wali AU, Lansky AJ. Randomized Trial of Chocolate Touch Compared With Lutonix Drug-Coated Balloon in Femoropopliteal Lesions (Chocolate Touch Study). Circulation 2022, 145: 1645-1654. PMID: 35377157, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.122.059646.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLutonix drug-coated balloonDrug-coated balloonsEnd pointPrimary efficacy end pointPrimary safety end pointIndependent clinical events committeeIschemic rest painPrimary efficacy rateEfficacy end pointPrimary end pointSafety end pointClinical events committeeMajor adverse eventsRate of restenosisDrug-Coated BalloonNoninferiority end pointSafety event rateAverage lesion lengthMajor amputationPopliteal diseaseRest painBailout stentingEfficacy ratePrimary patencyAdverse events
2005
Delayed Arteriogenesis in Hypercholesterolemic Mice
Tirziu D, Moodie KL, Zhuang ZW, Singer K, Helisch A, Dunn JF, Li W, Singh J, Simons M. Delayed Arteriogenesis in Hypercholesterolemic Mice. Circulation 2005, 112: 2501-2509. PMID: 16230502, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.105.542829.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsApolipoprotein B-48Apolipoproteins BBlood Flow VelocityDisease Models, AnimalEndothelium, VascularFemoral ArteryHumansIn Vitro TechniquesIschemiaMagnetic Resonance ImagingMiceMice, KnockoutNeovascularization, PhysiologicOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisReceptors, LDLUmbilical VeinsConceptsFemoral artery ligationControl miceLaser Doppler imagingArtery ligationTissue perfusionDay 7Doppler imagingReceptor 1Strain-matched control miceVascular cell adhesion molecule-1Monocyte/macrophage influxCell adhesion molecule-1Hypercholesterolemic low-density lipoproteinDistal limb perfusionMacrophage scavenger receptor 1Growth factor therapyIschemia-induced angiogenesisRestoration of perfusionAdhesion molecule-1Arterial blood flowHypoxia-inducible factor-1alphaLow-density lipoproteinScavenger receptor 1Controls 3 daysFactor therapy