2006
Effect of Everolimus-Eluting Stents in Different Vessel Sizes (from the Pooled FUTURE I and II Trials)
Tsuchiya Y, Lansky AJ, Costa RA, Mehran R, Pietras C, Shimada Y, Sonoda S, Cristea E, Negoita M, Dangas GD, Moses JW, Leon MB, Fitzgerald PJ, Müller R, Störger H, Hauptmann KE, Grube E. Effect of Everolimus-Eluting Stents in Different Vessel Sizes (from the Pooled FUTURE I and II Trials). The American Journal Of Cardiology 2006, 98: 464-469. PMID: 16893698, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2006.02.054.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedBlood Vessel Prosthesis ImplantationCoated Materials, BiocompatibleCoronary AngiographyCoronary RestenosisCoronary VesselsEverolimusFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansImmunosuppressive AgentsMaleMiddle AgedProspective StudiesProsthesis DesignSirolimusStentsTreatment OutcomeUltrasonography, InterventionalConceptsBare metal stentsDe novo coronary lesionsNovo coronary lesionsCoronary lesionsNeointimal proliferationStent late lumen lossMid-term outcomesLate lumen lossEverolimus-Eluting StentsQuantitative coronary angiographyMinimum lumen areaVessel sizeII trialCoronary angiographyI trialIncomplete appositionLumen lossStent thrombosisAneurysm formationStent restenosisIntravascular ultrasoundMetal stentsReference diameterLumen areaPatients
2005
Bifurcation Coronary Lesions Treated With the “Crush” Technique An Intravascular Ultrasound Analysis
Costa RA, Mintz GS, Carlier SG, Lansky AJ, Moussa I, Fujii K, Takebayashi H, Yasuda T, Costa JR, Tsuchiya Y, Jensen LO, Cristea E, Mehran R, Dangas GD, Iyer S, Collins M, Kreps EM, Colombo A, Stone GW, Leon MB, Moses JW. Bifurcation Coronary Lesions Treated With the “Crush” Technique An Intravascular Ultrasound Analysis. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2005, 46: 599-605. PMID: 16098422, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2005.05.034.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMinimum stent areaStent areaBifurcation lesionsSB ostiumDistal stentMain vesselCrush areaCrush stent techniqueIntravascular ultrasound findingsHigh restenosis rateSirolimus-eluting stentsBifurcation coronary lesionsIntravascular ultrasound analysisSide branch ostiumIncomplete appositionRestenosis rateCoronary lesionsUltrasound findingsMain lesionIVUS analysisCrush techniqueLesionsOstiumUltrasound analysisBranch ostium