2024
Real-World Experience and Outcomes With Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for Protected Versus Unprotected Left Main Coronary Artery Disease: Insights from the Veteran Affairs Clinical Assessment Reporting and Tracking Program
Gonzalez P, Hebbe A, Hussain Y, Khera R, Banerjee S, Plomondon M, Waldo S, Pfau S, Curtis J, Shah S. Real-World Experience and Outcomes With Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for Protected Versus Unprotected Left Main Coronary Artery Disease: Insights from the Veteran Affairs Clinical Assessment Reporting and Tracking Program. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2024, 222: 39-50. PMID: 38677666, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2024.04.039.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchULM percutaneous coronary interventionPercutaneous coronary interventionPropensity-matched cohortMyocardial infarctionCoronary interventionAll-cause mortalityTracking programUS clinical practiceOne-year MACEOne-year outcomesIncidence of rehospitalizationAdverse cardiovascular eventsUnprotected left main coronary artery diseaseAcute coronary syndromeCoronary artery diseaseRates of MIMechanical circulatory supportLeft main percutaneous coronary interventionPCI patientsUrgent revascularizationPractice patternsCart programLeft main bifurcationPrimary outcomeMatched cohort
2018
Percutaneous Left Main Coronary Intervention: A Review of Plaque Modification in Left Main Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
Shah CA, Pfau SE. Percutaneous Left Main Coronary Intervention: A Review of Plaque Modification in Left Main Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. Journal Of Clinical Medicine 2018, 7: 180. PMID: 30041422, PMCID: PMC6068647, DOI: 10.3390/jcm7070180.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPercutaneous coronary interventionMain percutaneous coronary interventionCoronary interventionDrug eluting stentsPlaque volumeIntravascular ultrasoundLeft main percutaneous coronary interventionMain coronary artery stenosisLMCA bifurcation lesionsMain Coronary InterventionCoronary bypass surgeryCurrent treatment algorithmsCoronary artery stenosisIndividual patient characteristicsMinimal stent areaLMCA lesionsLMCA stenosisBypass surgeryPatient characteristicsPlaque modificationArtery stenosisDES eraTreatment algorithmCoronary segmentsBifurcation lesions
2012
Recovery of left ventricular function after percutaneous revascularization of a left main chronic total occlusion
Khanna P, Stilp E, Pfau S. Recovery of left ventricular function after percutaneous revascularization of a left main chronic total occlusion. Catheterization And Cardiovascular Interventions 2012, 80: 310-315. PMID: 22553190, DOI: 10.1002/ccd.24322.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedCardiomyopathy, DilatedChronic DiseaseCoronary AngiographyCoronary OcclusionDrug-Eluting StentsHumansMaleMyocardial Perfusion ImagingPercutaneous Coronary InterventionPositron-Emission TomographyRecovery of FunctionStroke VolumeTreatment OutcomeVentricular Dysfunction, LeftVentricular Function, LeftConceptsLeft ventricular ejection fractionPercutaneous coronary interventionCoronary artery diseaseMain percutaneous coronary interventionChronic total occlusionSurgical revascularizationTotal occlusionThree-vessel coronary artery diseaseDepressed left ventricular ejection fractionMultivessel coronary artery diseaseMultivessel percutaneous coronary interventionIntermediate-term mortalityLeft ventricular dysfunctionVentricular ejection fractionLeft ventricular functionLeft ventricular sizeComplete revascularizationPercutaneous revascularizationTerm mortalityVentricular dysfunctionCoronary interventionArtery diseaseEjection fractionImproved survivalMedical therapy