1997
Stent Placement Compared with Balloon Angioplasty for Obstructed Coronary Bypass Grafts
Savage M, Douglas J, Fischman D, Pepine C, King S, Werner J, Bailey S, Overlie P, Fenton S, Brinker J, Leon M, Goldberg S, Heuser R, Smalling R, Safian R, Cleman M, Buchbinder M, Snead D, Rake R, Gebhardt S. Stent Placement Compared with Balloon Angioplasty for Obstructed Coronary Bypass Grafts. New England Journal Of Medicine 1997, 337: 740-747. PMID: 9287229, DOI: 10.1056/nejm199709113371103.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSaphenous vein graftsBalloon angioplastyStent groupLuminal diameterBypass surgeryBypass graftStent placementAortocoronary venous bypass graftsCoronary artery bypass surgeryBypass graft lesionsMajor cardiac complicationsStandard balloon angioplastyPrimary end pointMajor cardiac eventsCoronary bypass graftsTreatment of stenosisPalmaz-Schatz stentsLargest mean increaseAngioplasty groupAngiographic restenosisCardiac complicationsHemorrhagic complicationsAngiographic outcomesCardiac eventsCoronary angiographyHealth after coronary stenting or balloon angioplasty: Results from the Stent Restenosis Study
Krumholz H, Cohen D, Williams C, Baim D, Brinker J, Cabin H, Heuser R, Hirshfeld J, Leon M, Moses J, Savage M, Cleman M. Health after coronary stenting or balloon angioplasty: Results from the Stent Restenosis Study. American Heart Journal 1997, 134: 337-344. PMID: 9327686, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-8703(97)70065-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStent Restenosis StudyCoronary stentingBalloon angioplastyRestenosis StudyDuke Activity Status IndexPalmaz-Schatz coronary stentingCanadian Cardiovascular Society classificationPalmaz-Schatz coronary stent implantationPercutaneous transluminal coronary angioplastyU.S. clinical sitesLong-term HRQoLForm Health SurveyHealth-related qualityMedical Outcomes StudyTransluminal coronary angioplastyCoronary stent implantationConventional balloon angioplastyDisease-specific measuresAngiographic restenosisConventional angioplastyIschemic eventsBodily painConsecutive patientsCoronary angioplastyCardiovascular perspective
1995
In-hospital and one-year economic outcomes after coronary stenting or balloon angioplasty. Results from a randomized clinical trial. Stent Restenosis Study Investigators.
Cohen D, Krumholz H, Sukin C, Ho K, Siegrist R, Cleman M, Heuser R, Brinker J, Moses J, Savage M, Detre K, Leon M, Baim D. In-hospital and one-year economic outcomes after coronary stenting or balloon angioplasty. Results from a randomized clinical trial. Stent Restenosis Study Investigators. Circulation 1995, 92: 2480-7. PMID: 7586348, DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.92.9.2480.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedical care costsInitial hospital costsCoronary stentingVascular complicationsConventional angioplastyBalloon angioplastyCare costsInitial hospitalizationInitial stentingHospital costsPalmaz-Schatz coronary stent implantationCatheterization laboratory costsElective coronary stentingPatient's initial hospitalizationSingle coronary lesionsSubsequent hospital visitsSubsequent revascularization proceduresSymptomatic coronary diseaseCoronary stent implantationConventional balloon angioplastyRandomized clinical trialsLength of stayDetailed resource utilizationAngiographic restenosisRepeat revascularization720-3 Predictors for Adverse Clinical Events are Different in Stents and PTCA: Results from the STent REStenosis Study
Wong S, Chuang Y, Schatz R, Baim D, Goldberg S, Cleman M, Brinker J, Bailey S, Leon M. 720-3 Predictors for Adverse Clinical Events are Different in Stents and PTCA: Results from the STent REStenosis Study. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 1995, 25: 123a. DOI: 10.1016/0735-1097(95)91964-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMinimal lumen diameterAdverse clinical eventsStent Restenosis StudyFinal minimal lumen diameterClinical eventsAngiographic restenosisLate complicationsClinical outcomesRestenosis StudyAdverse clinical outcomesMultivariate logistic analysisPaucity of dataAdjunct PTCAPTCA treatmentAngiographic predictorsIndependent predictorsDiameter stenosisStent implantationAnatomic factorsProcedural failureProcedure failureLogistic analysisPT outcomesPTCAMultivariate analysis
1991
Clinical experience with the Palmaz-Schatz coronary stent
Schatz R, Goldberg S, Leon M, Baim D, Hirshfeld J, Cleman M, Ellis S, Topol E. Clinical experience with the Palmaz-Schatz coronary stent. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 1991, 17: 155-159. PMID: 2016473, DOI: 10.1016/0735-1097(91)90952-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSingle stentPrior angioplastyAngiographic restenosisPalmaz-Schatz coronary stentHigher thrombosis rateUrgent bypass surgeryMajor bleeding eventsNative coronary arteriesBalloon-expandable stentsSuccessful elective stentingBleeding eventsBypass surgeryComplication rateDeath 3Elective stentingCoronary angioplastyCoronary stentingRoutine angioplastyThrombosis rateSubacute thrombosisAngioplasty resultsCoronary arteryMyocardial infarctionSubgroup analysisHigh incidence