2011
SYNTAX Score Reproducibility and Variability Between Interventional Cardiologists, Core Laboratory Technicians, and Quantitative Coronary Measurements
Généreux P, Palmerini T, Caixeta A, Cristea E, Mehran R, Sanchez R, Lazar D, Jankovic I, Corral MD, Dressler O, Fahy MP, Parise H, Lansky AJ, Stone GW. SYNTAX Score Reproducibility and Variability Between Interventional Cardiologists, Core Laboratory Technicians, and Quantitative Coronary Measurements. Circulation Cardiovascular Interventions 2011, 4: 553-561. PMID: 22028472, DOI: 10.1161/circinterventions.111.961862.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsQuantitative coronary angiographyAngiographic core laboratorySYNTAX scoreInterventional cardiologistsComplex coronary artery diseaseCardiac Surgery (SYNTAX) trialPercutaneous coronary interventionCoronary artery diseaseSmall vessel diseaseFuture clinical trialsQuantitative coronary measurementsNumber of lesionsAdditional angiogramsCoronary interventionArtery diseaseCoronary angiographySurgery TrialClinical trialsClinical utilityCoronary measurementsIntensive training sessionCore laboratoryLesion typeRoutine practiceScore reproducibility
2005
Intravascular Ultrasonic Assessment of Stent Diameters Derived from Manufacturer’s Compliance Charts
de Ribamar Costa J, Mintz GS, Carlier SG, Costa RA, Fujii K, Sano K, Kimura M, Lui J, Weisz G, Moussa I, Dangas G, Mehran R, Lansky AJ, Kreps EM, Collins M, Stone GW, Moses JW, Leon MB. Intravascular Ultrasonic Assessment of Stent Diameters Derived from Manufacturer’s Compliance Charts. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2005, 96: 74-78. PMID: 15979438, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2005.02.049.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsManufacturers' compliance chartsMinimum stent diameterCompliance chartsStent diameterIntravascular ultrasoundStent sizeDe novo coronary lesionsDeployment pressureNovo coronary lesionsMinimal stent diameterHuman coronary arteriesStent manufacturersCoronary lesionsIVUS guidanceCoronary arteryStent lengthInterventional cardiologistsPhysician reportsPercutaneous proceduresStent overlapDifferent stent lengthsStentsBoston ScientificUltrasonic assessmentBare metal